The performance gains you get with modern chips aren't as noteworthy as they used to be.

I can't say that I'm thrilled.

AMD has submitted Linux kernel patches for an official Ryzen overclocking driver. The initial version offers only basic controls for CPU power limits and SMT, but it could pave the way for more ...

As the launch date of the Ryzen 9000 series draws near, new details about the Zen 5 desktop CPUs are surfacing. According to a recent report, the Ryzen 9000X3D series processors will offer full CPU ...

More details about AMD's new Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs are leaking out of the rumor mill right now, and the latest nugget is that you'll reportedly be able to overclock AMD Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs when they come ...

Testing processor resistance with a meter. - Image: Bits und Bolts Can you predict how well your CPU will overclock by probing it with a multimeter? Before you start pulling out the Fluke, let's go ...

Elvis Shida is a Tech/Hardware Writer from Kenya. He has been building PCs for a decade and is keenly interested in motherboards, monitors, and gaming TVs. When not building PCs or writing about ...

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Overclocking used to be easy, man. Just move a jumper, fiddle with a DIP switch; did it boot? Hallelujah! Things haven't been that simple in a long time, but they've gotten even more complicated with ...

AMD's recipe for its X3D CPUs that offer a dollop of 3D V-Cache has always been straightforward. You take an existing CPU, drop some L3 cache on top of a die, then lower its clocks and TDP to ...

AMD has submitted patches to the Linux kernel for an official Ryzen overclocking driver that adjusts Ryzen CPU settings on ...

The integrated heat spreaders put on CPUs at the factory are not the most thermally efficient material you could have on there, but what are you going to do—rip it off at the risk of killing your $500 ...