Sounds play an important role in troubleshooting a computer. Computers have pre-programmed beeps and sounds that notify you of clear hardware issues. Then there are the subtler sounds: a high-pitched ...

Innovation in the world of PC motherboards is surprisingly rare, as we've been using the same format, sockets, and connectors ...

The motherboard is a crucial hardware in computers. You can consider the motherboard the heart of a computer because when a motherboard fails, your computer will become unusable. However, if a ...

Upgrading computers can save you considerable money versus buying new; these days, high-performance processors and motherboards are relatively cheap, and you save even more money if you install the ...

Fluctuation in the voltage or current rating of a circuit is known as a power surge and it can dismantle the working of that device. To put this simply, these power surges have the potential to harm ...

Motherboards are complex PC components to shop for, but you'll be able to carry on a conversation about 'em—and buy wisely—with our de-jargonizer. I have been a technology journalist for 30-plus years ...

Operating system patches alone can protect against the nasty Meltdown flaw affecting Intel processors, but fixing Spectre—Meltdown’s nasty sibling, which affects all CPUs—requires firmware updates for ...

I'm doing a new build with my RTX 2060 as a starting point. First question. What CPU would cause closest to 0% bottleneck? Second question. What motherboard would best fit with these + having the ...

Hey is this CPU gimped with updated motherboard settings from the issue intel had with these frying? What motherboard settings do I need to apply to get the full speed out of this cpu? Is there ...

Recently I noticed that my computer is intermittently making strange chirping noises. Upon closer inspection they seem to be coming from the CPU area but I can't pinpoint it further than that. So I'm ...

Computer motherboards sold at places including Best Buy and Amazon have been recalled because the capacitor “was installed in a reverse position which can lead to a short circuit, overheating or ...