Look what Intel took from us - Tech News April 12

Look what Intel took from us - Tech News April 12 ▷ MY STORE - shirts, pint glasses & hoodies: http://paulshardware.net ⇨ Sponsor: Thermaltake View 600 TG Case | buy: https://geni.us/qg278Q info: https://tinyurl.com/TTV600 Latest video on my LEGO channel! - https://youtu.be/G0oQymLYXTc ► TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Welcome to Paul’s Tech News - April 12, 2026 2:01 Intel Big Battlemage: what could have been (Arc Pro B70) 4:28 Intel's $300 billion market cap highest in 25 years due to CPU, AI, foundry momentum 5:31 Global PC Shipments Grew 3% in Q1 2026 as Supply Chain Impacts Emerged 6:32 Steam could soon show estimated FPS based on crowd-sourced player data TECH BRIEFS 7:50 CPUZ and HWMonitor downloads temporarily compromised 8:44 ASUS introduces ROG Equalizer 12V-2×6 cable 9:54 Newbie OCer destroys $5,000 RTX 5090 Lightning Z GPU 'to learn how to solder' 11:12 LEGO PC Build by redditor OkDebate6649 ► LINKS Intel Big Battlemage, what could have been https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-pro-b70-battlematrix-quad-gpu-setup-consumes-up-to-720w-of-power https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/intel-updates-arc-graphics-driver-with-gaming-support-for-the-gpu-gamers-arent-getting/ https://youtu.be/DTJr2msyqGY https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-bmg-g31-big-battlemage-gpu-has-finally-been-photographed B70 Pro teardown by Tech Guy Beau - https://youtu.be/ffw42tRoMz4 Intel's $300 billion market cap highest in 25 years due to CPU, AI, foundry momentum https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/fueled-by-musks-terafab-tie-in-intels-market-cap-hits-highest-level-in-25-years-tops-usd300-billion-on-cpu-ai-and-foundry-momentum https://www.google.com/finance/beta/quote/INTC:NASDAQ?sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwj5rNLnouSTAxWQL0QIHU8zB4IQ3ecFKAV6BAgyEAY&window=6M https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-and-google-announce-multi-year-chip-deal-google-will-deploy-intel-xeon-with-custom-ipus-for-next-gen-ai-cloud-infrastructure https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-joins-elon-musks-terafab-project-intel-is-proud-to-join-the-terafab-project-with-spacex-xai-and-tesla-to-help-refactor-silicon-fab-technology Global PC Shipments Grew 3% in Q1 2026 as Supply Chain Impacts Emerged https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/pc-shipments-have-actually-grown-this-quarter-despite-the-rampocalypse-says-idc-well-everywhere-except-the-americas/ https://www.techpowerup.com/348111/global-pc-shipments-grew-3-in-1q26-as-supply-chain-impacts-emerged Steam could soon show estimated FPS based on crowd-sourced player data https://www.techspot.com/news/111951-steam-could-soon-show-estimated-fps-based-crowd.html https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-starts-gathering-fps-data-with-latest-client-update-company-to-estimate-framerates-based-on-your-hardware-beta-feature-to-focus-on-steamos-devices https://www.resetera.com/threads/apparently-soon-you-will-be-able-to-get-estimated-fps-for-games-on-steam-store-based-on-your-specs.1482319/ TECH BRIEFS CPUZ and HWMonitor downloads temporarily compromised https://www.pcgamer.com/software/security/cpuids-download-page-has-been-hacked-with-its-popular-processor-and-pc-info-tools-replaced-with-links-to-files-containing-malware/ https://videocardz.com/newz/popular-cpu-z-and-hwmonitor-software-installers-on-cpuid-site-flagged-for-malware https://x.com/d0cTB/status/2042520961824559150 ASUS introduces ROG Equalizer 12V-2×6 cable https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-introduces-rog-equalizer-12v-2x6-cable-free-upgrade-planned-for-existing-rog-psu-users Newbie OCer destroys $5,000 RTX 5090 Lightning Z GPU 'to learn how to solder' https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/newbie-overclocker-destroys-usd5-000-rtx-5090-lightning-z-gpu-they-used-to-learn-how-to-solder-practicing-newfound-hobby-goes-wrong-in-the-most-expensive-way-imaginable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecd1Huk1c20 LEGO PC Build by redditor OkDebate6649 https://www.reddit.com/r/cassettefuturism/comments/1shj8s8/i_made_a_pc/ Please note that links above may be affiliate links -- if you click them and make a qualifying purchase I earn a commission. ▷ MY STORE - shirts, pint glasses & hoodies: http://paulshardware.net ▷ SOCIAL Twitter: @paulhardware http://www.twitter.com/paulhardware Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pauls-Hardware/195425877329550 Instagram: http://instagram.com/paulhardware :::Send Me Stuff::: Paul's Hardware P.O. Box 4325 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 ► Edited by Joe Aguilar - ShaostylePostProductions https://twitter.com/joe_editing Audio file(s) provided by Epidemic Sound http://www.epidemicsound.com/