A week into testing Intel’s new Core Ultra X9, the numbers are in. The CPU performance is steady, and the Arc integrated ...
My experience with trying to upgrade CPUs in HP laptops in the past is that, while a model may support a number of CPUs, the BIOS for each one is severely limited. Often, only a single model CPU will ...
Full disclosure: I have never built my own PC, though I have considered it many times. A general unfamiliarity with how the computational sausage gets made and the high price of staying up to date on ...
If you're thinking of buying a new computer to replace your mind-bogglingly slow laptop, think again. These simple upgrades ...
The Framework Laptop had quite an ambitious premise upon release — a “modular” laptop that was made to be tinkered with and upgraded. After using the device myself, I walked away convinced that ...
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. People usually hold onto business laptops for five to seven years, depending on the hardware. MacBook users keep them for even longer, usually ...
The Framework Laptop is one of the most unique tech gadgets out there, as a fully modular and upgradeable laptop. Just how upgradeable is it? Well, to prove its point, the company is now selling a CPU ...
Built my current main machine in Jan. 2019 (first retirement build): i5-9600K, GTX 1080, 16GB memory, 650w PSU, some spinny storage and an SSD for booting. I tend to keep machines 8-10 years, with ...