So I'm likely going to be getting a long awaited upgrade soonish. I've already decided on the motherboard and RAM I want, but I'm not certain about the CPU. I'm trying to find more concrete info on ...

So apparently, Intel is charging you to unlock features of your CPU now. Here's the skinny from big blue on the Intel Upgrade Service. Only $50 of your hard earned bucks will take your Arrandale and ...

Intel Arrow Lake Refresh upgrades Core Ultra 5 and 7 CPUs with more E-cores and larger L3 cache, skipping a full redesign.