Fierce competition between Intel and AMD has pushed prices for many CPUs well below $100, making a processor upgrade more practical for older PCs. Three scenarios make a CPU upgrade worthwhile: Moving ...

If you’re thinking about bolstering your processing power then you’ll need to know how to upgrade CPU, including the removement and replacement of the chipset. Below, we’ve outlined the steps to take ...

AMD said Thursday that it will continue to use its AM4 processor socket straight through its next generation of Zen 3 processors, fulfilling the pledge it made to continue the socket through 2020. AMD ...

I have an HP Pavilion ze5501US notebook, which utilizes a 2.30GHz Mobile Intel Pentium 4. Per CPU-Z it's a Northwood model, socket 478 mPGA, 0.13 um. Sorry I don't have its S-code and manufacturing ...

Computers offer greater value when you can keep them running for a long and productive working life. Replacing your CPU's current processor with a faster upgrade can enable you to extend the ...

Okay, why are we here again? - Well, AMD has once again released a new CPU, but this is using the same name as previous yet still fairly new CPU. Confusing? - I know; it is to me as well. One month ...

Toshiba designs and produces its Tecra laptop series with business users in mind. Tecra notebooks are manufactured using materials that are a bit more rugged than those used in consumer machines, and ...

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 ...

Leaked plans for Intel’s upcoming LGA1700 socket show a radical departure from the design the company has used for the past several generations. The new V0 socket design isn’t compatible with ...