It is still going to be a couple of weeks before the bulk of reviews arrive on Intel’s newly minted 11th Gen Core “Rocket Lake-S” desktop processors, ours included. Feeling impatient? A spattering of leaked benchmarks provide a possible teaser into what Rocket Lake-S will bring to the table, including some figures for Intel’s Core i9-11900KF.
Apple last year confirmed a seismic shift that we all knew was coming for a long time. The company announced its decision to abandon all Intel processors over the next 2 to 3 years and switch to its own Apple Silicon. Making this move would put Apple in the driver’s seat concerning its product roadmap, unencumbered by Intel delays.
Anyone who builds a new PC after Microsoft rolls out its next major update to Windows 10, codenamed Sun Valley, will notice some missing apps. Not to worry though, they are probably not ones you used very much, if at all. Arguably the most notable one is Paint 3D, as shown above, which will no longer come pre-installed on Windows 10.
The Radeon RX 6700 XT takes a step down from Big Navi, trimming the fat and coming in at $479 (in theory). Availability and actual street pricing are the keys to success, as the card otherwise looks promising. Here’s our full review.
Earlier this month, AMD took the wraps off the latest addition to its RDNA 2-based family of Radeons, the Radeon RX 6700 XT. During the livestreamed event, AMD disclosed that it was targeting high-framerate 1440p gaming with the Radeon RX 6700 XT, and that it would employ a new release strategy in an effort to get as many cards into gamers’…