Michael Schmelzle

Head of Hardware & Testing, PC-WELT

Michael “Michi” Schmelzle has been working for German sister site PC-WELT since 1997 and is responsible for the hardware and testing department. As a member of 'Team Hölle', he is also responsible for special projects such as the Höllenmaschine (Machine from Hell). He is passionate about all hardware topics, but particularly interested in PC gaming.

Articles by Michael Schmelzle

Intel's crashing CPU nightmare, explained

Intel's rapidly dying CPUs mark the biggest hardware scandal since the Pentium FDIV bug. Here's what's causing it and what you should do if your CPU is exhibiting issues.

By Michael Schmelzle 6 hours ago