Computers have used socketed processors for most of the PC’s lifespan, with a few notable exceptions like Intel’s cartridge-based Pentium II and III aside. These sockets change every few processor ...

If you’ve bought a motherboard with an Intel LGA 1700 socket lately, take a look at the socket cover. (Assuming you’re completely disassembling your PC, of course.) You might be surprised to find that ...

Igor's Lab is behind the leak, with new drawings of AMD's new AM5 mounting system -- and while Igor didn't reveal who was behind the leak -- the new renders show a very Intel-like locking mechanism.

Upgrading your motherboard is never a painless affair. Ripping out the guts of your build and swapping them out with all-new parts is time-consuming, and it's also expensive when a new socket is ...

Ready or not, the age of Nehalem is finally upon us and with it comes Intel's new Socket LGA 1366 processor interface. Socket LGA 775 has lived a long and distinguished life, longer than any other ...

In context: Have you got your eye on one of Intel's Comet Lake-S desktop CPUs? If so, you'll need a new 400-series motherboard with an LGA 1200 socket, but the good news is that those with an LGA115x ...

As microprocessors and memory ICs get faster, socket manufacturers face the task of developing production and testing sockets that match the demands posed by these speedy ICs. This is prompting socket ...

A recent photograph leak by momomo_us on Twitter has unveiled a forthcoming Intel Xeon processor, referred to as Granite Rapids-SP, paired with an unprecedented LGA 4710 socket type. This mustn't be ...