The dire state of desktop PCs: ‘If you want performance, you have to pay for it’

AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm all have rather anemic desktop processor roadmaps in place for 2026. Combine that with the horrific ...
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CPU-Only Compute Still Matters To A Lot Of HPC Centers

It has taken three decades for HPC to move to the cloud, and the truth is that a lot of simulation and modeling applications are still coded to run on ...

Intel's mysterious "Unified Core" team hints at a major CPU rethink

Intel is looking for a new Senior CPU Verification Engineer, a highly skilled position that could introduce some massive changes in the company's upcoming CPUs. The ...

Here's Why You Might Actually Want a Laptop Cooling Pad

Most laptop cooling pads are useless, but if you get the right one, it can make a huge impact on how long your gaming laptop lasts.

YouTuber sets out to cool a CPU with infinite ice loop machine and actually achieves it

A water pump connected to a motherboard fan header pulls water from the cup as the ice is melted by the CPU, and pumps it ...