All LGA 1151 compatible chipsets, except for Z170, restrict overclocking to the GPU only — if you want to overclock your CPU or RAM, you’ll have to opt for the high-end chipset.

Buyers will still see “LGA 1151” on both CPU boxes and motherboard boxes, and Z270 supported both sixth- and seventh-gen Intel processors without complaint, so some will inevitably assume one ...

This is where the chipset comes into play. An Intel Core i5 7600K and 9600K both support LGA 1151, but the former works with the Z170 chipset while the latter works with the Z370 chipset.

In contrast, Intel has been releasing a new chipset and/or socket every one or two generations. In the case of the 7th and 8th-gen CPUs, the company released an update to its LGA 1151 socket that ...

It's a strong, quad-core CPU rated at 3.3 GHz, and given that it's built for LGA 1150, Intel's latest CPU socket, you can count on upgrading your CPU down the road without having to adopt a new ...

Clearly, we’re not going to change our testing CPU to keep the results fair. Although, I’m fascinated to see the maximum frequency on a H170 motherboard and see how close it gets to ...

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"The heatsink mounting on Intel's new LGA 1200 (code name Comet Lake S) is identical to all LGA115x sockets (LGA 1150, LGA 1151, LGA 1155, LGA 1156," the company wrote on its FAQ page.