The Austria-based cooler manufacturing company, Noctua, is a name renowned by several enthusiasts and overclockers in the PC industry. They are behind some of the most iconic PC coolers, such as the NH-D15, the NH-U12, and many more. The company has been in action since 2005. and has become one of the most respected cooling product manufacturers in the industry with its legacy products. Since it entered the cooling segment, many competitors have come and vanished, but Noctua has endured, evolving its line to meet the latest requirements of the PC and DIY space. Cooling equipment is still as relevant […]

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Intel Raptor Lake Next Desktop CPUs will bring value-oriented options to mainstream and budget gamers on the existing LGA 1700 sockets. Intel Nova Lake Aims Enthusiasts, But Raptor Lake Refreshes Will Serve The Mainstream Masses To Tackle Memory Shortages Both Intel and AMD are preparing next-gen CPU lineups in the form of Nova Lake and Zen 6. Initially, the lineups were expected to launch later this year, but due to ongoing memory shortages, rising component prices, and a sluggish PC segment, these launches have now been pushed back to early 2027, around CES. At the same time, Intel and AMD […]

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AIO coolers are no longer limited to just radiator sizes and fancy LED lights; they have evolved in terms of design to the point where AIOs can serve multiple purposes at the same time. I have lost count of how many display-equipped AIOs I have seen in the past few years, and while it's great to see AIOs evolving like crazy, it also makes it difficult to choose the right one. As far as performance is concerned, most AIOs get the job done, but some are noisy, while some offer premium cooling performance, albeit with a high price tag. We […]

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DDR4 isn't going anywhere despite witnessing some temporary decline in popularity in some regions as we reported recently. DDR4 Memory and Motherboards Witness Significant Demand As DDR5 Memory Continues to Sell for 4-5 Times Higher In some regions, we see DDR4 platforms recording a decline in popularity, while most regions witness huge demand for DDR4 platforms. Soaring DDR5 and SSD prices have made it extremely difficult to build even an entry-level system for under $1000, and the rise in prices continues as we enter the second half of 2026. DDR4 memory is also quite expensive, but nothing compared to similar-capacity […]

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AMD is extending the longevity of its AM5 platform, further adding more life into the socket with future Ryzen CPU support. AM4 Is Still Going Strong, & AM5 Is Looking To Follow Its Predecessor With Extended Longevity The first AMD AM4 motherboards launched back in 2016. At that time, the socket supported one of the last AMD A-series APU family based on a Non-Zen architecture, called Bristol Ridge. Following these, the company introduced its "Ryzen" family featuring the Zen 1 architecture in 2017. This was followed by new Zen architectures such as Zen+, Zen 2, and Zen 3. Even to […]

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Maxsun has updated its Intel MoDT (Mobile on Desktop) lineup with two new motherboards featuring the Core 200H "Raptor Lake" CPUs. Intel Raptor Lake "Core 200H" MoDT Motherboards Are Now Super-Affordable, & Compatible With DDR4 Memory MoDT motherboards come in all shapes and sizes. We have seen ATX and mATX offerings, with higher-end versions featuring up to AMD 9955HX3D and Intel 285H options. The thing is that MoDT boards generally aim at the value segment, offering prices that are much lower than traditional socketed CPUs and motherboard combos. These motherboards offer a 2-in-1 design, and while they lack the option […]

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The flagship Bartlett Lake chip can be a bit faster than the flagship Raptor Lake Refresh CPU, but this isn't the case in ever game. Bartlett Lake 12-P-Core Chip Delivers 5-9% Higher Performance in Games Than 24-Core Intel Core i9 14900K Intel's Bartlett Lake is an interesting CPU lineup, despite not being meant for the consumer segment. We have previously seen some users making efforts in running the flagship Bartlett Lake chip on a regular LGA 1700 motherboard, as technically, the Bartlett Lake CPUs are compatible with the LGA 1700 socket. Since no official BIOS is available from Intel, mainstream […]

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One of the easiest mistakes to make when building or upgrading a PC is assuming that every M.2 slot on a motherboard is basically the same. After all, they all look nearly identical and take the same "gum stick-shaped" drives. Motherboard marketing pages love to list "4 x M.2" as though that number alone tells the whole story, but in practice, these slots can behave very differently. You could have a perfectly healthy, high-end Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) solid-state drive (SSD) that performs well below expectations simply because it was installed in the wrong slot. If your shiny new PCI-Express […]

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After patching the BIOS, the user managed to make the Bartlett Lake P-core-only chip work on the conventional LGA 1700 platform. Intel Bartlett Lake P-Core Only Core 9 273PQE Finally Booted into Windows Through Tricking the Firmware on Z790 Motherboard Overclock user Kryptonfly was the first enthusiast to turn on his system using the Bartlett Lake CPU on a conventional Z790 motherboard. You might already know that Intel's Bartlett Lake CPUs aren't supported on consumer LGA 1700 motherboards, despite sharing the same pin layout as the Raptor Lake CPUs. As there are no BIOSes from motherboard vendors that can support […]

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It seems that running the newly launched edge CPU on a regular Z790 motherboard can work if you can tweak the BIOS just right. User Makes Running Intel P-Core-Only Bartlett Lake CPU on a Mainstream Z890 Motherboard Possible Through BIOS Modded by Claude The dream of getting Intel's only 12 P-Core Bartlett Lake CPU running on a consumer LGA 1700 motherboard is coming true. The Bartlett Lake Core 9 273PQE, which we saw sitting on a white ASUS LGA 1700 motherboard a few weeks ago, can also run on it, provided you are skilled enough to tweak the BIOS. Fortunately, […]

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Future Intel Desktop sockets might support several generations of CPUs, as hinted by Robert Hallock in an interview with Club386. Intel Might Finally Offer Extended Desktop Socket Support For Multiple CPU Generations If there's one area where Intel has lagged versus AMD, that's socket support. Since the release of the first "Ryzen" CPU back in 2017, AMD has released two sockets, AM4 and AM5. Meanwhile, Intel has a total of four socket releases since then, starting with LGA 1151, LGA 1200, LGA 1700, & the most recent, LGA 1851 socket. Later this year, Intel will release a fifth socket, LGA […]

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Intel has launched its brand new Bartlett Lake & Panther Lake CPUs aimed at Edge applications with up to 12 P-Cores. Intel Finally Brings 12 P-Cores With Its Bartlett Lake CPUs, Panther Lake For Edge Also Launched Intel is expanding its Edge AI offerings with the launch of two new processor lineups, the Core Series 2 "Bartlett Lake" and Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake". Both of these families are designed for various AI applications, with the Bartlett Lake offerings aiming at desktop solutions & Panther Lake offerings aiming at the mobility side of things. Starting with Intel Bartlett Lake-S […]

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