Forward compatibility on motherboards that support Intel CPUs could end with its latest ninth-generation chips, as a listing in an Intel chipset driver suggests that a new socket will be required for ...

Deciphering all the jargon surrounding sockets and chipsets. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A socket is the array of pins and ...

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 ...

Skylake-S is a 14nm processor that is set to replace the Core i7 4790, Intel’s so-called Haswell refresh part, and according to some early information we gathered it might launch at Computex 2015 or ...