13-11-2010, 05:08 AM
(13-11-2010, 01:18 AM)bigsharn Wrote: hence why you have a P30 series/P40 series Northbridge, which works with Crossfire (and X30/X40 series which works SLI)
SB is RAM, CPU and PCI if I remember correctly
If you have a gander at the pictures in the article, you will see what is connected to what bridge.
The computer needs to send data to and from the memory and video constantly, so the north bridge handles that. Since more stuff is going on there, more heat is generated. In this picture you see the northbridge has the green heatsink while the southbridge doesn't even have one.
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![[Image: VITX-F.jpg]](http://www.egdahl.com/x/VITX-F.jpg)
[/spoiler]Some northbridges even have fans too.
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