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 ...

Turn back the clock to November 2012. Outlook in the PC DIY community was grim, everyone was waiting in anticipation as rumors started to surface that the end of the socketed desktop CPU was growing ...

Moved into a new place, and located a brand new ASRock Z97 mobo I'd forgotten I had. Would like to get a socket 1150 CPU for it, preferably an i5 or i7, but I can't pay a ton.

In the second half of 2015, Intel is to launch two desktop LGA1150 Broadwell CPUs, the Intel Core I7-5775C & Core I5-5675C based on socket 1150, both have a 65W TDP. Initially five models will be ...

Upgrading CPUs in office computers makes a great deal of sense given that while CPU technology has advanced greatly, other components live longer lives before they become obsolete. Upgrading poses a ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Intel has launched a selection of new 5th-generation Core processors based on the company's Broadwell ...

It’s official: Intel’s fourth-generation Core processors, code-named Haswell, are loose in the market. Like the Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge microarchitectures that preceded it, Haswell is a big step ...

However, when counting the pins, you will realize that the 2011, 2011-1 and 2011-3 actually have different pin counts. As far as I understand, all these sockets fit physically with the CPUs, i.e. you ...