The new AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor was delidded by "@Madness7771" and said that when cooled with his Noctua ND-D14 cooler, the delidded Ryzen 7 5800X3D chip was running cooler, saying "it doesn't ...

Intel's new Core i9-14900K is now out in the wild, available on Amazon and Newegg for around $600 or so -- Newegg is cheaper, $599 right now -- and into Der8auer's hands for some ultra-cool testing.

Intel's latest flagship processor, the Core i9-14900KS, is a beastly slice of silicon as we discovered in our review. It also needs ample cooling to take full advantage of the binned chip's full ...

Back when AMD's Ryzen 7000 processors first came out, enthusiasts theorized that the extra-thick heatspreader used on Socket AM5 CPUs—required to maintain AMD heatsink compatibility that extends all ...

In context: In recent years, delidding has gradually become a lost art due to improvements in modern IHS design, the use of better thermal interface materials, and idiot-proof tools for the delidding ...

I'm curious what people are doing that would require CPU overclocking at home. Does a 5-10% increase really make that much of a difference in a game if the other specs are the same? Click to expand ...

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Intel's is currently ramping volume on its Ice Lake-SP CPU, but die shots of its follow-up generation, Sapphire Rapids, have already leaked. To quickly recap: Up until now, Intel's desktop and server ...

Now I'm imagining seedy back-alley clubs where patrons are greeted by harlequin-masked technicians wearing leather lab coats and rubber jumpsuits, guided to a dimly lit room kept just a few degrees ...