AMD has just released its fastest processor yet after more than a half decade of research and development, and Intel’s Kaby Lake processor is now available in every form that matters for a PC ...

I used to carefully compare components to build a PC, but now my wife's old Gigabyte MB with an i3 processor seems slow for her office tasks. It probably dates back about 8 years or so. I'd like to ...

Intel’s upcoming Core Ultra 3 205 is positioned as the most affordable option in the LGA1851 lineup, yet early benchmarks suggest meaningful improvements over its predecessor.

Recently, while I was away from the computer, the heatsink broke away from the processor(1.2TBird). Actually, the clipping that holds the fan in place broke, which in turn lead to the heatsink ...

Fierce competition between Intel and AMD has pushed prices for many CPUs well below $100, making a processor upgrade more practical for older PCs. Three scenarios make a CPU upgrade worthwhile: Moving ...

For the longest time, Intel had dominated the gaming CPU market with not only a variety of options, but also great value offerings. In the past few years, AMD has slowly regained ground and now stands ...

Operating system patches alone can protect against the nasty Meltdown flaw affecting Intel processors, but fixing Spectre—Meltdown’s nasty sibling, which affects all CPUs—requires firmware updates for ...