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Intel's new CPU socket may not need custom contact frames to improve chip temperatures anymore — the LGA1851 socket allegedly features optional "Reduced Load ILM" to improve ...

Hardware leaker Jaykihn on X (Twitter) claims that Intel's LGA1851 socket for Arrow Lake processors will support two independent loading mechanisms (ILMs): a default one similar to LGA1700 and a ...
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AMD's new AM6 socket has all the pins—2,100 of 'em—but don't worry, your old CPU cooler will apparently still fit just fine

More pins equals more performance, right? If so, get ready for AMD's next-gen AM6 CPU socket. According to a new AMD patent filing (via Bits and Chips), it'll have about 2,100 of the pointy little ...