AMD adds Ryzen 7 9850X3D, new AI Max+ chips to boost PC punch

AMD is using CES 2026 to add a new Ryzen AI Max+ processor and a new Ryzen 9000 X3D chip, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, to beef up its desktop offerings. But the real story might be in the software ...
Yardbarker

Major Gaming PC Builders Say New Boost Profile Won’t Void Your Warranty

The Core Ultra Core processors have been designed to offer massive processing power, which is just what gaming and creativity need. The Boost Profile enables users to dramatically improve the ...
Wall Street Journal

Chip Makers’ PC Boost Not Built to Last

It’s a testament to how odd the chip market is right now that personal-computer demand is actually a source of strength. PC sales have been in a downspin since early last year, following two years of ...
PC Gamer

Good news for Intel Core Ultra 200S gamers: some major gaming PC builders say the new Boost profile won't void your warranty

Yesterday Intel announced a free performance boost for its 200S processors in the form of a Boost Overclocking Profile that you can enable in the BIOS. But while boxed processors permit enabling this ...