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Firefox engineer warns Intel Raptor Lake CPUs are 'crashing more often because of the summer heat,' and it's making me worry about the future of these chips
Should you be worried if you own one of these CPUs? The 14700K in particular is singled out as a concern.
Got buyer's remorse with your 8GB graphics card? Nvidia's AI texture compression promises huge benefits for GPUs with stingy amounts of memory
Think your GPU doesn't have enough memory? Nvidia's AI texture compression trick looks like a killer solution in this demo (with caveats).
Nvidia's free speed boost for all PC games is no longer exclusive to its newest GPUs – here's which older cards are about to get it
Smooth Motion tech is like frame generation but at a driver level, meaning that all games can benefit from the boost.
Intel CEO reportedly admits 'it is too late for us' to catch AI leaders like Nvidia, but here's how it could still recover
Lip-Bu Tan seemingly also said that "we are not in the top 10 semiconductor companies" any longer - a frank admission indeed.
Windows 11 desktop PCs could soon get Copilot+ AI powers, as Intel might radically switch tactics with next-gen CPUs
Ready for your Windows 11 PC to get proper AI powers? Rumor has it Intel's next-gen desktop CPUs could deliver Copilot+ features.
Worrying Nvidia stock rumor hints at GPU price rises – here's why Prime Day could be the best time to buy a new graphics card
Need a new GPU? Prime Day deals could be the most affordable pricing you'll see this year.
AMD's new GPUs could be a flop – and while that's good news for Nvidia, I'm worried for gamers
AMD's RX 9070 XT looks a tempting buy right now – so why is it losing out to Nvidia, with even the RTX 5090 ahead of Team Red's GPU on Steam?
Now might be the perfect time to buy an AMD RX 9070 XT, as retailer rumors suggest it's hit a low for the year
Thinking of buying a new GPU? Now might be the time to strike, before rumored price hikes kick in for graphics cards later this year.
