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We're still waiting for the first 2nm chips but TSMC is accelerating its plans for 1.4nm silicon manufacturing, starting in 2027
By Jeremy Laird published
News All sounds a bit scary if you're Intel.

AMD blames toasted AM5 sockets on motherboard makers pushing their luck with CPU settings
By Jeremy Laird published
News Non-adherence to the recommended "AMD values" is the cause.

AMD made major gains on Intel in the desktop CPU market over the last year, but still lags significantly behind in mobile, according to a Mercury Research report
By Andy Edser published
News Those X3D desktop processors appear to be flying off the shelves.

Cyberpower begins selling desktop PCs with carbon nanotube CPU cooling, possibly spelling the end of thermal paste catastrophes
By Jeremy Laird published
News Quick, someone let that guy at The Verge know...

Things I have (sort of) learned: Audio fades are one of the most CPU-intensive tasks you can possibly do, and my maths is too awful to properly explain why
By Andy Edser published
News The more you know. Well, the more this video tells you, anyway.

The Steam performance overlay will finally show CPU temps but it will require kernel access to do so
By Jacob Fox published
News You can disable it if you want, though.

Save Intel's fabs before 'the rust of time makes them worthless': Four former Intel board members want a joint venture between Nvidia, Qualcomm, Google, Amazon, Apple, Broadcom and others to create an 'American Foundry'
By Jeremy Laird published
News Missed deadlines, poor execution, and a misguided strategy. Ouch.

Intel's bad news year rolls on as new 18A chip manufacturing node is reportedly in trouble with 10% yields and doubts over profitability of the Panther Lake CPU
By Jeremy Laird published
News Will Intel ever turn the corner?
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