Published May 14, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT Abhinav pivoted from a career in banking to pursue his first love in writing. Even while working full-time, he continued contributing as an editor-at-large, a role he has held for more than 7 years. A lifelong tech enthusiast who has built three gaming and productivity powerhouse PCs since 2018, his passion for technology keeps him closely following the semiconductor industry, from NVIDIA and AMD to ARM. His MSc dissertation explored how artificial intelligence will reshape the future of work, reflecting his curiosity about the wider social impact of emerging technologies. Since the days of Windows XP desktops running on underpowered Pentium chips, the processor has always been the first suspect when a PC starts feeling slow. That mindset doesn't exist without reason, though, because back in the day, CPUs were central to almost every meaningful performance conversation. This perception, though, has outlasted its relevance.…