Tag: optional

Intel’s new CPU socket may not need custom contact frames to improve chip temperatures anymore — the LGA1851 socket allegedly features optional “Reduced Load ILM” to improve temps

Hardware leaker Jaykihn on X (Twitter) claims that Intel’s LGA1851 socket for Arrow Lake processors will support two independent loading mechanisms (ILMs): a default one similar to LGA1700 and a secondary model dubbed “Reduced Load ILM” or RL-ILM that is aimed at enthusiasts and overclockers looking for improved thermal performance. The LGA1700 socket was one […]

Texas Tech, West Texas A&M universities to keep ACT, SAT test optional for now

As the national debate grows on whether higher education institutions should reinstate ACT and SAT scores for undergraduate admission requirements, several local universities are holding off. Texas Tech has been test-optional since 2020, but a Tech official recently told the Avalanche-Journal that the university is evaluating its position. Texas Tech University, as seen on Tuesday, […]