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Thermal Grizzly is expanding its liquid cooling line‑up again, this time with two new CPU water blocks. The Mycro Pro Stainless Steel series is now available for both AMD AM4/AM5 and Intel LGA1700/1851/1954 sockets, offering a more affordable option thanks to an unplated copper cold plate and simplified construction.

Intel may be preparing to move on from the Core i5‑14600K with a refreshed Raptor Lake CPU featuring an eight P‑core and eight E‑core configuration. According to a new rumour, the updated chip would continue the LGA1700 platform while offering a modest bump in core count over the current 14600K.

Despite ongoing uncertainty in the wider PC market, global GPU shipments rose 10.4% quarter‑over‑quarter and 1.1% year‑over‑year in Q2, reaching 75.5 million units according to new data from Jon Peddie Research.

Hypertune, a new automated overclocking tool built on Intel’s Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) SDK, has now launched publicly following an extended eight‑month beta with more than 60,000 participants. Developed by Compready’s Gaming Performance Engineering team, the software aims to make system‑level optimisation more accessible by automating CPU, GPU and memory …

Acer has announced the Predator Atlas 7 gaming handheld alongside Project DualPlay Mini, an 8-inch concept device that transforms into a mini-laptop.  Powered by up to an Intel Arc G3 Extreme processor and Intel Arc B390 graphics, the Predator Atlas 7 pairs its internals with a 7-inch FHD 120Hz VRR …

Intel is outlining three new architectures at Hot Chips 2026, aimed at Agentic AI and enterprise‑scale workloads, covering HPC, large‑model inference and client‑side AI. The trio consists of Diamond Rapids for next‑generation Xeon, the Crescent Island GPU for datacentres, and Wildcat Lake for mainstream client and edge systems.

Desktop processor shipments fell by more than 20% year over year during Q2 2026, according to new data from Mercury Research. Despite the downturn driven by rising component costs, AMD increased its market share across desktop, mobile and server segments. Rising DDR5, SSD, motherboard and GPU prices pushed full system …

Intel VP Robert Hallock has confirmed that the company's next-generation CPU core will debut on desktop processors before reaching data centre products. The confirmation reveals that Intel is prioritising consumer platforms over enterprise for its upcoming architecture rollout. Hallock (via Tom's Hardware) made the comments while discussing competitor AMD's decision …

Intel's rumoured Razor Lake-AX processor will reportedly not be unlocked for overclocking, according to new details shared by leaker Jaykihn.

Intel has relaunched its Gamer Days Bundle promotion. This time, Intel is offering buyers two free games with qualifying processors, graphics products, and prebuilt systems. Running from August 10th through September 13th, the bundle includes full game downloads for STAR WARS: Galactic Racer and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. Customers …

Intel is reportedly preparing two mid-range 22-core “Nova Lake-S” desktop processors, each with a massive 108MB of “bLLC” cache to boost gaming performance. These upcoming models are claimed to be part of the Core Ultra 5 400S processor family. According to Jaykhin (via VideoCardz), both configurations use a single compute …

Windows 11 has been demonstrated running on a legacy DDR1 motherboard equipped with AGP graphics, bypassing modern hardware requirements. The system uses an early-2000s ASRock ConRoe865PE motherboard paired with an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor, demonstrating that Microsoft's latest operating system can still run on hardware from a vastly …

Valve already alluded to ‘expanding support' for hardware beyond AMD on SteamOS in a blog post earlier this week, but now the company has also confirmed to The Verge that it is working directly with both Intel and Nvidia. Speaking with The Verge, Valve's Pierre-Loup Griffais confirmed that Intel has …

Intel is reportedly planning a new line of processors featuring integrated graphics designed by Nvidia. According to a recent report, the company aims to introduce these chips in early 2028. Erdi Özüağ's report (via VideoCardz) doesn't include any specific details on what the final processor will look like. Only that …

