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Intel Alder Lake 12th-gen CPUs could usher in a new socket in 2021, leaving Z490 motherboards out in the cold
By Darren Allan published
More nuggets from the rumor mill indicate that Alder Lake processors will use a new LGA 1700 socket.

Intel’s 11th-gen Rocket Lake CPUs will work with Z490 motherboards
By Darren Allan published
This explains motherboard makers talking about products being PCIe 4.0-ready, but confusion still reigns around that issue.

These will be the first Intel Comet Lake-S Z490 motherboards
By John Loeffler published
With the announcement of Intel's 10th gen Comet Lake-S CPUs, Asus and MSI release new details on their lineups of Intel Z490 motherboards.

Intel Comet Lake CPUs could make overclocking possible with cheaper motherboards
By Darren Allan published
Another piece of the puzzle to make Intel’s 10th-gen desktop processors more competitive with Ryzen 3000?

Intel Comet Lake motherboard prices could be hiked, making it trickier to compete with AMD
By Darren Allan published
Intel needs to attack on the value front, but rumored motherboard prices indicate this might be an uphill struggle.

AMD Ryzen 4000 desktop CPUs rumored to support existing AM4 motherboards
By Carly Page published
XMG went on Reddit and let slip that AMD Ryzen 4000 will be supported on B450 boards through a microcode update – is it true?

Cheaper AMD Ryzen motherboards may be coming, as B550AM boards appear
By Bill Thomas published
Not only have B550A specs leaked, but B550AM chipsets are appearing in prebuilt gaming PCs.

Waiting to upgrade for AMD Zen 4? You may need a new motherboard
By Bill Thomas published
Some leaked slides from AMD suggest Zen 4-based Epyc processors will need a new socket. Will this reflect on Ryzen, too?
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