Startup dares to outgun Chipzilla with RISC-V tech

A group of former top Chipzilla engineers have ditched the corporate safety net to build what they claim will be "the biggest, baddest CPU in the world."

Prototype microchannel cooler targets 1,000W heat 

Troubled Chipzilla is playing with water again, this time showing off an in-package liquid cooler at its Foundry Direct Connect shindig. Rather than slapping a chunky block on top of an IHS, this design squirts coolant directly over the silicon, using copper microchannels to hit only the bits that get seriously toasty.

Coming in Q1 2026

Noctua came to the Computex show in force, showing its first all-in-one AIO CPU liquid coolers. Noctua will use Asetek's G8 V2 pump design and focus on doing what it does best, optimizing cooling performance and noise levels.

Intel’s Core Ultra, Arc graphics, and gaming software infected with fresh bugs

Troubled Chipzilla just added another chapter to its ever-growing “How Not to Secure Your Silicon” anthology. This time it’s not just the CPUs taking the heat, its Arc GPUs and even its gaming software have joined the bug bonanza.

Microsoft shrugs

Software King of the World, Microsoft has finally admitted its legacy Outlook client sometimes turns into a runaway CPU-snarfer, chewing through 30 to 50 per cent of processor power and guzzling more juice than it should.

Might revive AVX-512 

Chipzilla’s engineers have confirmed the existence of a P-core-only variant of its Bartlett Lake-S platform in a fresh Linux kernel patch, giving the rumour mill a much-needed shot of validation.

Ryzen 9800X3D flies off shelves as Core Ultra 200S faceplants

AMD’s Ryzen army continues to stomp on Troubled Chipzilla’s silicon dreams, with March 2025 sales figures showing Ryzen chips practically owning Amazon’s CPU charts in the US.

Optimal for Thermal Grizzly direct-die cooling solutions

Thermal Grizzly, a well-known name in the overclocking and hardware enthusiast crowd, has now started to offer delidded CPUs that even come with a warranty.

Tightens the screws on Windows 11

Software King of the World, Microsoft has updated its CPU compatibility list for Windows 11 24H2, officially cutting off pre-11th-generation Intel processors for OEMs building new PCs. 

First time since 2004

For the first time since 2004, global benchmarking data from PassMark has shown a decline in average CPU performance, with laptop processors experiencing a 3.4 per cent drop year-on-year.