To get more performance from your aging computer or push a new computer to its limit, give overclocking a shot. Overclocking a CPU can help you get more performance from your system without spending ...

TL;DR: AMD has confirmed that new Threadripper 7000 series CPUs (both Pro and standard versions) include an integrated fuse that can be used to determine if overclocking has ever been enabled on the ...

Overclocking has been done to CPUs since the days of the original Pentium, and is a common "do-it-yourself" performance boost used by gamers and consumers. While it's not for all form factors of ...

The big picture: Intel recently invited two leading overclockers to its headquarters to discuss achieving the world's first 9 GHz CPU overclock. The duo of Pieter-Jan Plaisier (SkatterBencher) and Jon ...

Don’t know what overclocking is or how to overclock your CPU? Don’t worry, we’re about to walk you through it. If you’re thinking of upgrading your CPU to optimize your gameplay, why not take a look ...

Stress testing your CPU is a great way to ensure that your overclock is stable, check that your cooling is powerful enough, or run in some new heat paste that you've applied to your processor. But ...

Genres are pretty well established, and you can have an excellent time playing PC titles with something as affordable as a Steam Deck. Yet the quest for maximizing performance continues, and a weapon ...

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D owners will want to replace it with the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the latest flagship gaming CPU, at least according to an AMD executive. The "overclocking factor" of the 9800X3D is ...

AMD's recipe for its X3D CPUs that offer a dollop of 3D V-Cache has always been straightforward. You take an existing CPU, drop some L3 cache on top of a die, then lower its clocks and TDP to ...

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