Moved into a new place, and located a brand new ASRock Z97 mobo I'd forgotten I had. Would like to get a socket 1150 CPU for it, preferably an i5 or i7, but I can't pay a ton.

Turn back the clock to November 2012. Outlook in the PC DIY community was grim, everyone was waiting in anticipation as rumors started to surface that the end of the socketed desktop CPU was growing ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. A chip off the old block. Choosing the right CPU for your new PC is ...

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 ...

The new Skylake-S CPUs use a new microarchitecture which means that the socket on the CPU and motherboard are physically different from the previous generation. To accomodate this change, Intel has ...

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 ...