I first noticed this bent pins thing when I started to look at Z77 motherboards and I was reading Newegg reviews. It seemed to be mostly an issue with Asus motherboards. Some people claimed they ...

An alleged picture of the socket that is expected to host Intel's next-generation Diamond Rapids (Xeon seventhgeneration) family of server CPUs has emerged, as spotted by HXL on X. The LGA9324 socket ...

On New Year's Eve der8auer published a video where he shared his analysis of the Coffee Lake controversy. In his signature style der8auer decided to look at the issue using a very hands-on approach, ...

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 ...

EAGAN, MN—Ironwood Electronics recently introduced a new LGA socket addressing high performance requirements for 1.016mm pitch devices—SBT-LGA-9019. The contactor is a stamped spring pin with 19 gram ...

Intel recently unveiled its Core Ultra 200S "Arrow Lake" processors at a launch event in Japan, where MSI, a key OEM partner, conducted a detailed examination of the CPU's physical structure. The ...

Upgrading your processor often feels like upgrading your smartphone—it's exciting to unlock new performance capabilities, but it comes with a frustrating reality: you will probably need a new ...

Graphics Cards 'Credible and reliable contacts' claim Nvidia is releasing an RTX 5090-beating GPU around September time this year Processors More details of an extra big Intel Nova Lake 'bLLC' CPU die ...