[Tfug] Interchangeability of VRM's?

Zack Williams zdwzdw at gmail.com
Mon Dec 10 12:58:12 MST 2012


On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Bexley Hall <bexley401 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Similarly, does the VRM connect to the host/motherboard by
> some standardized interface?  Or, is the VRM seen as an extension
> of the motherboard?

How old of hardware are we talking about?

The last unit I had that needed a separate VRM was my first x86 box
(1997, dual Pentium Pro... those were the days).

My recollection is that they're processor specific, but standardized
across logic boards that support those processors.

- Zack




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