The motherboard and processor are two of the most important hardware components inside the computer. The various pieces of hardware inside the PC communicate with one another through the circuits on ...

I used to carefully compare components to build a PC, but now my wife's old Gigabyte MB with an i3 processor seems slow for her office tasks. It probably dates back about 8 years or so. I'd like to ...

Fierce competition between Intel and AMD has pushed prices for many CPUs well below $100, making a processor upgrade more practical for older PCs. Three scenarios make a CPU upgrade worthwhile: Moving ...

Hey guys, <BR>I have a Abit KT7A MB with a Duron 800 which has been working fine but i want to upgrade anyways. What I want to know is which processor would yall prefer on this board? A 1.3 Ghz Athlon ...

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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 ...

If you’re thinking about bolstering your processing power then you’ll need to know how to upgrade CPU, including the removement and replacement of the chipset. Below, we’ve outlined the steps to take ...

Building a PC isn’t easy for everyone, but if you’re someone who’s planning on doing it soon or just a PC enthusiast who’s passionate about PCMR, then this is the perfect blog for you. In this column, ...

TL;DR: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU failures have been linked to aggressive Precision Boost Overdrive settings and outdated BIOSes on ASRock motherboards. AMD urges users to update BIOS and highlights the ...

Intel is set to increase the L3 cache size in its upcoming Xeon Granite Rapids processors, potentially reaching up to 480 MB per unit. The current Emerald Rapids series features processors with up to ...