Replace Your CPU. By Kirk Steers. ... To remove a CPU, lift the small lever on the side of the CPU socket to loosen the clamping mechanism, and then gently pull the CPU out.

Intel's new LGA 1700 socket is a replacement for the LGA 1200 socket that was used for 10th and 11th Gen Intel CPUs. There have been quite a number of different sockets used over the years, but ...

Place the CPU into the socket and confirm it fits squarely. Lower the load plate over the CPU and then lower the lever onto the side of the socket to lock the CPU in place. Position the new fan ...

Best motherboard for your PC. Depending on the configuration of pins, certain sockets may support multiple processor generations. An example would be the current LGA 1151 socket for Intel, which ...

I have concluded that one or both of my existing AMD Athlon 64 and Jetway mobo K8M8MSR2, socket 754 have gone toes up and must be replaced. I only need a similar spec, but not less, although if it ...

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 ...

I have an HP Pavilion ze5501US notebook, which utilizes a 2.30GHz Mobile Intel Pentium 4. Per CPU-Z it's a Northwood model, socket 478 mPGA, 0.13 um ...

Intel's next generation high-end workstation to replace the current X58 systems will have 4-channel DDR3, more PCI-E and arrives in Q3 2011.

But something else that was showcased at the event was the LGA 1851 processor socket—Intel's replacement for LGA 1700, the socket which has been in service since the 12th Generation of Core CPUs.

Step 8: Replace the CPU. Turn the CPU socket’s locking screw counterclockwise until it stops, and lift the CPU straight up and out of the laptop. Drop the new CPU in, ...