If you’ve ever felt the rush of adrenaline after hitting the power button on a freshly built DIY gaming rig, you know that ...

It has been some time, sorry it took so long - but today we have Episode number 65 with Leo focused on all things Zen 4 - ahead of the official launch. Let us know your views, so far, in the comments, ...

TL;DR: Noctua confirms its CPU coolers compatible with Intel LGA1700 and LGA1851 sockets will also support the upcoming LGA1954 socket for next-gen Core Ultra 400 "Nova Lake" CPUs without requiring ...

We have detailed everything we know about the new AMD Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 processors in this guide. Currently, AMD has just teased its next-gen chip, but we have tried to explain the new technologies and ...

Hot Chips 25 was held August 24-26 on the Stanford University campus again this year, with many exciting and interesting presentations. I’ve noticed an overall trend with more focus being placed on ...

AMD’s X3D-series Ryzen chips have become popular with PC gamers because games in particular happen to benefit disproportionately from the chips’ extra 64MB of L3 cache memory. But that extra memory ...

Something to look forward to: Intel has long faced criticism for frequently changing CPU sockets, making desktop upgrades more expensive and complicated. That trend could be about to change, however, ...

Rumor mill: AMD's next-gen AM6 CPU socket will reportedly have 2,100 pins, a 22-percent increase over the 1,718 pins in AM5. However, despite the increased pin count, the two sockets are said to be ...

Intel's first socketed microprocessors came in a dual in-line package (DIP) with 40 connectors. The i486 used a variety of sockets, but the most popular had 237 contacts. AMD's "Socket A" for the ...

There's Intel and AMD on the x86 side, with Apple and Qualcomm making Arm-based processors on the other. We break down the advantages and drawbacks of each to help you pick the right chip for your ...

Whether you're a professional mechanic or a dedicated DIYer, chances are you've run into a situation where a standard socket just couldn't reach the bolt you needed to tighten or remove. Maybe it was ...

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