Samuel Willetts - Page 2

With a mouse in hand from the age of four, Sam brings two-decades-plus of passion for PCs and tech in his duties as Hardware Editor for Club386. Equipped with an English & Creative Writing degree, waxing lyrical about everything from processors to power supplies comes second nature.

Geekbench calls Intel Binary Optimisation results “invalid”, but its assessment may change

Until Geekbench can detect whether Intel Binary Optimisation is running, all results with compatible CPUs are flagged as potentially invalid.

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs. AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Intel and AMD face-off for the $299 CPU crown, as we examine how the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Ryzen 7 9700X stack up against one another.

Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus may still exist after all, as new CPU benchmark results emerge

In the wake of Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh launch, the Core Ultra 9 290K Plus has made another surprise appearance via Geekbench 6.

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus review: a high value CPU for creators

Providing unparalleled multi-core value at $199, the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus is a compelling choice of CPU for a budget workstation.

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 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.

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.

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.

AMD quietly publishes then pulls FSR 4.1, but gamers are already testing the upscaler

A new version of AMD FSR has leaked ahead of launch, delivering improved image sharpness at the expense of stability.