New CPU sockets force motherboard makers to keep ... chipset when building it instead of trying to put new CPUs into old ...

If you have a Socket AM4 motherboard, with any AMD Ryzen 1000, 2000, 3000, or 5000-series CPU, there’s also a good ... and will enable you to use your old cooler with your new chip.

We've been reporting stories about Amazon customers receiving fake processors since 2017. It still occasionally happens, as discovered by Aris from Hardware Busters. He bought a ...

even though Socket AM5 is already at its second CPU generation. Speaking of which, AMD is planning to launch its first Ryzen 9000X3D processors in early November.

Buying from Amazon is generally considered to be safe, but this hardware reviewer accidentally bought a fake AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D.