Questions tagged [processor-socket]
The connector that's used for CPUs on a motherboard
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Motherboard pins look a bit off - are they broken?
I'm new to PCs and don't know much. I know that motherboard pins are easy to bend and I don't know if these pins are bent or not. They seem to point in the right direction but look odd.
If I start the ...
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Why are x86 processors limited to 8 sockets? [closed]
Why are x86 processors only manufactured to operate in, up to, 8 socket systems?
I understand that it's the hardware itself, that determines the number of interconnects a processor has, but why ...
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What are these components around the CPU socket?
Right next to the CPU socket, on the left and the top, you can first see a row of silver caps and behind these are little dark grey "boxes". What are those components and why do they get ...
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What is the reasoning to choose the number of sockets?
I am looking at 2 servers.
One has got 12 sockets with 24 virtual processors.
Another server has got 24 sockets with 24 virtual processors.
What is the reasoning to choose the number of sockets?
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Slight damage to LGA 1151 - Is it fatal/fixable?
Below is a picture of my LGA 1151 socket on a motherboard. 2 pins seem to be damaged, circled in red.
I assume it won't work in this condition?
Is it worth trying to nudge the pins back into alignment ...
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Why the speed of my processor is reduced?
I have a motherboard model D865GLC, it is an old computer that needs an upgrade to use like a office worker or basic school, it has 4gb of ram, graphic tarjet agp8x of 64mb and pentium 4 2.20 ghz, I ...
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On a multi socket system how to determine compatibily between different cpu models?
I know that when using a multi socket motherboard, the normal rule is to use several times the same cpu model.
But a split appeared in recent years which reached Intel: cpu which delivers more total ...
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How to determine the maxium ram supportted on a multi cpu s socket motherboard?
In the past only the motherboard specification mattered.
But since memory controllers moved onto the cpu, it s the cpu which defines the maximum memory supported by the system.
In the case of ...
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How does cores/logical cores handle the threads [duplicate]
I have this whining question on my head, which stuck me for days.
Correct me if I'm wrong: My aspect on computer architecture and organisation is that,
In early day computers, there was a single ...
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AMD torque wrench failed, trashing the TR4 socket on my motherboard. Is there a path to recourse?
After reading instructions, and watching several video demonstrations, including AMD's own, I installed a new Threadripper CPU into the TR4 socket of a new ASRock X399 Tiachi motherboard. ...
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What does/can BIOS exactly limit?
We all know, that BIOS might limit a lot of things, but what are those? I'm about to buy a new CPU, but this time it is going to be a QuadCore i7, so can BIOS limit also max cores and threads and ...
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Compatible CPUs in this motherboard [closed]
It says GA-T672FXME & L-S672G.
1.How can I know which CPUs are compatible??
2.How can I tell what type of socket does it use and what is it’s architecture??
3.Also which out of the two is ...
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Does CPU Vertical Segment: Embedded mean that it can not be swapped?
Im interested with CPU replace in laptop, but something made me think a lot. I want to ask you simply if there is a socket defined, how can a processor be embedded? Does it work like it can be ...
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What's the `socket` param of a CPU?
When I configure KVM virtual machine OS xml file:
you see, there gives CPU configuration:
<cpu>
<topology sockets="1" cores="2" threads="1">
</cpu>
what's the socket to a ...
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LGA1151 physical dimensions?
I'm designing my own PC case and I need to find the physical dimensions (height specifically) of the LGA1151 socket with a CPU installed as I'm dealing with some low clearance heatsinks.
I was able ...
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