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Intel has now presented its complete portfolio of desktop processors from the Core i-13000 series (Raptor Lake), and the upcoming Core i-14000 series (Raptor Lake Refresh) is expected to release sometime in October. Here are five reasons why an Intel CPU should be in your next PC.

Reason 1: Performance

If you’ve heard people rave about Costco in the past, it’s because Costco is a one-stop shop for practically everything you need. The wholesale retailer offers thousands of brand-name products, plus a host of perks you won’t find from other stores. If you’ve ever been curious about trying Costco, now’s the time, because you can get a $30

Microsoft warned us last month that our favorite Windows upgrade loophole was over, but now it’s official: The activation servers no longer let you use Windows 7 or 8 license keys to activate Windows 10 or 11. (Cue “Taps.”)

This change was confirmed this week by

We all like to have the best technology we can, but a new computer isn’t exactly cheap. But if you’re in the market, you don’t have to splurge to get a handy new laptop. During our version of Prime Day, Deal Days, you can get a refurbished 2017

Windows 11 refuses to install on computers that do not have a “compatible 64-bit CPU” or a TPM 2.0 chip. In reality, this means that even computers bought a few years ago may not qualify to run the operating systems. That said, there have been numerous methods to circumvent

There are a ton of game controllers out there, at every price point imaginable. But you don’t often see designs made first and foremost for the PC — if we get support it’s often an afterthought. Premium controller maker Scuf,

This past Patch Tuesday, the original version of Windows 11 received security updates from Microsoft for the last time. If you haven’t updated to Windows 11’s big 2022 feature update yet, now’s the time.

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One of the unique, visceral terrors of American adulthood is getting a letter with “Internal Revenue Service” on the return address. Just ask Microsoft’s accounting department. According to an SEC filing dated October 11th, the company received an overdue tax bill from the IRS for an incredible $28.9 billion (with a “b”) dollars. Microso

If there’s one thing I can’t work without…well, it’s probably, you know, a computer of some kind. But if there are two things, the second one is an external monitor. Without at least two screens in front of me I feel like someone’s tied an arm behind my back. On my personal desktop, I use a 34-inch Acer ultrawide in the center, but on b