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A modder has turned an Intel CPU heatspreader into a functional water block with the help of a CNC machine. And a bucket
By Andy Edser published
News Of course, why didn't I think of that?

With a saving of over $90, the Ryzen 5 9600X processor is now at its lowest-ever price, so now might be the perfect time to build that mid-range gaming PC
By Jacob Fox published
Deal Socket AM5, low power consumption, and pretty great gaming performance all for well under $200.

Intel's elderly Raptor Lake CPUs are still selling surprisingly well and the reason is simple: They're cheap
By Jeremy Laird published
News Good enough performance at the right price, for laptops at least...

New Intel CEO is looking 'for partnership with the industry leader to build purpose-built silicon' for AI, but is he talking about making chips with Nvidia or for OpenAI?
By Jeremy Laird published
News Lip-Bu Tan also says he hooked up with TSMC to talk about a possible collab'.

This water block has teeny tiny fins to better cool your CPU and is meant to be slapped right on top of your silicon
By Jacob Fox published
News I don't know about you, but I'm keeping my CPU firmly lidded.

MIT engineers create 'spaghetti' style metamaterial that could enable stretchy computer chips that are almost indestructible
By Jeremy Laird published
News Strong but stretchy, apparently.

Intel will reportedly fire fully 20% of its workforce and focus on 'engineering', a plan that sounds all too familiar at this point
By Jeremy Laird published
News New CEO, same old staff cuts?

Intel has released a free 'performance boost for low-latency workloads like gaming' for Core Ultra 200S processors
By Jacob Fox published
News Could *this* be the BIOS update to make Arrow Lake worth it for gaming?
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