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Intel Core Ultra 300 Panther Lake pro notebooky (Autor: Intel)

Performance boost for Intel CPUs: Impact of FRED measured

News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

While little is known about AMD’s Zen 6 CPUs, quite a lot has been leaking about Intel’s competing Nova Lake CPUs. Nova Lake could be an interesting and innovative generation thanks to new cores bringing back AVX‑512 and introducing APX for the first time. And they will be boosted by another new technology: FRED, which is already present in Panther Lake CPUs, and as it turns out, it brings notable benefits in certain applications. Read more “Performance boost for Intel CPUs: Impact of FRED measured” »

A deal that could change everything: Nvidia to acquire a PC maker

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

A report surfaced online last week that may not be entirely surprising given how wealthy Nvidia has become, but the potential consequences would be shocking. According to SemiAccurate, run by longtime IT journalist Charlie Demerjian, Nvidia is preparing to acquire a major PC vendor—or at least a “PC‑oriented company.” Such an acquisition could turn Nvidia into a vertically integrated market hegemon similar to Apple. Read more “A deal that could change everything: Nvidia to acquire a PC maker” »

Ryzen 7 5800X3D will come back to commemorate 10 years of AM4

News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

AMD’s AM4 platform is often praised for its long life and upgradability. But if you have a gaming PC with an AM4 motherboard, your ideal upgrade would be the Ryzen 7 5800X3D with 3D V‑Cache, which is long out of production, with many who wanted it having missed the chance to get one which undermines the theoretical upgradability in practice. However, luck may still smile on you—AMD is reportedly considering bringing this CPU back to market. Read more “Ryzen 7 5800X3D will come back to commemorate 10 years of AM4” »

Linux is getting optimized for better gaming on low VRAM GPUs

Graphics, News, Software | | Jan Olšan

It seems the extremely high memory prices caused by the current AI boom will yet again prolong the rule of 8GB memory in the mainstream graphics cards segment and we’ll have to live with them for far longer. Perhaps that’s why Linux developers have currently come up with improvements for such GPUs. 8GB is also the graphics memory capacity of the upcoming Steam Machine, which will be another beneficiary of such optimizations. Read more “Linux is getting optimized for better gaming on low VRAM GPUs” »

Nova Lake to feature new 2L-ILM socket to prevent CPU bending

CPU coolers, Motherboards, News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

Since Alder Lake (12th‑gen Core), Intel has been using a rectangular desktop CPU socket—first LGA 1700, now LGA 1851, and at the turn of the year the LGA 1954 platform for Nova Lake is expected. These sockets, however, have been associated with complaints about CPU bending caused by the mounting mechanism and cooler pressure. With Nova Lake, Intel is preparing a solution, though it may not be available on all motherboards. Read more “Nova Lake to feature new 2L-ILM socket to prevent CPU bending” »

Further price hikes of memory and SSDs, up to 75% in spring

Memory, News, SSDs | | Jan Olšan

The second quarter has begun, and it has nasty things in store—another round of price increases for RAM and SSDs. In February we discussed a TrendForce forecast, noting that the price surge so far was likely the biggest jump in history. That itself was based just on the increases in Q4 2025 and Q1 2026. But as if those weren’t enough, another drastic price spike is coming now between April and June, making the situation even worse. Read more “Further price hikes of memory and SSDs, up to 75% in spring” »

Beware of Thermal Hero! Attractive products, but…

News | | Ľubomír Samák

Communication, trust, and fair dealing are fundamental. Only after that come detailed methodologies or anything else… Thermal Hero failed in this regard, did not honor what was agreed upon, and we want to use this opportunity to warn anyone who might be tempted to believe in something great. Yes, their liquid metal Metalliq looks that way, but if… let’s call it “other things” don’t work, then having a captivating product simply isn’t enough. Read more “Beware of Thermal Hero! Attractive products, but…” »

