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Waiting for cheaper Intel Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs? They might arrive on January 8

Intel still has to flesh out its Raptor Lake Refresh range of processors, with only a trio of unlocked ‘K’ model CPUs (that can be overclocked to go faster) on shelves so far, and more affordable choices are supposedly set to debut on January 8. We should see a raft…

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AMD reveals a full stack of shiny new Ryzen laptop processors, supercharged with AI

Hot on the heels of a catty attack from Intel, AMD has just announced the next lineup of Ryzen processors that we’ll be seeing in next year’s best laptops – a whopping nine new chips, all bearing the Ryzen 8040 name and equipped with AMD’s ‘XDNA’ AI technology. The new…

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Intel Arrow Lake CPU leak reveals a hidden trick up its sleeve

We’ve been treated to another leak around Intel’s Arrow Lake processors – next-gen chips expected to arrive in around a year’s time – with details being spilled about the integrated graphics. Coelacanth Dream, a known leaker (hat tip to Tom’s Hardware), flagged up that Arrow Lake’s integrated graphics will be…

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Want to build a new PC with an Intel Arrow Lake CPU next year? Here’s how you might save a bit of money

Intel’s next-gen desktop processors, Arrow Lake, will be compatible with current-gen CPU coolers, according to new information. Tom’s Hardware picked up on this one with the observation that Azza has recently launched a couple of new liquid coolers (the Cube 240 and 360) which state that they support the LGA1851…

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Nvidia and AMD’s rumored plans to make Arm-based PC CPUs could turn the laptop world upside down

Nvidia is planning to make Arm-based processors to challenge Intel’s dominance in the world of Windows PCs, according to a new report – as is AMD. Reuters has the scoop with this one – add an appropriate dose of caution as ever with rumors – and on the Nvidia side,…

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Intel said 14th-gen desktop CPUs support Thunderbolt 5 – but it turns out that was a mistake

Intel has corrected itself when it comes to the new Raptor Lake Refresh range of desktop processors, clarifying that these 14th-gen chips won’t support Thunderbolt 5 after all. When Raptor Lake Refresh launched, Intel’s release statement observed that the 14th-gen processors “include support for … upcoming Thunderbolt 5 wired connectivity.”…

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