So you've spent the past few weeks wringing towels, trying to decide whether you should stick with your current PC or start over from scratch. It's been a tough decision, but in the end you've decided ...

First, you’ll need what looks like a custom head screw driver, perhaps a Torx, but the size is unknown. I would assume that the CPU or motherboard comes with the tool required to perform this task.

Every user who has built their own PC started somewhere. It might be overwhelming at first, but once you get the hang of it, PC assembly is actually quite easy. This guide serves as a basic starter ...

For a CPU, or processor, to maintain a safe operating temperature, it needs a CPU fan. When properly installed, a CPU fan stays in constant contact with the CPU's metal plate so all the heat generated ...

AMD's Threadripper CPU is a significant departure from any mount system the company has used before. And if you're planning to buy one of these chips, we'd strongly recommend familiarizing yourself ...

The motherboard might not be the most exciting part of your system, but it’s arguably the most important. It’s also the biggest, which can make it a bit awkward to install, but as long as you’re ...

If you just have a regular Windows 11 install disk or ISO, you can bypass the Windows TPM and RAM requirements by making some ...

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 ...

Hi everyone,<BR><BR>I have a Windows XP Compaq Presario 2100 laptop with an AMD XP-M processor running at 1800MHz. Lately (the past few weeks) the laptop's been sluggish. Whenever I check the ...