Enlarge / Intel is giving its desktop processors their first top-to-bottom overhaul in years. (credit: Intel) Intel released its first 12th-generation Core desktop processors a little over two months ago , and we were pretty impressed with the results ; the chips still consume a lot of power, but they generally come with the performance […]
Enlarge / Photo taken on Aug. 2, 2019 shows the booth of CPU chip manufacturer Intel at China Digital Entertainment Expo and Game Expo in Shanghai, China. (credit: Future Publishing |Getty Images) Intel has apologized for a ban upon using components from Xinjiang within response to attacks from Chinese nationalist media over the policy, becoming […]
Enlarge / LG UltraGear 17G90Q. (credit: LG ) LG ELECTRONICS has carved out a small space for itself among mainstream users seeking an attractive, slim design. But now LG wants to push laptops toward gamers, and it has the RGB plus high refresh rate to prove it, alongside an interesting choice in components. A couple […]
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Enlarge / The new LGA1700 socket used for Alder Lake CPUs is taller than Intel’s previous sockets. (credit: Intel) It’s a tough time to build a PC. Graphics cards remain the biggest headache when you’re trying to put together a computer, as they have been all year—supply is low and prices are stratospheric. But it’s […]
Enlarge / The M1 SoC die compared to M1 Pro and M1 Max. (credit: Apple) Apple has already finalized the second generation of Mac processors, and the third generation is expected to be made with a new 3-nanometer process, according to a report in The Information citing people with direct knowledge of the plans. The […]
Enlarge / Our test rig marries the Alder Lake i9-12900K (pictured) or an i5-12600K with 64G DDR5 SDRAM, an MSI Carbon motherboard, SK Hynix Gold NVMe SSD, and Apex Gaming 850M PSU. Cooling is provided by a Corsair fluid cooler and triple fan radiator. (credit: Jim Salter) After spending several days with Intel’s newest consumer […]