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 ...

If your CPU goes bad, or the socket on your motherboard supports a faster processor than what's installed in your computer, you might need to remove the current CPU to make room for a replacement.

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 ...

Hi all, if I want to upgrade my older machine (I have a newer one but am still using the older one) so that I can upgrade it to Windows 11 the "legit" way instead of like this, what kind of ...

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 ...

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, ...

A Reddit user claims their AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (65W TDP) suddenly stopped working while installed on an ASRock B850 RS Pro WiFi motherboard. According to the post, the system powered off unexpectedly ...

A new rumor suggests that AMD is readying a new flagship Ryzen 9000X3D series processor to provide the best of both worlds for gaming and productivity. While rumors regarding Gorgon and Medusa Point, ...

INTC debuts Xeon 600 processors with major core, AI and connectivity upgrades as it targets growth in high-end workstation ...

I'm kind of out of the loop on where things are on the mobo/CPU front, but it's time to build a new computer. Use will be web browsing, some Photoshop, some Fusion 360, games I play most right now are ...