As a PC gamer, 2024 just made me sad
Table of Contents Fine, I’ll say it: 2024 wasn’t a great year for PC gaming hardware. I’d even go as far as to call it pretty lame. There were plenty…
Intel’s new Core Ultra 9 285K may struggle against its predecessor
Intel Arrow Lake processors are here, and the Core Ultra 9 285K stands at the top of the lineup as Intel’s current best CPU. However, the chip faces a lot…
How to install an AMD processor
AMD CPUs are among the best processors around and suit all sorts of budgets, but they are a little different to their Intel counterparts. For starters, the pins are on…
More than seven months later, Intel CPU instability issue might be over
We first reported on the Intel CPU instability issue in February 2024, and since then, Intel has offered various fixes that helped, but still failed to fix the problem once…
AMD’s new CPU could silently replace the Ryzen 7 7800X3D
AMD just expanded its lineup of gaming CPUs, but it’s not a Zen 5 chip. Instead, AMD launched a new Zen 4 CPU, the Ryzen 5 7600X3D. Once again a…
How long do CPUs really last?
There are some components that your PC can live without, but a solid processor is not one of them. Without the CPU, your computer cannot run, period. This is why…
AMD Zen 5: everything we know about Ryzen 9000 and Ryzen AI 300
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends AMD Zen 5 is the next-generation Ryzen CPU architecture for Team Red, and its gunning for a spot among the best processors. After a major…
Is your Intel CPU crashing? Here’s how to RMA an Intel CPU
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends If your Intel CPU is acting up, rest easy — it’s not just you. In fact, the owners of some of Intel’s best processors have…
A breakthrough technology could make CPUs 100x faster
Flow Computing There are bold claims, and then, there are bold claims — Flow Computing just made the latter. According to the startup, its proprietary tech, which it refers to as…
What’s an NPU and Why Is Big Tech Suddenly Obsessed?
There’s a CPU. There’s a GPU. In the past year, every tech company has been talking about “NPUs.” If you didn’t know the first two, you’re probably flummoxed about the…