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The best cheap processor in 2025: my top picks based on dozens of hours of testing
By John Loeffler last updated
Updated After dozens of hours of rigorous testing, I've narrowed down the best cheap processors for every budget and platform.

AMD’s next-gen ‘Redstone’ AI upscaling tech looks imminent – and a big clue has been spotted in the latest drivers
By Isaiah Williams published
AMD's preview driver has potentially spilled the beans on a new AFMF 3 update, and indicates that its 'Redstone' AI upscaling tech overhaul may be here sooner than we expected.

Intel could take a huge leap ahead of AMD in gaming GPUs, with multi-frame generation potentially on the horizon
By Isaiah Williams published
Intel's recent partnership with Nvidia may worry some gamers, but it seems like Team Blue still has big plans for its Arc desktop GPUs.

Hoping for some big Black Friday laptop deals? Intel CPU price hikes could scupper your plans
By Darren Allan published
Market forces seem to be conspiring against notebook manufacturers right now.

"Making a great chip means nothing if we can't do it the next year" - Qualcomm unveils powerful new Snapdragon X2 Elite chips for faster, better laptops
By Christian Guyton published
Laptops are set to get another power boost, with Qualcomm unveiling new Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme chips.

Fears of the death of Intel Arc GPUs may be exaggerated – despite Nvidia deal, a powerful new graphics card is rumored
By Darren Allan published
Intel and Nvidia partnership may not spell doom for Arc GPUs after all, if a new rumor about a high-end graphics card pans out.

Nvidia and Intel’s partnership could introduce the huge performance upgrade for handheld gaming PCs I’ve been hoping for
By Isaiah Williams published
AMD is arguably running away with the crown in the handheld gaming PC space, with its most powerful SoC challenging an Nvidia RTX GPU, but it might be in trouble after Nvidia and Intel's partnership.

AMD reveals a new AM4 CPU, a decade after the platform's launch – it’s the Skyrim of motherboard chipsets at this point
By Isaiah Williams published
If you ever thought AMD would leave its AM4 chipset behind, you thought wrong, because it's still launching new processors for the platform almost 10 years after its launch.
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