If your CPU goes bad, or the socket on your motherboard supports a faster processor than what's installed in your computer, you might need to remove the current CPU to make room for a replacement.

The motherboard and processor are two of the most important hardware components inside the computer. The various pieces of hardware inside the PC communicate with one another through the circuits on ...

AMD has just released its fastest processor yet after more than a half decade of research and development, and Intel’s Kaby Lake processor is now available in every form that matters for a PC ...

The central processing unit, also known as the CPU, is the powerhouse of every single PC. Unlike other chips in the system, the CPU is always in use and all software relies on its ability to move data ...

Upgrading your CPU can be a frustrating experience, even though the physical acts of removing an old processor and installing the new one are pretty easy. The more difficult questions to answer are ...

A handful of dead AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs on 800-series Asus motherboards was enough to get the company to start a full ...