A tech enthusiast in China has demonstrated the skillful replacement of one of the ‘pins’ located in a CPU socket. Bilibili user and motherboard repair guru Mu Ziwen takes us step-by-step through the ...

This article is adapted from a presentation at TestConX, March 5-8, 2023, Mesa, AZ, by Vijayakumar Thangamariappan, Nidhi Agrawal, Jason Kim, Constantinos Xanthopoulos, Ira Leventhal, and Ken Butler, ...

In this guide, we'll show you how to fix bent CPU pins, as well as how to fix bent motherboard socket pins if you have an LGA motherboard. Bent socket pins are one of the main reasons for motherboard ...

When AMD's Zen 4 processors arrive sometime next year, they're expected to use a new AM5 socket, replacing the AM4 socket used on the company's current best gaming CPU. This means the current best ...

What’s the difference between a 64k ROM in a 28-pin DIP and a 128k ROM in a 32-pin DIP? Aside from the obvious answers of “64k” and “four pins,” it turns out that these two chips have a lot in common, ...

TL;DR: AMD's next-generation AM6 socket will support Zen 7 processors with 2100 pins, a 22% increase in pin density over AM5, while maintaining the same size. This enables higher power delivery ...

Processors MSI's latest BIOS update hints at new AMD CPUs and I'm hoping it's Strix Point APUs coming to desktop Processors It's the scantest of rumours but given AMD's track record, I actually ...

Check out our updated coverage on AMD Ryzen 9 "Threadripper" processors here. More information about AMD's unreleased (and unannounced) enthusiast-grade Ryzen processors is coming to light. Hot on the ...

This project shows how an Atari cartridge was modified using a 24-pin dual inline package socket in order to become familiar with some Atari programming and possibly sell some homemade cartridges.

“With AI and CPU devices drawing hundreds of watts, you don’t need many bad pins to cause real damage,” said Glenn Cunningham, director of test and characterization at Modus Test. “A single weak ...