After seating the motherboard, it’s time to install the CPU, or the brains of the computer. The processor is delicate so handle it by the edges and be sure to discharge any static electricity before ...

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 ...

Choosing the best new CPU is a big deal, but once you’ve done it, you’ll need to install the device. Installing an Intel CPU is just as easy as installing an AMD one, with some minor caveats that make ...

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 ...

Ok, so I came here looking for the formerly stickied Hatmonster post on how to swap out your motherboard/cpu without having to reinstall your WindowsOS. Checked the FAQ links and get one site with a ...

If you are building a PC you can just choose whatever motherboard fits into your case, right? Wrong, there's a lot more to think about. For the first part of this series go here. Anyone who's ever ...

Adrian has been a tech enthusiast since the 90s with a particular passion for gaming that developed thanks to his first gaming outings on Pong, Zork and Space Invaders. In the years that followed he ...

I had a motherboard failure in the last few days and replaced an Asus P5B with an Intel DG965RY. I have a working year old install of XP Home SP2 on a C partition, with data on D on the same drive.

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