Intel's 12th gen CPU family dubbed 'Alder Lake' launch seems fast approaching. When it comes to its desktop lineup called Alder Lake-S, we already have the first compatible DDR5 kit from TEAMGROUP ...

AM4, a platform that AMD introduced in September 2016 to usher in the Zen architecture and the first of its Ryzen desktop ...

Getting the right central processing unit (CPU) and motherboard ... gen processors use the Intel LGA 1700 socket, for example. Each socket has a unique layout of pins and physical dimensions ...

Each of the Cooler legs sits about 1mm above the fitted CPU. NO amounf of force can make the clip legs engage in the motherboard holes without destroying the LGA socket pins. If you try and make ...