A week ago, German overclocker der8auer published a video showcasing his findings on delidding a Core i9-11900K, Intel’s new flagship Rocket Lake CPU. It’s not one of the best CPUs, based on our testing, but it’s still a formidable opponent in the right workloads. der8auer found that delidding Rocket Lake yielded very impressive temperature results; however, the process is so difficult that it might not be worth the effort. The problem with the 11900K is its more complex PCB layout of components. Next to the IHS are a bunch of tiny SMD…

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With the best CPU for gaming in your system, that expensive new graphics card you’ve got your eye on might actually have a chance to work at its full performance potential. Especially now we’re entering a new era of affordable 4K gaming. Having the best CPU will also complement any creative work, game development, editing, or streaming you might fancy doing with your PC. And means you won’t need a separate machine to handle the streaming on its own. With more cores than ever available, you needn’t worry about multi-tasking pushing your…

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Nothing makes you feel better than finding great deals. We know that feeling, which is why we are always on the hunt for sales across the internet. Whether you’re building a PC , craving an upgrade, looking for one of the best gaming PCs, or just hoping to find one of the best gaming monitors on a big sale, we’re here to help. To make saving simpler, we’re rounding up the very best deals on tech and hardware below, from components like CPUs and SSDs to peripherals to prebuilt desktops and even gadgets. Be sure…

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Performance-to-price ratio is something we talk about often. While there are many seeking the lowest priced components and some for whom price is no object, most want the highest possible performance for the money. Every computer component has a market sweet spot where you get most of the speed and power of top-level components for a lot less than the premium price, and it is no different fC or Pgaming monitors. We’re talking about the elements that gamers shop for: speed, resolution and screen size. The Gigabyte M27Q ($330 as of…

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