Everything You Need to Know About the HyperTransport Bus

Posted on Thursday, October 13 2011 @ 18:20 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Everything you need to know about the HyperTransport bus used by AMD processors, including the most common mistakes people say about it. You can read it at HardwareSecrets.
Here is a snippet: "Current AMD processors have two external busses. One is used on the communication between the CPU and the memory, and it is simply called "memory bus." The other is used on the communication between the CPU and all other PC components through the motherboard chipset and is called HyperTransport - an I/O (Input/Output) bus. In this tutorial, we will be explaining how the HyperTransport bus works and clarifying common mistakes people assume about this bus."


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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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