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Budget Intel gaming PC guide: Best parts for a cheap Intel build
Intel has some of the best budget CPUs and GPUs today. Here's how you can build a new gaming PC with Intel hardware for $700.
It can be difficult to build a new gaming PC with a good amount of performance if you're on a tight budget. You usually have to make feature compromises to afford all the necessary components. But you don't have to sacrifice everything. We've done the math, though, and we've come up with all the parts you need for an Intel gaming PC that will cost you around $700 and can run games at up to 1440p and 60FPS.
Mainstream Intel gaming PC guide: Best parts for a midrange Intel build
With Intel's 13th-generation CPUs and Arc GPUs, you can easily build a powerful midrange PC for just about $1,000.
Intel used to be the brand that was synonymous with the word "premium" (or "overpriced" depending on how you look at it), but recently the company has embarked on an aggressive pricing strategy for its long-standing CPU lineup and its brand-new series of GPUs. This generation, it's Intel that has the most to offer for anyone looking for the best value when building or upgrading their PC. For just $1,000, you can build a PC that's great at gaming, productivity, and is ideal for upgrading in the future using Intel hardware.
Intel launches Arc A580 graphics card for $179
The A580 should be a more affordable alternative to the A750.
Following a ton of speculations in recent weeks, Intel has officially launched its Arc A580 graphics card to address the entry-level gaming market. The A580 comes with 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM across a 256-bit bus interface with up to 512 GB/s bandwidth. It has a 185W TBP and features 24 cores, 384 EUs, and 3072 ALUs. The A580 has a 1700 MHz base clock that goes up to a maximum boost speed of 2400MHz.
Intel's Meteor Lake CPUs could shake up integrated graphics
Intel's integrated graphics haven't been the talk of the town in years. Meteor Lake could finally turn the tide in Team Blue's favor.
The details about Intel's Meteor Lake processors have been coming in droves recently, and something that especially stands out is the capability of the integrated GPU on these upcoming CPUs. After a long hiatus, Intel returned to discrete desktop graphics with its Arc graphics cards, and it now appears that Team Blue is bringing many of the same features to its iGPUs.
Intel reveals details on Meteor Lake, how future CPUs will be made, and its process strategy for the future
Intel may be on the verge of a comeback, though it will take a little more time to see to fruition.
At this year's Intel Innovation event, Intel released some key (though not completely unexpected) details about its next-generation Meteor Lake chips, which are coming to next-generation laptops in 2024. While Intel isn't bringing these to the desktop, this is one of the most exciting generations of Intel hardware in recent years. In fact, Meteor Lake is the pipe cleaner that will make the way for Intel's CPUs across several segments, from laptops to desktop to the datacenter to AI.
Intel Arc graphics cards are struggling with Starfield
Intel is aware of the the problems and will hopefully have a fix available by the game's general launch date.
One of the most anticipated games of the year, Starfield, is finally on the cusp of being launched and while we still have a few more days to go for general access, those that preordered the Premium or better version of the game have gained early access to the title which started on August 31. As you might expect, there's been a lot of feedback over the past 24 hours, with lots of good, some bad, and a dash of controversial.
What is Intel XeSS?
Here's everything you need to know about Intel's XeSS technology and how it evens the playing field against Nvidia and AMD.
Intel is a newcomer to gaming GPUs, entering the market just in 2022 with its Arc Alchemist series. That series today is only comprised of three cards, although only the Intel Arc A750 has been able to join the ranks of the best gaming GPUs. When it comes to graphics cards, it's about the software as much as it is about the hardware, and it's been challenging for Intel to match Nvidia and AMD, which have been in the industry for two decades. Despite having to do everything from scratch, Intel is managing to compete with its rivals even in one of the most cutting-edge areas of gaming. Here's what you need to know about XeSS.
Intel adds a new midrange member to its Arc Pro series as systems begin shipping out
Announced last year, Intel's professional variant of the Arc Alchemist series seems to no longer be vaporware.
About a year ago, Intel had announced the workstation equivalent to its Arc Alchemist cards, Arc Pro, and despite its launch on paper, very few PCs with Arc Pro cards are available, let alone individual cards. In a new announcement however, Intel not only added another GPU to the Arc Pro lineup, but also claimed OEM systems using its lower midrange A40 Pro are now available from HP, with Dell and Lenovo soon to follow.
Intel gives much-needed price drop to Arc GPU and highlights performance improvements
The Arc A750 is now $249 and it's much faster today than it was when it launched last year.
It's no secret that Intel's Arc GPUs are struggling to establish themselves as a viable alternative to AMD and Nvidia. When the product lineup launched in 2022, the fastest A770 only provided competition to the midrange RX 6600 XT and the RTX 3060 Ti. Furthermore, driver issues have plagued the entire series, particularly in DX9 titles since Arc GPUs don't have native DX9 support. However, Intel has been hard at work on fixing driver issues, and is even lowering the price of the A750 by $40 to sweeten the deal.
