Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus review: the mainstream multi-core CPU of choice

Arrow Lake Refresh comes out swinging with more cores at a lower fee and under-the-hood improvements that see the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus soar.

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AMD's eight-core, 16-thread X3D CPU is already the go-to choice for PC gaming enthusiasts, but lower pricing helps to sweeten the deal.

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Pearl Abyss goes into damage limitation mode and says Intel Arc GPU support coming to Crimson Desert

Pearl Abyss reverts course after massive backlash due to lack of Intel Arc GPU support on Crimson Desert, now promising optimisation ASAP.

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 appears in ASRock press release before quickly disappearing

Despite no official word from AMD on the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, it seems the company initially planned to launch the processor earlier this month.

Intel claims its Core Ultra 200S Plus CPUs smash AMD Ryzen 5 and 7 in creator workloads

Intel slides advertise Arrow Lake-S Refresh’s stronger performance on creator workloads compared to equivalent AMD Ryzen CPUs.

Nvidia reveals DLSS 5 doesn’t use 3D renders to generate changes and enhancements

Nvidia has confirmed that DLSS 5 uses a 2D frame plus motion vectors to generate its enhanced output, which limits its awareness.

Future Intel CPU sockets could support more generations, says Intel VP – “we are listening”

Intel's Robert Hallock confirms that he sees a future where Intel motherboard sockets support more generations of CPUs. LGA1954 could have a long life.

Crimson Desert refuses to launch on millions of Intel Arc GPUs, developer recommends seeking refunds

Pearl Abyss is recommending Crimson Desert owners to seek refunds if they play on Intel Arc graphics, hinting that the game may never be supported.

eBay seller finds missing GPU and memory on a returned Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

eBay seller claims that a working Zotac GeForce RTX 5090 worth around $4,000 was returned without its GPU and GDDR7 memory.

This modder turned an Xbox Series X into an RTX 5060 gaming PC, complete with a working disc drive

A modder swaps the Xbox Series X internals for a mini PC build powered by an Intel Core i7 CPU and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 GPU.

AMD Ryzen 5 9650X and Ryzen 7 9750X are reportedly in the works, with slightly higher clock speeds

AMD is reportedly preparing a 6-core Ryzen 5 9650X and 8-core Ryzen 7 9750X, with 100MHz higher boost clocks than their predecessors.

Intel massively reduces game load times, eliminating wait to compile shaders on Arc GPUs

Intel's Precompiled Shader Delivery is now enabled on Arc B-series and Core Ultra graphics with its latest driver, boosting first-launch loads by up to 3x.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says DLSS 5 critics are “completely wrong,” reiterating developer control

In the wake of a largely negative response to DLSS 5, Nvidia believes critics aren't correctly understanding the technology.

Microsoft is adding image and AI text support to Notepad in Windows 11

Microsoft is rolling out image integration to Windows 11’s Notepad, adding yet another WordPad feature to the beloved text editor.

Kioxia is working on a new high-speed SSD that extends a GPU’s VRAM

Kioxia aims to boost AI workloads with its Super High IOPS SSD architecture, designed to be an extension of GPUs’ HBM memory.

Nvidia DLSS 5 has potential, but this first impression leaves me uncomfortable

Nvidia DLSS 5 promises to radically transform real-time graphics through neural rendering, and current demos require two RTX 5090 cards to run.

Antec Flux Pro Noctua Edition review: ultra-quiet airflow done right

Antec’s Flux Pro chassis gets an Austrian makeover with six flagship Noctua fans making this a huge, quiet, and flexible PC case.

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