Northbridge controlls data in/out of CPU, inluding RAM, AGP, and the southbridge. Soutbridge controlls data on busses, such as PCI, USB, etc, for the northbridge. The northbridge is the "heart" of the motherboard, the southbridge is the "legs" and the CPU is the "brain".
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