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My 5-year-old 5600X is still good enough for 2026, and I'm not upgrading to AM5
I ditched my upgrade plans after realizing my current CPU can satisfy my gaming needs
AMD may not have the best chips, but AM4 shows why I should trust it over Intel
Who wants to take apart their build once every two years?
What Intel Firefly actually means for Windows laptops (and why it's not just another processor)
Making Windows more like Apple.
Nvidia's RTX Spark is bringing more agentic AI to consumer PCs, but it feels like a cruel joke in this hardware economy
Does anyone want more AI on their PC for a discounted price of $3,000?
I've been building x86 PCs for more than a decade, but I'm not sure my next computer will be one
There's a real chance that consumer PCs could be Arm-based in the future.
Nvidia's RTX Spark is a chip unlike any other, and it could change Windows laptops forever
Nvidia's high-end Arm CPUs are finally here, set to transform local AI hardware
The 5800X3D is the 1080 Ti of CPUs, but I wouldn't buy one today
It's still a great CPU, but its best days are behind it.
AMD just extended AM5 until 2029, but their real masterpiece is still AM4
The decade-old socket is still the smartest upgrade path, and that's a problem
AMD is resurrecting a 4-year-old CPU, and it exposes some uncomfortable truths about the PC industry
Did they accidentally make AM4 too good?
AMD shipped Nvidia's new AI laptop over a year ago, and the software is finally catching up
Nvidia's RTX Spark is competing in a space that AMD kickstarted over a year ago.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon C is trying to compete where it has no business being
It's not really for $300 laptops
Intel's Panther Lake looks great, but it's not the upgrade desktop owners were hoping for
Desktop owners are being left out to dry for a little bit longer
Steep discount makes this AMD CPU the perfect choice for gamers who want great performance on a budget
An irresistible choice for gamers
These are the specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon C, its chip for budget Windows laptops
It's a repurposed mobile part
Nvidia's RTX Spark will "reinvent the PC," giving Windows on Arm the huge boost it deserves
It already has a home in a powerful new laptop.
AMD extends AM5 support through 2029 with a new CPU, and AM4 refuses to die
AM5 keeps on livin'!
AMD just gave the Ryzen 7 5800X3D an upgrade, and Noctua will sell it for other AM4 CPUs
AM4 keeps chugging along.
Nvidia's N1X specs leak in full, showing what's next for Windows on Arm
It's looking really exciting.
I ran local LLMs on Intel's cheapest iGPU, and the results were surprisingly decent
It ain't no match for a dedicated GPU, but you can run some light LLMs on the N100