Picking up a second-hand processor could save you a lot of money, yet there are also pitfalls to avoid.

Saying the PC hardware industry isn't doing so hot right now is the understatement of the year. The latest Nvidia and AMD graphics cards are still marked up by 15–100% over MSRP, and stock levels aren ...

After the lackluster and flawed Ryzen 7000 lineup, AMD has officially released the 9000 series. With CPUs exploding from heat in the 7000 series, the 9000 series sees AMD turn down the power draw for ...

The Core Ultra 9 285K arrived with a thud. It’s an interesting, and sometimes very impressive, processor, but it’s not necessarily a good one. Stacked up against some of the best processors, the Core ...

Intel is throwing the kitchen sink at trying to get people to buy its recent-generation CPUs, offering steep price cuts, free games, and free hardware to do it. The price tags are down by tens or even ...

Rahim is a Senior Tech/Commerce Writer at Valnet and builds PCs & networking solutions on demand. Whether It's your GPU, CPU, Display, or just an SSD upgrade, expect him to have a well-researched ...

When it comes to choosing CPUs for your gaming needs you want to make sure you’re getting the best CPU for your own personal setup. But this can include thinking about many different factors to narrow ...

There's Intel and AMD on the x86 side, with Apple and Qualcomm making Arm-based processors on the other. We break down the advantages and drawbacks of each to help you pick the right chip for your ...

Multiple friends of mine who bought intel CPU's ended up having failed systems because a watercooler broke or because the high sustained heat from gaming or whatever eventually degraded the CPU. They ...

Both AMD and Intel said during the 2026 Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference that demand for CPUs is seeing an uptick due to artificial in ...

I only had issues with the MVP3 chipset back in the day with my K6-350, but honestly, that might have been me also as i ran the CPU with too much voltage as it dissolved in my hand when i replaced it ...