Intel is reportedly developing a new line of Socket LGA1700 desktop processors codenamed “Raptor Lake Next”. These upcoming chips aim to provide an upgrade path for users still using DDR4 memory, filling a gap left by the DDR5-exclusive Core Ultra “Arrow Lake” generation. The report from Jaykihn (corroborated by VideoCardz …

The latest market statistics from Jon Peddie Research for Q1 2026 show a decline in both GPU and CPU shipments. Rising component and memory prices significantly impacted the PC segment during this period, with discrete graphics card shipments falling to 11.8 million units and desktop CPU shipments to 15.7 million …

HP has announced the HP Limited Edition Scuderia Ferrari AI PC, a limited-edition laptop, with less than 5000 numbered units being made in total. The laptop will also have limited regional availability, with much of the stock being allocated to the US, UK, Germany and Italy.  Under the hood, the …

The Intel Binary Optimisation Tool (IBOT) has delivered some positive results so far for Core Ultra 2 and Core Ultra 3 users. Now, game compatibility is getting another boost, with seven more titles getting support, bringing the total number of compatible games up to 19.  The tool functions by analysing …

At Computex this week, the MSI Laptop team has a bunch to show off. At the top of the list is a new Claw gaming handheld, this time with an upgrade to Intel's new Arc G3 and G3 Extreme processors.  The MSI Claw always stood out from the pack for …

Yesterday, Intel officially announced its new Arc G Series processors, designed specifically for a new generation of PC gaming handhelds. Now, Acer has revealed itself as one of the first OEMs adopting the new processors, which will ship later this year inside of the new Predator Atlas 8 handheld.

Just ahead of Computex, Intel has announced the new Arc G-Series, a new line of GPUs built specifically for handheld gaming devices. 

The Intel Core i9-14900KF has become the first processor to break past the 9.2GHz clock frequency barrier, setting a new world record. Achieved by Chinese overclocker wytiwx, the processor reached 9,206MHz, surpassing the previous record in the HWBOT database. As noted by Wccftech, the record-breaking entry was achieved using liquid …

New rumors suggest that Intel's upcoming “Razor Lake-AX” processors will utilise on-package memory and high-core-count integrated graphics. If confirmed, this would mark a strategic shift for Intel, which previously stated that the on-package memory design seen in Lunar Lake (Core Ultra 200V) was a “one-off” due to cost and margin …

Back in early 2025, Thermal Grizzly officially began selling delidded processors, backed by a warranty to give PC builders peace of mind. This week, the company is adding a new CPU to its delidded line-up – the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K.

Intel has confirmed it is collaborating with Google to provide the hardware foundation for the newly announced Googlebook laptops. The devices are expected to feature Intel's latest Core Series 300 “Wildcat Lake” processors, built on the Intel 18A process node. While Intel will provide the x86 platform, Google VP John …

Intel has announced a new round of Core Series 3 processors for laptops. Aimed at entry-level mainstream laptops and edge computing, these new CPUs use Intel's 18A process node, along with Cougar Cove and Darkmont cores, delivering 40 TOPS of AI performance. Systems from OEM partners are scheduled for release …

Intel hasn't yet officially confirmed that its upcoming Nova Lake-S desktop processors will be branded as the Core Ultra 400 series. However, a new report claims that the name is already set. The “Series 4” architecture is expected to feature Coyote Cove P-cores and Arctic Wolf E-cores. According to VideoCardz, …

For a long time now, Intel's CPU sockets have used a single-lever system to lock the chip into place. Apparently for the next generation Nova Lake chips, Intel will go back to embracing a dual-lever mechanism, which will also allow Intel to make the IHS on top of the CPU …

New rumours surrounding AMD's next-generation Zen 6 processors have surfaced, indicating a renewed push for higher clock speeds. 

We might be about to witness the most surprising collaboration in the history of x86 computing. The prospect of Intel and Nvidia collaborating on a single SoC is something most would never have thought would happen. However, there are rumours that it might materialise under the Serpent Lake series of …