Intel

Intel 9th Generation Coffee Lake Refresh
03 Jul

Intel Reveals 9th Generation Coffee Lake Refresh

Intel releases specification information for 9th Generation Coffee Lake refresh. We dug through the specifications document to pull the details of each mainstream desktop processor.

Intel Spectre Hardening Microcode
03 Jul

Intel Releases Spectre Hardening Microcode Update

On the heels of additional Spectre and Meltdown based exploits, Intel releases new microcode hardening information dating back to first Intel Core series Westmere.

Brian Krzanich
21 Jun

Intel's CEO Brian Krzanich Resigns

Early this morning, Intel's CEO Brian Krzanich resigns from allegations of non-fraternization policy violations.

Computex 2018
08 Jun

Computex 2018: What Should I Know?

What is Computex? Well, to keep it simple, it's an incredibly large technology trade show where manufacturers show new products and concepts to the public. Historically, you shouldn't expect actual product launches, but you can expect details about upcoming product launches. This year was no different and beyond the normal innovations (thinking more RGB stuff), we got new product details from both AMD and Intel.

Intel Anniversary Edition i7-8086K CPU
05 Jun

Intel Announces Anniversary Edition 8086K CPU

Intel will be hitting its 50th anniversary on July 18th and to commemorate this special occasion, it has decided to create an Anniversary Edition i7-8086K processor in limited quantities. Along with this launch, Intel has created a sweepstake for a chance to win your very own!

27 Apr

Jim Keller Officially Joins Intel

Intel has confirmed that Jim Keller has joined their ranks.  He will lead chip design for Intel's future efforts in the CPU market space.

Intel 8th Generation Desktop Processors Launch
03 Oct

Intel 8th Generation Desktop Processors Launch

We take a quick look at the released information on Intel's 8th Geneartion of desktop processors.  Introducing the Core i7-8700k, i7-8700, i5-8600k, i5-8400, i3-8350k, i3-8100 processors and their specifications for your buying considerations.

Cryorig H5 Universal: Review
06 Sep

Cryorig H5 Universal: Review

We took one of the latest budget friendly Cryorig H5 Universal cooler and put it to the test.  Paired with our Intel i7-6700k at an overclock of 4.6GHz, how well can this single fan cooler keep up?

Intel Xeon-W Workstation Processors
30 Aug

Intel Announces Xeon-W Workstation Processors

Intel announces a huge update for HEDT and Workstation class desktop users, welcoming the Xeon-W series processor with near server class features and support!  A huge improvement over the simplified i9 series processors with reduces PCIe lanes and memory support!

29 Aug

Cryorig H5 Universal: Unboxing

It's got style, but can it cool?  The new Cryorig H5 Universal fits most Intel and AMD CPU sockets made in the past 11 years and provides a unique style with excellent build quality.  We will test this against our i7-6700k overclocked to see how well it actually cools!