Intel's new Arc driver gets ready for Gotham Knights and Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
It's a fairly big week for new PC games and Intel is on the ball with new Arc drivers for Gotham Knights, Uncharted and more.
Day-one drivers from Nvidia and AMD for new games are commonplace but now we've got to throw Intel into that ring. Especially since team blue's drivers are the source of much discussion since the launch of the Arc dedicated GPUs. The latest drivers have just been posted for all Intel Arc GPU owners and gets things prepared for some big releases coming this week.
Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition review: A beacon of hope for budget PC gamers
The Intel Arc A750 is under $300 and for the most part delivers on Intel's performance promises. See why in our full review.
Intel's assault on the GPU markets has two arms, and both are going for almost the same result. The Arc A770 is the range-topper and, for many, the most alluring. But it has a sibling that looks the same, performs almost the same, and costs a little less. And we're not talking like an RTX 3060 and 3060 Ti; the relationship is much closer than that. We're talking about the Intel Arc A750.
Intel Arc A770 and Arc A750 graphics cards now available to buy from $289
Intel's long awaited GPUs are finally available to buy with the Arc A770 and A750 now on sale starting at $289.
It's not all about the Nvidia RTX 4090 today, as Intel's new dedicated graphics cards are also finally on sale. The Intel Arc A770 and A750 have gone on sale in various global markets with pricing starting at $289. For that, you can pick up the 8GB Arc A750, while the 16GB Arc A770 will cost a little more at $349.
Intel's foray into dedicated graphics with Arc is yet to properly take off, but one other aspect has been examined for the first time. XeSS is Intel's machine learning-based take on upscaling for games, similar to Nvidia's DLSS. While XeSS will be supported on Intel's own graphics, it won't be exclusive.
Intel introduces Arc Pro graphics for professional use cases
Intel has announced the Arc Pro lineup of GPUs geared towards creative professionals, including two desktop GPUs, along with one for laptops.
Intel has debuted the new Arc Pro range of GPUs, geared towards professional users, at the SIGGRAPH 2022 event. These professional GPUs - basically Intel's version of something like the Nvidia Quadro lineup - will be available for both laptops and desktops, starting with the Intel Arc Pro A30M for laptops, along with the Arc Pro A40 and A50 for desktops.
The first Intel Arc desktop GPU, the A380, is now available in China
Intel has launched Arc A380 GPU in China, marking the initial availability of Intel Arc desktop GPUs. Other markets will receive it soon.
Intel has officially launched its first Intel Arc discrete GPU, the entry-level Arc A380, and it's starting with the Chinese market. This is part of the strategy Intel outlined a few weeks ago - China will be the first region to get the new GPUs, with the rest of the world to follow sometime soon.
Intel Arc desktop GPUs will be rolling out gradually later this summer
Intel has shared a clearer roadmap of when we can expect its Arc desktop GPUs to start showing up, along with an update on laptop models.
Intel has shared a clearer roadmap for its Arc desktop GPUs, finally giving us an idea of when we can expect them to hit the market. Recently, a report pointed to launches happening between May and July, but now we have official information from Intel.
Price and availability details leak for Intel's Arc desktop GPUs
A new leak has shed some light on the upcoming Intel Arc desktop GPUs, which are expected to launch in a few weeks with competitive prices,
Intel's Arc desktop GPUs have been a long time coming, but it looks like we're getting fairly close to a full launch. A new leak published by Wccftech, citing sources at Intel's supply chain partners, has shed light on some of the graphics cards in the Intel Arc desktop lineup, including pricing and availability.
Intel launches its first Arc GPUs for laptops, more discrete GPUs coming later this year
Intel has launched its first Arc Alchemist discrete GPUs for laptops. Here's everything you need to know about it.
After years of success in the silicon space with its CPUs, Intel is now bringing its expertise over to the discrete GPU market. Intel took the wraps off its Arc A-series mobile GPUs which include a handful of variants. The Arc 3 is a more affordable series and it includes the A350M and A370M. These discrete units will start appearing in laptops starting today.
Memory specs leak for Intel's Arc DG2 graphics cards
While Intel has yet to reveal its upcoming Arc GPUs in detail, a new leak gives us a glimpse at the memory specs for the new cards.
At CES 2022, we heard of a few laptops that will ship with Intel Arc discrete graphics, the company's first big foray into the GPU market in years. Intel has been quiet about its upcoming GPUs, but Twitter user @9550pro (via Windows Central) may have just given us a glimpse at the specs of these Intel Arc cards, specifically in regards to their memory.
Intel Arc Graphics gets one step closer to launch at CES 2022, Will support RT and XeSS
Intel has shared an update regarding the Intel Arc graphics. The company is now shipping reference moels to OEM partners.
The 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has just begun and Intel has already made some pretty big announcements to kick things off. In addition to its new lineup of Alder Lake desktop and mobile chips, Intel also decided to share an update about its upcoming consumer high-performance graphics product. The company has confirmed that it's already shipping the Intel Arc graphics (codenamed Alchemist) to its OEM partners.