Published Apr 25, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT After a 7-year corporate stint, Tanveer found his love for writing and tech too much to resist. An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building PCs, watching anime, or playing Smash Karts on his RTX 3080 (sigh). Ever since the Raptor Lake overvoltage scandal, things looked pretty dire for Intel. The company's stock was down, projects were delayed or canceled, the management was reshuffled, and even the new Arrow Lake chips failed to impress. It's 2026 now, and things are finally looking positive for Team Blue. The recent Arrow Lake refresh is a step in the right direction, even if it feels delayed by months. The best news, however, is about what's coming next. The Nova Lake CPUs slated for a Q4 2026 or Q1 2027 launch are finally shaping up to be a huge deal, and they might achieve something Intel hasn't really cared about in the past.…