{"id":4988,"date":"2001-08-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-08-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=4988"},"modified":"2022-07-08T16:14:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T16:14:06","slug":"find-out-what-type-of-chipset-pc-motherboard","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/find-out-what-type-of-chipset-pc-motherboard\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I find out what type of chipset I have on my PC motherboard?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 id=\"How-to-check-what-chipset-I-have-on-my-Windows-computer\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">How to check what chipset I have on my Windows computer<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In this guide we will explain what chipsets are and how they work, and also how to check which chipset you have on your Windows computer. Follow the sections below to get started.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"#What-is-a-chipset\"><strong>What is a chipset?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#How-to-check-what-chipset-I-have-on-my-Windows-computer\"><strong>How to check what chipset I have on my Windows computer<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><strong><a href=\"#How-to-update-chipset-drivers\">How to update chipset drivers<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"What-is-a-chipset\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">What is a chipset?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Chipsets are something that is often heard or seen when talking or shopping for motherboards. Chipsets are essentially the software and hardware communications hub between your motherboard and determine what peripherals are compatible with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/insync\/motherboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">motherboard<\/a>. These peripherals include things like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/insync\/ram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">RAM<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/shop\/studio-recording\/computer-audio\/hard-drives-storage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">hard drives<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/insync\/pci-peripheral-component-interconnect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">PCI<\/a> devices, and CPU. Chipsets also determine your future expansion options and if\/how much your system can be overclocked. Depending on your application, such as audio production, is a big thing to think about, especially if you want to upgrade your graphics card, RAM, etc.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"#How-to-check-what-chipset-I-have-on-my-Windows-computer\">RETURN TO TOP<\/a> <strong>\u2191<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"How-to-check-what-chipset-I-have-on-my-Windows-computer\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">How to check what chipset I have on my Windows computer<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Now that you know what chipsets are and how they work, we\u2019ll show you how to check what chipset you have installed on your Windows PC. You\u2019ll need to find it in Device Manager, so follow these steps to check your chipset.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-very-light-gray-color\" style=\"background-color: #05629c;\"><strong>AMD chipsets &#8212; <\/strong>If you have a motherboard with an AMD processor, the AMD chipset may be listed as<em> AMD SMBus<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 5px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Right-click the <strong>Windows<\/strong> icon on the toolbar, then click <strong>Device Manager<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Go down to <em>System Devices<\/em>, expand it, then look for one of the following. If there are multiple listings, look for the one that says <em>Chipset<\/em>:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>ALI<\/li>\r\n<li>AMD<\/li>\r\n<li>Intel<\/li>\r\n<li>NVidia<\/li>\r\n<li>VIA<\/li>\r\n<li>SIS<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 5px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1763465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Check-Chipset.png\" alt=\"Checking chipset in Device Manager\" width=\"341\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Check-Chipset.png 682w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Check-Chipset-300x270.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Checking the chipset in Device Manager. This computer has an AMD chipset.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"#How-to-check-what-chipset-I-have-on-my-Windows-computer\">RETURN TO TOP<\/a> <strong>\u2191<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"How-to-update-chipset-drivers\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">How to update chipset drivers<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color: #ffdc4f;\"><strong>IMPORTANT: <\/strong>Some motherboard manufacturers have specific installation instructions. Before you install anything, be sure to read their <em><strong>Read Me <\/strong><\/em>file or check their website for detailed instructions.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Since chipsets communicate between your motherboard and peripherals like RAM and CPU, it\u2019s always important to keep your chipset drivers up to date. Chipset drivers often go hand in hand with the BIOS and motherboard\u2019s firmware, as chipsets are physically installed on a motherboard. Motherboard manufacturers will release updates which will typically address bug fixes, but also add additional performance features. Updating chipset drivers certainly helps if you just got a new computer, or if you\u2019re experiencing very sluggish performance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Once you locate you determine what chipset you have, right-click it, then select <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>In the window that appears, click the <strong>Driver<\/strong> tab, and take note of the <em>Driver Date <\/em>and <em>Driver Version<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Go to the Motherboard manufacturer\u2019s website and compare the chipset driver currently installed on your computer to the latest one listed on their website.<\/li>\r\n<li>If the driver is out of date, download and install the latest version.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"#How-to-check-what-chipset-I-have-on-my-Windows-computer\">RETURN TO TOP<\/a> <strong>\u2191<\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1763468,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[34881,34882,34880,34883],"storecat":[],"itemids":[17459],"manufacturers":[33446,33566],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the How can I find out what type of chipset I have on my PC motherboard? page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/find-out-what-type-of-chipset-pc-motherboard\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How can I find out what type of chipset I have on my PC motherboard? - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this guide we will explain what chipsets are and how they work, and also how to check which chipset you have on your Windows computer. 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