While overclocking the CPU used to be an unsaid rule in the past, at least for gamers, it's not nearly as popular anymore.

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There are an array of HOT Black Friday deals on AMD and Intel processors, including the sleeper Intel Core i5-14600KF.

AMD self-leaked the first reveal of its Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU on its own French support page, which was picked up by X user Olrak29 on Sunday. By Monday, AMD removed the listing, but not before chip ...

A good temperature for your desktop computer's CPU is around 120℉ when idle, and under 175℉ when under stress. If you're using a laptop, you should look for CPU temperatures between 140℉ and 190℉. If ...

One of the first things you get to learn about computers is that any amount of processing produces some amount of heat as a byproduct. It's not unusual for even a well-cooled computer processor to ...

QUESTION: I’m in the market for a new computer. Which processor I should be considering? ANSWER: The processor plays an important role in any computer, but the deciding factor is what you plan to do ...

Everyone has heard that mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. Well, the central processing unit (CPU) is the powerhouse of the computer. It's the brain, and without a CPU in your computer, ...

Chip startup Efficient Computer Corp. exited stealth mode in 2024 with a $16 million seed funding round with the announcement of its first computer processor, the E0 system-on-chip (SoC) for ...

In the eighties, computer processors became faster and faster, while memory access times stagnated and hindered additional performance increases. Something had to be done to speed up memory access and ...

PC freezing, going slow, or running into hitches where it shouldn’t? Even if you have one of the best processors, high CPU usage could be to blame. Unfortunately, if you aren’t too computer savvy, ...