Intel has added "enhanced Alder Lake support" to its extreme tuning utility (Intel XTU for short), ahead of actually launching its 12th Generation Core desktop processors. Make no mistake, Alder Lake ...

The days when you could overclock your Intel “K” or “KF” chip with impunity, while liquid nitrogen vapor wafted through the long tresses of your hair, are over. On Monday, Intel abruptly ended its ...

You may have seen the story last week about Der8auer overclocking a Core i5-12400's six cores to 5.2 GHz, or even this morning's story about HiCookie taking a dual-core Pentium Gold chip to 5.8 GHz ...

Intel last week released an update for its Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) that allows users to overclock unlocked processors and monitor performance. The latest release adds support for Intel’s upcoming ...

Intel has announced the end of its Performance Tuning Protection Plan (PTPP). An end-user who previously bought a PTPP from Intel was guaranteed a one-time replacement CPU if they fried their chip by ...

Intel released an overclocking profile for helping gamers squeeze more performance from their Core Ultra 200S series CPUs. That means your unlocked Core Ultra 7 265K processor (for example) is about ...