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"We are not ignorant of the feedback" - Intel seems to be planning AMD-style support for its CPU sockets, and that could make the red vs blue battle a lot closer in the years to come

Intel seems to be planning longer support for its upcoming CPU generations, and that's something I've been wishing on for years.

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Intel VP says future sockets should last longer and support more CPU generations

This could make Nova Lake a platform really worth investing in.

PC Gamer

I tested the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and 5 250K Plus against AMD’s best gaming CPUs — this should be a mismatch, but the results shocked me

Intel’s Core Ultra 200S Plus desktop CPU refresh is much more than a refresh — it’s a focus on the fundamentals of working smarter (not harder) to bring a mightily powerful chip for any PC tower. Not only that, but it gives even the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D a run…

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Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus review

Arrow Lake's redemption is here at last.

PC Gamer

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus review

The dark horse of Arrow Lake: Ultra 7 class performance for an Ultra 3 class price tag.

PC Gamer

I'm seriously impressed with Intel's new Core Ultra 200S Plus desktop CPUs — content creators could be swept up by the 250K and 270K at these genuinely affordable prices

Intel's Core Ultra 200S series CPUs come as a duo of Arrow Lake Refresh processors, and they're refreshingly cheap for creators, with gaming benefits to boot.

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Play Anywhere, Anytime: Best Handheld Gaming PCs to Buy in 2026 for Travelling, and On‑the‑Go Gaming

Handheld gaming PC comparison 2026 covers Steam Deck vs ROG Ally vs Lenovo Legion Go for travel gaming, battery life, performance, and portability on the go.

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PS5 Pro AI Frame Generation Is Coming Soon—Here's What It Will Bring to Console Games

Sony's PlayStation 5 Pro is getting yet another upgrade, and this time, it is AI frame generation to improve a game's visuals.

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System76 is charging an eye-popping $5299 for an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 GPU upgrade on its latest PC: Video card dwarves RAM cost in latest Thelio Mira Linux computer

System76’s Thelio Mira Linux desktop offers Ryzen 9000 CPUs, up to 192GB DDR5, and supports Nvidia RTX 5090 GPUs.

TechRadar

“We wanted to focus on those three things… not always done by our competitors when they put out products” – I talked to Intel about its plans for 2026, Panther Lake, and beyond

Intel’s Nish Neelalojanan on Panther Lake performance and expectations.

TechRadar

Intel released its first Pentium chip on this day 33 years ago, came packing 3.1 million transistors — fifth-gen x86 chip built on an 800nm process

33 years ago today, the Pentium lineage began, shaping decades of personal computing to come.

Tom’s Hardware

I tested the iBuyPower RDY Element 9 Pro R07, and it’s the sweet spot pre-built for PC gaming enthusiasts

iBuyPower’s RDY Element 9 Pro R07 is a stellar gaming pre-built with impressive mid-to-high level performance and maintains sustainable temperatures with liquid cooling — all while looking pretty fly and coming with an impressive 3-year warranty.

Tom’s Guide

Sony will bring ML-based frame generation to PlayStation consoles — the performance-boosting feature is unlikely to arrive this year, though

PlayStation 5 architect Mark Cerny said in an interview that Sony will add frame-generation technology to the console in the future, but didn't specify which console will get it or when.

Tom’s Hardware

Elon Musk Is Still a ‘Huge Admirer’ of Jensen Huang and Plans to Keep Buying Nvidia Chips. Does That Make NVDA Stock a Buy on the Dip?

Musk’s comments ease concerns about Nvidia losing major AI customers.

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Struggling with Low FPS? 2026's Best PC Settings to Dominate Competitive Games

Max FPS in competitive PC games? 2026 guide reveals increase fps gaming pc tweaks and best fps settings pc for "CS2", "Valorant"—optimize gaming performance settings for pro-level frames now.

Tom’s Hardware

Tim Cook says Apple had its best launch week for first-time Mac customers with the MacBook Neo — entry-level device now out of stock, with orders taking two to three weeks to ship

The MacBook Neo is breaking Apple sales records for first-time Mac buyers, with the cheap laptop now out of stock in several markets as demand surges.

Tom’s Hardware

Cyberpunk 2077 runs on MacBook Neo at over 30 FPS — PC gaming is possible with A18 Pro iPhone chip

YouTuber runs several PC games on the MacBook Neo, including Cyberpunk 2077 at around 40 FPS. Testing proves that Apple's iPhone SoCs can emulate PC games at playable frame rates.

Tom’s Hardware

Lucky shopper snags gaming PC for just $1,000 — iBuyPower prebuilt running on 9800X3D and RTX 5070 discounted by $900

Discounted as a last display unit, the Costco deal highlights how timing and luck can land premium gaming hardware for less.

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Intel suggests it was snubbed by Crimson Desert dev after reaching out "many times" about Arc GPUs – company says it provided "early hardware, drivers, and engineering resources" to studio

Intel has shifted the blame for a lack of Arc GPU in Crimson Desert back on developer Pearl Abyss, saying it's reached out to the studio "many times" over the past several years.

TechRadar

Could Agentic AI be the killer app for the 40-year old PC? AMD thinks so — and wants you to jump on the Agent Computer bandwagon before it is too late

AMD introduces Agentic AI on PCs, enabling autonomous task execution, persistent local models, and enhanced productivity for professionals and organizations.

MarketBeat

Is the ARK Innovation ETF Finding a Floor? Tesla and Robinhood Set the Tone

ARKK is negative YTD in 2026 after a strong 1-year run; its performance is being driven by concentrated exposure to Tesla, Robinhood, Coinbase, Shopify, and AMD.

Tom’s Hardware

AMD releases FSR 4.1 for RX 9000-series GPUs — new update delivers better Ray Regeneration, finer upscaled detail, and higher FPS

AMD has added Ray Regeneration 1.1 and FSR 4.1 upscaling to its RDNA 4 GPUs, bringing it to parity with Sony's PSSR 2 on the PS5 Pro. Games that support these features will have better ray tracing quality with more accurate shadow detail, while also getting a sharper-looking image through…

Tom’s Hardware

Planned 10-gigawatt Softbank data center in Ohio might be the largest in the world — will require a $33 billion natural gas plant, equivalent to nine nuclear reactors

SoftBank is looking forward to building a $60 billion - $70 billion AI data center spanning multiple phases in Ohio.

PC Gamer

Amazon US sold nearly half the number of CPUs it did this time last year

That's the memory crisis for you…

PC Gamer

Big update to SteamOS improves support for non-Valve handhelds, newer platforms, discrete GPUs, and Steam Machine

Wayland has also arrived.

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