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The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K features 8 P-Cores and 12 E-Cores with improved clock speeds and power efficiency. Let's see how it compares to AMD's lineup and the i7-14700K it means to replace.

Intel is ready to unveil its latest Core Ultra desktop CPU series. With a tile-based design, Arrow Lake marks a major architectural shift, aiming for improved performance and efficiency.

It was a magical time, PC sales were just booming and if you were lucky, yours would come with a modem for dial-up Internet access. You would hear the scrambling sound of your phone line connecting you to the world. Launching Netscape and staring at the throbber animation while a single web page loaded.

After a month of in-depth testing, we've reviewed 21 AMD X870/X870E motherboards. From affordable to high-end, this roundup will help you decide which model is worth your investment despite the high prices.

The internet is undergoing the biggest change since its inception. It's huge. And there is no going back. The web is changing into the Zero Click Internet, and it will change everything.

AMD has worked hard to improve Zen 5 CPUs since their launch two months ago, but performance remains underwhelming. With BIOS updates, price cuts, and Windows optimizations, has Zen 5 finally improved? Let's find out.

The Palm Pilot, released in the 1990s, revolutionized mobile computing and digital assistants (PDAs). It paved the way for smartphones, shaping many of the mobile technologies we now rely on today.

The monitor market has seen a major shift, with high-quality 1440p gaming monitors now becoming more affordable. Once considered a premium option, 1440p displays are replacing 1080p as the go-to choice for entry-level PC gamers.

We've tested the Ryzen 7 5800X3D with Windows 11 24H2 and compared it to the new Ryzen 7 9700X. This review dives into performance data across patched 23H2 and 24H2, examining how both CPUs stack up.

Firmware is essential to the operation of electronic devices, acting as the foundational software that makes it all work. While firmware is sometimes used interchangeably with "software," they are not the same thing.

When choosing a motherboard for your Ryzen CPU, you'll encounter various options like X670, B650, A620, and the new X870. This guide will explain chipset differences, PCIe lane setups, and help you pick the right board.

Corsair's Xeneon 34WQHD240-C is a premium 34-inch QD-OLED ultrawide, featuring a 240Hz refresh rate and sleek white-silver design. However, its $1,200 price raises questions about its overall value.

Recent Nvidia RTX 50 series GPU rumors and specifications, especially about the RTX 5080's configuration, have caught our attention. Could it be the most cut-down 80-class GPU compared to the flagship ever? Let's investigate.

AMD's new 800-series chipsets are officially here, but are they worth the upgrade? We'll dive into performance, features, and pricing of the X870E motherboards from Asus, Asrock, Gigabyte, and MSI.

God of War Ragnarök finally arrives on PC after two years as a PlayStation exclusive. It still looks stunning and plays really well, with support for DLSS 3, FSR 3.1, and XeSS 1.3.

AMD had claimed the Ryzen 7 9700X would outperform Intel's i7-14700K by 6% in gaming. They have revised this statement though, admitting that both CPUs should be a match. But are they?

One of the best ways to get a budget-friendly GPU is by exploring the second-hand market. We've analyzed eBay sales data to help you find great deals on used graphics cards across all price ranges.

It's become tradition that with almost every GPU generation, Nvidia does something misleading. If you thought they would break this tradition with the GeForce 40 series, you were clearly mistaken.

Zen 5 sales have not gone well and AMD is struggling to sell Ryzen 9000 CPUs. Let's analyze the flow-on effects this is having across the rest of the CPU market.

We've benchmarked Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 with over 40 GPUs to show how your graphics card stacks up. With the Swarm Engine pushing both GPU and CPU to their limits, find out if an upgrade is in order.

The TechSpot PC Buying Guide helps you navigate the current state of the PC hardware market. With AMD's Ryzen 9000 series underperforming and Intel facing stability issues, we guide you to the best current options.

30+ years ago, PC gamers could choose GPUs from over 10 different makers. The story of Rendition is a fascinating tale of engineering brilliance and lost opportunities from the golden age of graphics. Plus, some easter egg content about TechSpot's history and how it all relates.

The Sony Walkman was not only a revolutionary device, it was revolutionary on a cultural scale. With the Walkman you could play any song, anywhere, anytime, before the same was possible for movies, e-books or video games.

Star Wars Outlaws is a new open-world action game, so we've locked ourselves in the lab for a few days to come back with a 43 GPU benchmark across five configurations at three different resolutions.

Today we'll show you how to boost the gaming performance of your Ryzen CPU by 10% with one simple trick. Sounds too good to be true, right? But somehow, this actually works.