Turn back the clock to November 2012. Outlook in the PC DIY community was grim, everyone was waiting in anticipation as rumors started to surface that the end of the socketed desktop CPU was growing ...

In brief: After announcing it on Computex 2021, Intel has now released the Intel 'Beast Canyon' NUC 11 Extreme kit. Available with the Core i9-11900KB or Core i7-11700B, this mini gaming PC has enough ...

We test out two SAPPHIRE Radeon R9 290X Tri-X GPUs in CrossFire on three competing CPU sockets at 4K. It wasn't long ago that we tested our two Intel systems at 4K, comparing the LGA 2011 and LGA 1150 ...

Intel's latest and greatest Core i7-6700K and Core i5-6600K unlocked multiplier Skylake processors for desktops are not bundled with a cooler. The firm managed to get away with not bundling any cooler ...

In short, Intel’s mainstream LGA 1150 platform offers the best balance of features, performance, pricing and power efficiency for the mini-ITX form factor. Today we are setting our sights on one of ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. A chip off the old block. Choosing the right CPU for your new PC is ...

Intel’s first Haswell Refresh CPUs have just been recently released, Intel’s Devil’s Canyon (unlocked K series Haswell Refresh) CPUs are expected in just a month or two and rumours going around ...

Computers have used socketed processors for most of the PC’s lifespan, with a few notable exceptions like Intel’s cartridge-based Pentium II and III aside. These sockets change every few processor ...

Long gone are the days when you could accurately discern how powerful a PC might be just by looking at the physical size of the system. You can pack an impressive amount of computing muscle inside a ...

Shuttle launches their Barebone DS81 which is a 43mm thin product for Intel LGA1150 processors. The product has an Intel H81 based motherboard and can hold a 2.5" storage device. The motherboard ...