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Apr 10, 2021 21:00 EDT PC builders running a Noctua cooler inside their rigs shouldn't worry about cooler compatibility if you are planning to upgrade to Intel's next-generation Alder Lake CPUs designed around the LGA 1700 socket. Noctua confirmed over on Twitter that they will be providing an upgrade kit for their existing line of coolers. Noctua To Provide Intel Alder Lake 'LGA 1700' CPU Socket Support on Existing Coolers Through Upgrade Kit Noctua confirmed an upgrade kit for its NH-U12A heatsink cooler and we can also expect upgrade kits for the rest of the cooler lineup. The upgrade...

Which CPU do I have and how fast is it? How to check Do you know which CPU is running inside your PC? The answer could inform what software you run, and when to upgrade. Credit: Brad Chacos/IDG Do you know which CPU you have, and how fast it runs?  And is it fast enough to run Windows 10 at a capable clip? The latter question we can answer right away: As long as you have a PC-compatible CPU manufactured in the last five years, there’s little reason to think it can’t run Windows 10. The minimum Windows 10 processor spec is just 1GHz, after all. 

After a 9-year run, Intel today has begun to wrap up its Performance Tuning Protection Plan service, the company’s optional extended warranty for CPU overclocking. As of today, Intel is no longer selling new PTP plans, and the program will be shifting to servicing existing warranties while those are still active. Intel’s warranty service was quite unique throughout the industry; given the potentially destructive nature of overclocking, it’s almost unheard of to be covered, even by optional warranties. ed: has it really been that long?). At the time, for anywhere between $20 and $35, Int...

Intel’s PTPP launched way back in 2012 between the Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge era that spawned some of Intel’s most memorable overclocking chips -- such as...

What Mac processor? Mac processor comparison: M1 vs Intel Find out the difference between Apple's M1 and Intel's latest processor, including i5 vs i7, i3 vs i5, and what Turbo Boost is If you're choosing between two different types of Mac, or two generations of the same Mac, you may be wondering just how much of a difference the processors will make. Plus, with Apple announcing in June 2020 that it will not be using Intel processors inside future Macs, instead preferring to use its own Apple Silicon processors, that means the question of which processor to choose is more complicated than ever...