Future of CPUs

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We're on the brink of the biggest changes to computing's DNA and it's not just quantum that's coming

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Going nuclear We're not at the tipping point yet, however. The hardware is still nascent and "the thing that we haven't cracked yet is the software."

Going nuclear
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The spirit of PC building will keep our gaming machines from disappearing into the cloud

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Locals only "Similar to how muscle cars from the '50s haven't disappeared, the love for building your own desktop PC from the ground up... will make desktop PCs prevail."

Locals only
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Silicon won't run our gaming PCs forever but it's far from finished

By Jacob Ridley last updated

One step beyond The sheer mass of manufacturing might behind silicon will keep it thriving for a long time even if there are better options out there.

One step beyond
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Cache is king when it comes to designing the gaming CPUs of the next 20 years

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Next steps Facing a power wall and the limit of physics, chip makers are in a constant battle to reengineer and re-evaluate ways to build a better CPU.

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