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My motherboard was feeding my CPU too much voltage, and one BIOS tweak fixed it
Leaving your BIOS on auto defaults could be secretly cooking your processor, but taking control of your hardware is a literal game changer.
AMD's Ryzen 7 5700X hits $159, and it's a great option for budget PC builders
Down to $189, this Zen 3 chip hits an all-time low for budget builders
Undervolting my Ryzen 7 5800X3D taught me that lower voltage doesn't have to mean lower performance
Turns out, it isn't just about lowering temperatures.
This overlooked metric can reveal CPU bottlenecks that GPU usage alone can't
You get frame-by-frame insights with this one.
Your CPU's integrated graphics can handle more than you think, and most people never turn them on
It doesn't matter how bad it is for gaming.
Intel's 8th-gen CPUs are the most underrated used chips you can buy
Just because they're no match for newer CPUs doesn't mean they're obsolete.
My RTX Spark laptop runs Cyberpunk and Forza without a hitch, but Windows on Arm still can't shake its x86 baggage
Can Windows improve before x86 catches up? It's unlikely.
MSI Crosshair and Stealth: Desktop-replacement power for gaming, AI, and more
This article sponsored by MSI
Your CPU predicts the future to speed things up, but its wrong guesses open the door for hackers
Processors can guess ahead to boost performance, but it has security downsides
Your CPU has less than 4.2ms to keep up at 240FPS, and that's harder than it sounds
Hitting 240FPS is only half the battle.
The N100 may be outdated in 2026, but it’s more than enough to power Docker home servers
Outdated or not, the N100 handles Docker home servers better than it should
Your “high performance” power plan might be hurting your CPU's gaming performance
If you own a dual-CCD X3D Ryzen, your high performance power plan may be costing you
The RISC vs CISC debate is dead because both sides stole each other's best ideas
You may have heard that x86 is RISC on the inside, but what does that mean exactly?
Intel's 12th Gen CPUs have become the Windows 10 of PC hardware, and nobody is in a hurry to leave
Alder Lake owners are finding it hard to justify an upgrade
I stopped buying F-series CPUs, because integrated graphics has saved me far more than the $20 discount
Is the compromise worth the dollars?
Your CPU still boots up pretending to be a 1978 Intel chip, and Intel gave up on removing it
Both Intel and AMD CPUs pretend to be an Intel 8086 when they boot up, and Intel gave up on getting rid of it.
I handed a worst-case scenario to Intel's cut-down iGPU, and its gaming performance still surprised me
Panther Lake's iGPU capabilities are quite impressive
Qualcomm once tried to license x86 from Intel when it was trying to enter the PC space
Intel said no, we like losing market share
