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Intel Core i7 14700K review
By Jacob Ridley published
Core blimey A perfectly good stand-in for a Core i9.
AMD's Ryzen 8000-series APUs are looking pretty darn strong
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Look out for these chips if you're on a strict budget.
Intel's 6.2GHz uber CPU expected to launch at CES 2024 as new image emerges
By Jeremy Laird published
News Give it up for the Core i9 14900KS, the world's first CPU to beat 6GHz out of the box, for whatever that's worth.
I've reviewed a ton of PC components over the past 12 months but AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D is my pick of the year
By Chris Szewczyk published
Gear of the Year Hands down, my favorite gaming CPU.
We're on the brink of the biggest changes to computing's DNA and it's not just quantum that's coming
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Going nuclear We're not at the tipping point yet, however. The hardware is still nascent and "the thing that we haven't cracked yet is the software."
The spirit of PC building will keep our gaming machines from disappearing into the cloud
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Locals only "Similar to how muscle cars from the '50s haven't disappeared, the love for building your own desktop PC from the ground up... will make desktop PCs prevail."
Forget your fancy monitors and GPUs. The best hardware released this year is a mid range laptop CPU and I'll fight anyone who disagrees
By Nick Evanson published
Gear of the year Well, fight is a bit of a strong term. How about a stern word or two over a cup of hot tea?
Silicon won't run our gaming PCs forever but it's far from finished
By Jacob Ridley last updated
One step beyond The sheer mass of manufacturing might behind silicon will keep it thriving for a long time even if there are better options out there.
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