I'm considering buying a server board that has two CPU sockets, but I don't want to afford both CPUs right now. Is that a problem? Can I just add in the other CPU later like adding extra memory DIMMs?

Not much is known about AMD’s monster Threadripper chips at this point except that they’ll appear this summer with up to 16 cores. You can now add another factoid to the fire though: The socket for ...

Socket 7 processors, primarily characterized by a common interface between the L2-cache bus and the main system bus, are available from AMD, IBM, Integrated Device Technology (IDT), Intel, ...

Ready for future server technologies, the RoHS-compliant LGA771 Socket J for Xeon CPUs and LGA775 Socket T for desktop computers provide microprocessor protection for the lifespan of the processor.

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Leaked images of a purported Intel Granite Rapids Xeon 9000 CPU socket have been put under close scrutiny. It is estimated that the socket is a massive 1.7X larger than the current gen Intel Sapphire ...

We are still chewing through some of the announcements that came out of Intel Investor Day and the ISSCC 2022 chip conference, and one of the things we want to circle back on is the “Falcon Shores” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Antony reviews and covers the latest PC hardware and laptop technology Mar 09, 2018, 05:49am EST Mar 12, 2018, 07:29am EDT This ...

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 ...