Gaming PC specialist MSI has a solution for Skylake CPUs that might bend under the pressure of an over-sized cooling set-up. The company recently announced a new product called CPU Guard 1151—the ...

Due to the recent bending issues with certain Intel Skylake CPUs and aftermarket coolers, MSI has launched a rather simple solution in the form of the new CPU Guard 1151 bracket which should prevent ...

Intel's Skylake CPUs are built on a thinner substrate than past processors, and although the company claims their new chips are rated for the same maximum load as before, reports have surfaced ...

Intel’s Skylake CPU brought a lot of joys to users since it was released, but it also brought along some trouble. We first found out about the inferior TIM used which made people delid their CPUs and ...

Cooling specialist Thermalright has launched a new accessory for early adopters of the AMD Ryzen 7000 platform. It's pitching its new AMD AM5 Secure Frame at PC DIYers and enthusiasts looking to ...

Noticed your 12th Gen Intel processor is bending a little? Well, Intel would say that's just fine and dandy, and that it has no plans to adjust the Independent Loading Mechanism (ILM) as it's all ...

Intel changed the thickness of the substrate for its Skylake (6 th generation) Core processors. However the thinner, less rigid structure could lead to many well known coolers damaging the chip and/or ...

It's being reported that Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake desktop gaming CPUs could be easier to keep cool, and thus to overclock, thanks to a new mounting system. The new Intel Arrow Lake RL-ILM ...

MSI has received news from various media websites about possible bending of Intel® 6th Generation Processors when using heavy-weight cooling solutions. Possible bending might not occur straight away, ...