Upgrading CPUs in office computers makes a great deal of sense given that while CPU technology has advanced greatly, other components live longer lives before they become obsolete. Upgrading poses a ...

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 high-frequency LCC socket is made to fit 0.040-in. pitch 48-pin leadless chip carrier. The SG-MLF-7039 socket is designed for an 0.563-in. x 0.563-in. x 0.081-in. package size and operates at ...

Motherboards don't get the same level of media attention as the best CPUs and graphics cards do, but they're just as important. Where processors are the brains of a computer, a motherboard is the ...

Computers have used socketed processors for most of the PC’s lifespan, with a few notable exceptions like Intel’s cartridge-based Pentium II and III aside. These sockets change every few processor ...

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 ...