Arrow Lake Refresh CPU pricing considerably higher than announced

News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

Last year’s Nvidia GeForce RTX 5000 and AMD Radeon RX 9000 GPU launches were widely criticised for “fake MSRP.” That refers to situations where companies announce an attractive price that creates a good first impression and earns praise in reviews, only for the cards to immediately become more expensive or never actually appear at the advertised price. It now looks like something similar may be happening with Intel’s new processors. Read more “Arrow Lake Refresh CPU pricing considerably higher than announced” »

Nvidia App solves the problem of long shader compilation in games

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

Yesterday we reported on an update to the Nvidia App utility for GeForce graphics cards, which brought owners of the latest‑generation GPUs the ability to use 6× frame generation and a dynamic mode in DLSS 4.5. But that’s not the only new feature the company has prepared. This version of Nvidia App includes another improvement that can free you from the annoying waiting for shader compilation, which often takes several minutes. Read more “Nvidia App solves the problem of long shader compilation in games” »

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MSI PSUs feature GPU Safeguard+ against 12V-2×6 cable melting

Graphics, News, PSUs | | Jan Olšan

Unreliable 12V‑2×6/12VHPWR GPU power connectors have been causing trouble for years—especially on Nvidia hardware. Unfortunately, the problem remains unresolved because the company insists on pushing the connector, meaning the risk of overheating and melting cables can only be mitigated or worked around. MSI is now introducing its own attempt at such a workaround, adding a protection and early warning feature to its power supplies. Read more “MSI PSUs feature GPU Safeguard+ against 12V-2×6 cable melting” »

Formula V Line

New stars in the cooling hardware universe, part 7—Formula V Line

Cooling, News, Series | | Michal Pavličko

Established and well-known producers in the field are certainly familiar to our readers. In recent years, several new companies have appeared on the scene that may not yet be widely recognized. This series focuses precisely on such relatively new players. Although these brands have been on the market for a short time, their ambitions, fresh ideas, and technical solutions should not be underestimated. The last one arrived with a complete portfolio. Read more “New stars in the cooling hardware universe, part 7—Formula V Line” »

Core Ultra 270K Plus beats existing high-end. No KF version, though

News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

Intel is launching new CPUs for the LGA 1954 socket, refreshed “Plus” models of the Core Ultra 200S “Arrow Lake” lineup. These focus on offering great bang for buck, adding more cores. As a result, Intel abandoned the pricier Core Ultra 9 flagship and gave full core count to the lower-tier Core Ultra 7 270K Plus. In the end, it will even be faster than the previous Core Ultra 9 285K—in practice, ironically running at higher clock speeds. Read more “Core Ultra 270K Plus beats existing high-end. No KF version, though” »

RAM errors causing PC crashes are far more common than assumed

Memory, News, Software | | Jan Olšan

When your web browser or a game crashes, you are likely to consider it a bug in that software. In reality, however, you may have faulty or unstable system memory without even knowing it. Unlike HDDs or SSDs, data in RAM is not protected against corruption. And it appears that unstable memory can silently cause computer trouble far more often than we think, potentially even putting your valuable data at risk. Read more “RAM errors causing PC crashes are far more common than assumed” »

DeepCool Riddle (3/2026). Can you guess what’s in the photo?

Giveaway, News | | Editors

In cooperation with DeepCool, we have prepared a cyclical activity for this year, which may be of interest to HWCooling readers. We’ll post a detail of some piece of hardware and you can guess what it is. You can compete (and eventually win something) on a regular basis, with a new challenge every month. But for now, you need to get “to the next round” through the next one, in March. Read more “DeepCool Riddle (3/2026). Can you guess what’s in the photo?” »

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New stars in the cooling hardware universe, part 6—Valkyrie

Cooling, News, Series | | Michal Pavličko

Established and well-known producers in the field are certainly familiar to our readers. In recent years, several new companies have appeared on the scene that may not yet be widely recognized. This series focuses precisely on such relatively new players. Although these brands have been on the market for a short time, their ambitions, fresh ideas, and technical solutions should not be underestimated. The sixth is inspired by Norse mythology. Read more “New stars in the cooling hardware universe, part 6—Valkyrie” »

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