Intel has added "enhanced Alder Lake support" to its extreme tuning utility (Intel XTU for short), ahead of actually launching its 12th Generation Core desktop processors. Make no mistake, Alder Lake ...

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Intel released an overclocking profile for helping gamers squeeze more performance from their Core Ultra 200S series CPUs. That means your unlocked Core Ultra 7 265K processor (for example) is about ...

Intel just announced its 12th-gen Alder Lake platform at the Intel Innovation event. In addition to six new processors, Intel detailed some key overclocking news for the upcoming range. Marrying ...

You may have seen the story last week about Der8auer overclocking a Core i5-12400's six cores to 5.2 GHz, or even this morning's story about HiCookie taking a dual-core Pentium Gold chip to 5.8 GHz ...

Last week, Intel announced its new Intel Arc brand for discrete enthusiast graphics, its new XeSS upscaling technology, and the code names for its next four generations of gaming graphics cards. In a ...

The days when you could overclock your Intel “K” or “KF” chip with impunity, while liquid nitrogen vapor wafted through the long tresses of your hair, are over. On Monday, Intel abruptly ended its ...

If you enjoy overclocking the best gaming CPU, you'll no longer be able to rely on Intel's 'Performance Tuning Protection Plan' if things go wrong, as the company is discontinuing the program. The ...

Intel has announced the end of its Performance Tuning Protection Plan (PTPP). An end-user who previously bought a PTPP from Intel was guaranteed a one-time replacement CPU if they fried their chip by ...

Why overclock an Intel PC? The hard-core tech addict answers with the classic “because it's there.” While poetic, this doesn’t do much for the IT professional who needs more justification to risk ...

If cash is tight, upgrading to a solid-state drive is easily one of the biggest PC bangs you can get for your bottom dollar. Seriously, these puppies are face-melting fast, and the cheapest SSD you ...

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