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Intel possibly selling 'low-expectation' chips is a sign of CPU price hikes

By Darren Allan Published

'Turning what may have been scrap or low-expectation output into revenue': Intel's seemingly found a new way to turn a profit on CPUs, and it's an ominous sign for pricing.

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More fake Samsung SSDs have been spotted – and CPU sales are slumping badly

By Darren Allan Published

More fake SSDs and a CPU sales slump — the casualties of the RAM crisis are piling up, sadly.

Storage & Backup
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Forget the RAM crisis — storage prices are spiralling, and CPUs may be next

By Darren Allan Published

The cost of all key PC components is being hit, as apparently, CPUs are now in the firing line.

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Attendees at the Intel Corp. pavilion at MWC Barcelona 2026 in Barcelona, Spain
“We wanted to focus on those three things… not always done by our competitors when they put out products” – I talked to Intel about its plans for 2026, Panther Lake, and beyond

By Madeline Ricchiuto Published

Interview Intel’s Nish Neelalojanan on Panther Lake performance and expectations.

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Intel's new Core Ultra 200S Plus CPUs promise a big boost for PC gamers

By Darren Allan Published

Intel's new Core Ultra 200S Plus CPUs are already impressing PC gamers with some temptingly low MSRPs.

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AMD's new Ryzen AI 400 CPUs prioritize AI skills over GPU power

By Darren Allan Published

Want a Copilot+ desktop PC? What do you mean, no? AMD just revealed Ryzen AI 400 CPUs over at MWC 2026.

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Press shot of an Nvidia chip
Laptops packing Nvidia's Arm CPUs could be here in a few months

By Darren Allan Published

Nvidia's new Arm CPU could debut in laptops in Q2 2026 — but I'm skeptical we'll see these notebooks anytime soon.

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A pair of hands carefully fitting a stick of RAM into a motherboard.
Beat the RAM crisis with my updated tips for upgrading your PC

By Christian Guyton Published

I used to recommend RAM and SSDs as a wallet-friendly PC upgrade, but the RAM crisis has left that advice dead in the water — here's what to do instead.

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A render of an Intel CPU in a futuristic PC.
Rumor suggests Intel's next-gen flagship CPU could be very power-hungry

By Darren Allan Published

Intel's Nova Lake flagship is rumored to have eye-opening power usage — but I don't think this is anything to worry about (yet).

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Render of 27-inch AidaOne R27
New all-in-one PC packs a powerful AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 CPU under the hood

By Isaiah Williams Published

Another Apple iMac alternative has arrived, and it's built around AMD's most powerful APU.

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