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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
AMD's Ryzen 5 7600X drops to $142, a rare discount on this budget gaming powerhouse
Be quick or you'll miss it
6 "old" CPUs worth buying in 2026 because they work with the RAM you already own
Don't waste money on inflated DDR5 systems
CPU overclocking isn't dead, most people just aren't touching the one setting that still boosts performance
It's not about bumping clock speeds anymore
Undervolting my CPU was one of the best system "upgrades" I've ever made
A small tweak breathed new life into my CPU
Your CPU has been thermally throttled since day one, and one BIOS setting fixes it
It's the performance trick AMD doesn't advertise, and my Ryzen proved why it matters
Arm is the future of desktop computing, and the writing is on the wall for x86
Arm has been slowly picking up pace in the last two decades, but the momentum is only growing stronger.
The 5800X3D convinced me I didn't need AM5 — the 9800X3D changed my mind
It's still fast, but not fast enough to make the 9800X3D or AM5 irrelevant.
AMD might finally be bringing its most important gaming CPU upgrade to laptops, and it makes me cautiously optimistic
Laptop gaming is about to get really good, if only...
5 reasons you need to be more careful with RAM on Ryzen (and what you should do to make it better)
While BIOS updates have made Ryzen more user-friendly, there are still some things to keep in mind
5 outdated myths about CPUs that you're still falling for
It's time to reassess your long-held beliefs
I undervolted my CPU for the temperatures, but it solved a problem I didn't expect it to
Optimizing the curve optimized my PC
I'd rather pay for AM5 than waste $349 on AM4's last gasp
The 5800X3D is still legendary, but the platform is well past its prime.
Windows picks the wrong CPU cores for your games, and your processor has been telling it which ones to use
Windows is making decisions about your CPU that might not be the decisions you would make
BIOS settings that quietly make your PC worse, and what you should do instead
These small toggles can play a large part in your system's overall performance
