CPUs

The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is a required component of your PC. Each CPU is made for a specific socket type and will only work in motherboards with said socket (with the exception of certain AM sockets). The CPU is one of three components that can be overclocked.

Outdated Parts (only on older versions of pc architect)
CPUs have an additional perk of being unlisted from the stores (both online and local) when the component is considered outdated. In old PC Architect, these parts will be unlisted on January 1st of the 4th year after that part has been released. This means that a CPU that came out on 2010-11-25 will be removed from stores on 2014-1-1.

However, all CPUs will become available again on 2018-1-1, no matter how old the part is.

List of CPUs
There are currently 342 CPUs available in-game and comprise the majority of PC components in PC Architect.