The "bigger is better" CPU myth: Why the cheaper chip actually wins ...

Matti Robinson is a veteran of the industry originally from Finland, with nearly 20 years of writing and editing experience. His love for gaming started with the Commodore 64 and grew with each ...

The main processor (CPU, “Central Processing Unit”), the main memory (RAM, “Random-Access Memory”), and the dedicated graphics card with its graphics processor (GPU, “Graphics Processing Unit”) are ...

Intel has revealed that it's experimenting with direct CPU water cooling, where an Intel CPU package has a waterblock built onto it to remove as much heat as possible from the chip. The company has ...

So, I have a i5 9600k... I've been considering upgrading my CPU to an i9 9900k, basically putting in the max CPU my motherboard can handle. My reasoning is that this would give my current build better ...

I need to confirm what CPU my motherboard can support. I have a Gigabyte Aorus Ultra Lite motherboard. It has an LGA1700 socket with the Z690 chipset. It currently has a 12th gen i3 CPU. With the ...

Rahim is a Senior Tech/Commerce Writer at Valnet and builds PCs & networking solutions on demand. Whether It's your GPU, CPU, Display, or just an SSD upgrade, expect him to have a well-researched ...

All that future-proofing just to end up needing a new motherboard anyway.

The temperature hotspot in the forthcoming range of Intel Arrow Lake CPUs is likely to have moved compared to previous Intel gaming CPU designs, according to a new report. This could affect the ...

One of the best things about being a PC user is how easy it is to upgrade modern machines, especially if you build one from scratch. There are dozens of options for just about every part that goes ...