Tag: Processors

Despite being just a humble CPU socket, AMD ‘boldly suggests’ AM4 has ‘legendary status’

Despite being just a…

When it comes to grabbing headlines in technology, you normally expect it to involve new chips, architectures, power figures,…
Watch out Intel and AMD, more Arm chips are coming to the PC

Watch out Intel and…

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chip is one of the more intriguing prospects for the PC over the next 12…
Asus may have accidentally revealed the new AMD Strix Point naming scheme, before quickly pulling a ‘nothing to see here’

Asus may have accidentally…

AMD's laptop CPU naming schemes are, I can say with some confidence, difficult to parse even for those of…
Intel pressures all motherboard manufacturers to implement default power settings by the end of May

Intel pressures all motherboard…

The issue of instability with some 13th and 14th Gen CPUs has been bubbling away for some time. It…
Scammers have resorted to selling CPUs without dies, as a well-known Korean overclocker has discovered

Scammers have resorted to…

Scammers are among the lowest forms of life, but they can be crafty. In recent times there's been an…
The tech I’m most psyched to see this year is anything but traditional PC silicon, and certainly isn’t x86

The tech I’m most…

Dave James, once saw a laptop (Image credit: Future) This week I have been mostly: Playing around with one…
Intel points at motherboard vendors for recent CPU instability issues but the chip maker isn’t entirely blame-free

Intel points at motherboard…

You might recall reports of Unreal-based games crashing when running on gaming PCs using high-end Intel processors toward the…
TSMC looks set to hit Intel where it hurts, announcing its A16 node with ‘Super Power Rail’ backside power delivery

TSMC looks set to…

While Intel has been busy making bets on its 18A node as part of its accelerated roadmap towards chip…
Intel CEO claims Core Ultra laptop chip is ‘hot’ but the company’s near-term outlook still isn’t exactly on fire

Intel CEO claims Core…

Intel's Core Ultra laptop chip is hot. So says Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. No not that kind of hot,…
Fancy a borked Intel CPU for just $3

Fancy a borked Intel…

I've sometimes toyed with the idea of building a wall display of dead hardware, so I can live out…