hypertransport

Hi, So as the title suggests what really is Hyper Transport, Can someone explain it to me? What does it do, And what data does it carry. I get that there is a "FSB" speed, That is from the cpu to the north bridge, (I have a AMD phenom II x4 840T) and everything else, But what does hyper...

So I got these voltages from my league of legends pc, i've noticed some increasing stuttering and dips and I could not find the culprit, until I saw these; http://gyazo.com/6ec31477bff95253eaaa25edfaf5aca2 I don't know if these voltages are really out of the ordinary or not, but they just look...