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The 5800X3D convinced me I didn't need AM5 — the 9800X3D changed my mind
It's still fast, but not fast enough to make the 9800X3D or AM5 irrelevant.
AMD might finally be bringing its most important gaming CPU upgrade to laptops, and it makes me cautiously optimistic
Laptop gaming is about to get really good, if only...
5 reasons you need to be more careful with RAM on Ryzen (and what you should do to make it better)
While BIOS updates have made Ryzen more user-friendly, there are still some things to keep in mind
5 outdated myths about CPUs that you're still falling for
It's time to reassess your long-held beliefs
I undervolted my CPU for the temperatures, but it solved a problem I didn't expect it to
Optimizing the curve optimized my PC
I'd rather pay for AM5 than waste $349 on AM4's last gasp
The 5800X3D is still legendary, but the platform is well past its prime.
Windows picks the wrong CPU cores for your games, and your processor has been telling it which ones to use
Windows is making decisions about your CPU that might not be the decisions you would make
BIOS settings that quietly make your PC worse, and what you should do instead
These small toggles can play a large part in your system's overall performance
This $30 Scythe CPU cooler handles Intel and AMD's latest chips, and it's 60% off
Offset design and precision mounting
The 7700X is the AM5 chip nobody's talking about anymore, and that's exactly why it's still worth buying
Being boring has its perks, especially in the price department.
Your 16-core Ryzen is really two CPUs glued together, and your games can tell
Because that "glue" holding them together adds a bit of latency.
Qualcomm claims its Snapdragon C chip beats Intel in battery power for $300 laptops
It has up to twice the power efficiency in some use cases.
The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus proves you don't need to spend big on a CPU in 2026
At $265, this is down to its lowest price yet
Your CPU has disabled cores you paid for, and here's how people used to unlock them
Back in the day, binning used to be reversible
I replaced the thermal paste on a five-year-old CPU, and got back performance I didn't know I'd lost
It all comes down to thermal headroom and boost clocks.
AMD promised AM5 support until 2029, and the memory crisis might not let it stop there
AM5 is now the past, present, and apparently, the future for consumer PCs
I gave up on buying a graphics card this year, and my CPU's built-in one is doing just fine
I don't feel the need to rush out and buy a graphics card for the time being.
I'm glad I bought into AM5, because a drop-in CPU swap is one of the last cheap upgrades left in 2026
Everything's getting more expensive, except this.
These "outdated" CPUs still hold their own in 2026, and the RAM crisis makes them smarter than ever
If you have one of these or anything newer, you don't need a CPU upgrade