A good example is the Gigatron which implemented a RISC CPU using only microcode, memory, and logic gates in the late 70s. We’ve even seen custom microcode used to aid complex debugging.

It's important to pick the right CPU socket otherwise your processor will ... While it is not likely to fit your specific laptop, it is an example of a high-end processor that would breathe ...

But you'll need to be doubly sure you've got the right motherboard socket for whatever CPU you go for. For example, AMD CPUs can't be used for Intel motherboards, and the same goes for the other ...

ASRock says it's taking incidents of broken 9800X3D systems seriously, and has issued new BIOS updates for its Socket AM5 ...

What do you do when your motherboard bends your CPU? If you’re [Karta] or [Luumi], you 3D print a new retaining bracket to fix the problem. [Karta] originated the design, and [Luumi] also tried ...

For example, when CPU chips migrated from 16 bits to 32 and ... enabling vendors to use one type of plug, socket and specification for just about everything, the old serial and parallel hardware ...