Molly Higgins is a product/content reviewer and contributing producer at WIRED. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from UCLA and an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from the ...

Because while I got a pretty decent Newegg combo on a new ... will require both an AM5-compatible motherboard (with its ...

CPU compatibility is crucial before everything. Whether users are going with an Intel or AMD processor, not only should the socket be compatible, but the motherboard should also support the CPU ...

At Newegg, it's down to $95, which is an absolute steal, all things considered. The 14100F may not be the most exciting processor in the world, but it offers ample power and performance for most ...

The 14600K also allows overclocking but requires a good Z690/Z790 motherboard to increase the core frequency. The Intel Core i7 14700K 20-Core, 28-Thread CPU succeeds the Intel Core i7 13700K CPU ...

This is referred to as socket compatibility, and this is also why you can’t upgrade your PC from 10 years ago with the latest CPU on the market — it simply doesn’t fit that motherboard anymore.

An Intel statement obtained by Igor's Lab suggests that Intel's investigation is wrapping up, and the company is pointing squarely in the direction of enthusiast motherboard makers that are ...

The CPU is now available for its lowest price, allowing you to get your hands on this capable chip for as little as $179.99 on Amazon US (similar to the earlier reported SSD+CPU combo).

Mirroring recent efforts by its competitors to make its existing AM5 motherboard stock compatible ... ComboPI 1.1.7.0 Patch A updated for next-gen CPU.” This, of course, is in reference to ...

Take the Core i9 13900K.That has a PL1 and PL2 of 125 and 253 W respectively, but stick that into most Asus 600/700 series motherboards with MCE enabled, and the processor is given limits of 4095 ...

with no support for the new CPU at all, and it looks as though these beta updates are no good if you actually want to change any of your system settings. If you own a Gigabyte motherboard ...

Intel tackled stability problems in 13th & 14th Generation Raptor Lake chips caused by motherboard manufacturers. Issues stemmed from high-power operations exceeding safe parameters. Intel urges ...