Intel CPUs Are Crashing and It's Intel's Fault

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech April 30 Hardware [Intel CPUs Are Crashing and It's Intel's Fault: Intel Baseline Profile Benchmark](=.KVea9EUH6J-kLXuDS9l7lASQ5tcbR2tHHmrE3lrvzpI) For years, we have highlighted Intel's loosely defined CPU power specs and the problems they pose for customers. [The issue now](=.4Fe0qArGA2cJQqCyAAoI6d5NW6MZriO_iaTwN84rgHs) is that some 13th and 14th-gen processors have started crashing. =.uV3er4iCkzL3zDaNzwU8wYH94oDi7PBXdO4Jgjefzd0 =.-GP3cAEdPyVm8nS6i1YUjdXK37AJoxEhYn-tY0Grx5c For years, we have highlighted Intel's loosely defined CPU power specs and the problems they pose for customers. [The issue now](=.let5pfAbTlux17lpeF268bS-OCvPvdEfFSS74DPC-zk) is that some 13th and 14th-gen processors have started crashing. =.w2_jTE2STquRcXOK_sNN1i5lOtiBXRASr_q9yLTmc5I Gaming on the Go [The Best Handheld Gaming Consoles](=.-A12Wg_vLtTtG7qbxWNpyf1KFStfqYl3lU0IBXwkUD8) Out of the 12 best-selling gaming consoles of all time, 5 are handheld systems, and that's not including the Nintendo Switch. Handhelds have made a huge comeback and here are [our favorite systems](=.vHeLaoprgbzXlXel-NmSHzaMjxnRFyXiVRKAeXWW7K4). =.DOhw_iF-Pj6YgdkCNwn4_PCtvt7VpEiqI1XBYaCCc7M =.kBWbZZ6IbCLT3Q-T4cGuiE4FWMDknBNXejqTZfP75Ss Out of the 12 best-selling gaming consoles of all time, 5 are handheld systems, and that's not including the Nintendo Switch. Handhelds have made a huge comeback and here are [our favorite systems](=.UwPHDMMIo0rqM0S1mAe60LP7bmmWQcaBsn7Q4mnwci8). =.g_I5_uAnma7imynoKaTkxwZ5aKmLmmXeEnpumhilHRo Hardware [Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Revisit: Is this the GOAT?](=.eYj4pw9KPKeJ5x2yww-WdUh9_6eaTbrq5m_ahgyPRTM) The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is [widely regarded as the GOAT](=.kW0-p8GMaqzi3ZWtnf6PZMoj1Dvf6ja9KjKik0MbI8c). The 7-year-old GPU marks the last time a flagship gaming GPU was offered at a reasonable price, that plus its exceptional longevity. =.fqxO1V3-b7OZeX-MoNyhDS9KC83qPKkjihKNB5SXMs8 =.PabRAB9DxNv-QwMVskF3U6j81LstLn2EJZTF01002tQ The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is [widely regarded as the GOAT](=.6TmPPjgRFeDBbJziMMjPxd7sMmzCI-R50JCeoGsxE7s). 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