I recently came across a HP Z600 workstation that I upgraded with parts, have it running with a Xeon E5540 processor. The chipset on the Z600 is a 5520 - with a LGA 1366 socket type. I have an old ...

Intel could be facing a new challenge from its Silicon Valley neighbor Nvidia. ''We believe Nvidia could enter the x86 CPU business,'' said analyst Doug Freedman of Broadpoint AmTech. ''Nvidia could ...

AMD's X570 chipset won't be backwards-compatible with first-gen Ryzen, but B450 and X470 motherboards will retain full support for both first-gen and third-gen chips. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

Rumor mill: Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake-S processors will be accompanied by motherboards featuring 800-series chipsets. Earlier leaks provided some details about what the top-of-the-line Z890 chipset ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Building your own gaming rig can be both exciting and nerve-racking. There are things you should know before building a PC because there's ...

Why it matters: AMD on Thursday confirmed that its next-gen AMD Ryzen desktop processors, which will utilize the Zen 3 architecture, will indeed be compatible with AMD X570 and B550 motherboards. That ...

PC chipsets are inexpensive, lack brand names and rarely get promoted to consumers, but they are the components Intel uses to colonize new markets. Although the Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker ...