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You are killing your PC's performance by running after stable defaults

Stability should not come at the cost of reasonable performance ...
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Modding the Intel NUC 9 Extreme with James. Part 3

Today we have the third part of our Intel Extreme nuc 9 series. In this episode our guy James Dawson focuses on more watercooling inside the diminutive intel chassis. This is a fun, but tricky chassis ...
HotHardware

Intel Core G3 Extreme Panther Lake Chip May Bring 12 Xe3 GPU Cores To Gaming Handhelds

At its CES 2026 presentation, Intel announced both its Core Ultra Series 3 processors (codenamed "Panther Lake") as well as a forthcoming reference platform for gaming handhelds based on the chips.
The Real Deal

Intel grows in Santa Clara with planned manufacturing, utility buildings

Intel Corporation is looking into expanding its operations in its home city of Santa Clara with two new buildings. The semiconductor chip maker plans to build a new manufacturing plant as well as a ...
PC World

Check out Intel’s official overclocking lab

When you think of overclockers, you probably imagine some obsessive tech nerd coming up with an elaborate contraption to boost CPU or graphics card speed. And that’s absolutely true… but sometimes ...
PC Magazine

Intel’s 'Raptor Lake' Bug Struck My PC a Year Later. Here’s How I Fixed It

Despite Intel’s best efforts via firmware patching, the voltage glitch that marred some of its 13th and 14th Gen desktop CPUs can still emerge from the shadows. My gaming rig was one of its latest ...
Tom's Guide

Intel’s in trouble — AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme pulls ahead where it counts for handheld gaming

For the fastest way to join Tom's Guide Club enter your email below. We'll send you a confirmation and sign you up to our newsletter to keep you updated on all the latest news. By submitting your ...
TweakTown

MSI Claw gaming handhelds benched: AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme + Intel Core Ultra 7 258V side-by-side

TL;DR: MSI's Claw A8 and Claw 8 AI+ gaming handhelds feature AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU and Intel Lunar Lake CPU, respectively. Benchmarks show the AMD-powered Claw A8 generally outperforms Intel at 17W ...
Gizmodo

Intel, Not AMD, Could Be the Secret to Kickass Next-Gen Handheld PCs

Intel is an empire past its prime and is beset on all sides. Just as Paul “Muad’Dib” Atreides of Dune monologued on the many futures he perceived, there is “a narrow way through” for the beleaguered ...
TweakTown

MSI Claw A8 benchmarked: AMD's new Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU tested against Intel Lunar Lake CPU

TL;DR: The MSI Claw A8 gaming handheld, powered by AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU, delivers strong mobile gaming performance with up to 5.0GHz Zen 5 CPU and RDNA 3.5 GPU. It outperforms previous Ryzen ...
bleedingcool

Team Vitality Win Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2025

Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2025 is in the books, and at the end of it all, Team Vitality walked away with the championship. Taking place a few hours ago during DreamHack Dallas 2025, the team ...