It looks like someone over at the Anandtech forums might have leaked Intel Core i7-8700K, Core i7-8700, Core i5-8600K and Core i5-8600 Coffee Lake processor specifications tonight! The posts made look more detailed than anything Continue reading “Possible Intel Core i7-8700K and Core i7-8700 Specifications Leaked”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Intel Core i9-7900X – 10-Cores Refined Today we’ll be taking a closer look at the Intel Core i9-7900X Skylake-X processor, which is Intel’s High-End Desktop Platform (HEDT) 10-core, 20-thread CPU (3.3 GHz base/4.5 GHz Boost/13.75MB Continue reading “Intel Core i9-7900X Processor Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Intel, like any other tech firm,. Has its share of leaks that tip what the chipmaker is working on ahead of the official launch. This week a leak has turned up that talks about Coffee Continue reading “Leak Spills the Beans on Coffee Lake Intel Core i7 8700K and More”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
Intel SSD 545s Series Arrives With 64-Layer TLC 3D NAND Intel has a number of exciting storage products launching in 2017 and today just happens to be the day they launch the Intel SSD 545s Continue reading “Intel SSD 545s 512GB SATA SSD Review – 64-Layer TLC NAND”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Over the weekend the Debian developers posted up that they found a rather serious coding bug on Intel 6th Generation Skylake and 7th Generation Kaby Lake processors that have Intel hyper-threading enabled. The issue impacts Continue reading “Intel Faces Hyper-Threading Bug In Skylake and Kaby Lake Processor Microcode”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Intel is offering up some details on its new “mesh” on-chip interconnect that is the future of the data center. The details on the new architecture come ahead of the launch of the new Intel Continue reading “Intel Outlines New Xeon Mesh Architecture for Data Centers”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
Back during Computex Gigabyte announced some new enthusiast level motherboards in the X299 Aorus line for gamers that supports all the cool new stuff that Intel is doing. The mainboards support the Intel Core X Continue reading “Gigabyte Offers X299 Aorus Mainboard Pre-Order Bonus Options”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
Dell is going to be one of the first PC makers to embrace the new enthusiast level AMD Threadripper processor. Dell will be launching an Alienware Area-51 desktop computer in July that packs inside the Continue reading “Alienware Area-51 AMD Threadripper Gaming PC Lands in July”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
We all knew that Intel was coming out with Skylake-X Processors, but did you know that there were going to be available in new 12-core, 14-core, 16-core and 18-core configurations? According to a leak over Continue reading “Intel Core i9-7980XE 18-Core Processor Coming To Crush AMD Threadripper”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Although Computex doesnt begin until memorial weekend, Acer has revealed two new laptops. The Spin 1 and the Nitro 5 along with a pair of Iconia tablets. Spin 1 The ultra-light convertible Spin 1 features Continue reading “Acer Reveals Nitro 5 and Spin 1 Laptops Before Computex”. …more
By Scott Aguirre •
Some details about Intel’s plans for the CPU market over the summer have leaked and the leaks are very interesting. If accurate this summer Intel will launch a new processor that sounds as if it Continue reading “Intel Core i9 12-core CPU Tipped for August Launch”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
Intel Optane Memory – More Benchmarks To Look At Last month Intel/Micron 3D Xpoint memory technology came out and it is the first new memory technology to hit the market in the last 30 years. Continue reading “Intel Optane Memory Tested As Boot Drive, Secondary and RAID 0”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Gaming Performance Showdown AMD Ryzen 1700x vs Intel i7-7700K We have been reading and seeing a lot of performance and testing done on the latest AMD CPU, the Ryzen 7 1700X. After it was released, Continue reading “Intel Core i7-7700k versus AMD Ryzen 1700X 14 Game CPU Showdown”. …more
By Steven Kean •
Intel Optane Memory Will Speed Up Your Hard Drive If you building a PC on a budget this year you’ll likely find yourself deciding between a high capacity Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or a smaller, Continue reading “Intel Optane Memory Review – 32GB Module With 3D Xpoint Tested”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
The day that some PC fans have dreaded is finally here. If you have a modern and new processor from Intel or AMD inside your PC and you are running a version of Windows other Continue reading “Microsoft Begins to Block Updates for New Hardware on Older Windows Versions”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •