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 ...

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, ...

Intel's upcoming Alder Lake CPUs are still a few weeks away from launching, presumably, but there is plenty of related hardware in the wild to keep the leaks flowing. The latest one is an actual photo ...

Intel’s heavily-rumored Bartlett Lake 12P CPUs are finally official, with a P-core-only design that is compatible with LGA 1700 motherboards.

The new CPU will rock up to 96 cores in its first form, with up to 12 CCDs on a single package -- AMD will have support for a huge 12-channel DDR5 memory that will support up to 12TB of DDR5 in total.

Igor’s Lab has provided some updates on Arrow Lake-S and its associated LGA 1851 socket, including 3D schematics of the CPU loading mechanism (bracket) and the chipset itself. Igor also unveiled a ...

Now Intel’s new LGA 1366 socket and Core i7 platform has been on sale for a good few months, we’re finally starting to see a decent variety of coolers released that support Intel’s latest CPUs. We're ...

An image of an Intel Meteor Lake-S LGA-1851 CPU engineering sample, a canceled SKU, has been disclosed. This desktop CPU is part of the now-discontinued Meteor Lake-S desktop platform. Despite its ...

Will an original Intel heatsink/fan for an LGA1156 i7 860 work for an LGA2011 i7 3820? Got new CPU today. Getting new motherboard tomorrow. Need to know if I need to pick up a new heatsink/fan also.

The new Sandy Bridge-E platform from Intel really is a different kind of beast. When you throw it through those CPU intensive benchmarks, the performance of the new i7 3960X is amazing with ...

Akasa has consistently impressed us with its CPU coolers in the last 12 months, with the 965 being our budget cooler of choice and the 966 “Blue Aurora” one of the best bang for buck coolers out there ...