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Intel says it plans to beat AMD and make the fastest gaming CPU again

After improving gaming pace with Arrow Lake Refresh, Intel is clearly setting Nova Lake's sights on AMD's X3D chips with 3D V-cache.

Noctua AIO cooler is coming soon, promising great acoustics and performance

Asetek announces that its Noctua AIO cooler collaboration has passed validation and is on track for Q2 launch, featuring advanced noise dampening.

Nvidia DLSS 4.5 frame generation is finally here, with dynamic and 6x modes

New DLSS frame generation features are now available for GeForce RTX 40 and 50 series cards via an Nvidia App beta update.

Intel Bartlett Lake CPU with 12 P-cores runs on a consumer Z790 motherboard, thanks to BIOS mod

This hardware enthusiast got an Intel Core 9 273PQE processor to POST on a consumer Asus Z790 motherboard, thanks to some BIOS poking.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D appears in UK store at £179

AMD’s former Latin America-exclusive Ryzen 5 5500X3D processor has reached UK shelves, offering six Zen 3 cores at 4GHz, alongside 96MB of L3 cache.

Valve just banned nearly a million Counter-Strike 2 bots – Armory changes incoming?

Valve clamps down on CS2 skin/point farming bots, VAC banning 960,000 accounts in one swoop with the help of community reports.

New Intel CPU prices rise by up to 25% above MSRP just a week after launch

Intel Core Ultra 200S processors are arriving on store shelves at a higher cost than advertised, with curiously limited stock too.

Philips’ new 32in 4K QD-OLED monitor has a 240Hz refresh rate and Ambiglow support

Philips Evnia has just introduced a 31.5in QD-OLED gaming monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate and 4K resolution, complete with built-in RGB ambient lighting.

Dreamhack 2026 brings the joy of gaming to Birmingham NEC

Running March 27 to March 29, one of the world's biggest esports festivals comes to the UK for a fun-filled weekend of gaming and epic cosplay.