Latest about Processors
The Intel-TSMC unholy chip factory alliance rumour re-emerges and this time a 'preliminary' deal is said to have been done
News The involvement of AMD, Nvidia and Broadcom remains unclear...
Not just crumbs in the CPU socket: Over 100 AMD 9800X3D chips are now reported to have gone pop and the most by far have died in ASRock motherboards
News This surely isn't just a case of a few crumbs...
AMD says the problem with Ryzen 7 9800X3D chips failing to boot is down to memory compatibility issues and not actually dead CPUs
News But AMD's statement doesn't quite square with Reddit reports...
Intel promises its next-gen Pather Lake laptop CPU will have the 'efficiency of Lunar Lake and the performance of Arrow Lake' and is on track for 2026
News Production later this year and availability in 2026 makes Panther Lake about a year late.
AMD reportedly plots late 2025 launch for desktop version of the nifty little Strix Point APU we like so much in laptops and handhelds
news This would make for a super little desktop mini PC.
Same plan, different CEO: Intel's Lip-Bu Tan laments 'past mistakes' while promising a brighter 'engineering focused' future
News Show me the innovation!
Crumbs: ASRock finds 'debris' in X870 motherboard accused of toasting AMD Ryzen CPU
News ASRock keen to point out that their BIOSes do not toast CPUs.
Intel is reportedly 'working to finalize commitments from Nvidia' as a foundry partner, suggesting gaming potential for the 18A node
News We'll only have to wait a few more weeks to hear what's what from Intel.
