Your motherboard, and by extension, BIOS, also has a lot of control over how your CPU performs. After being frustrated for months thinking my CPU was maxed out, I played around with these BIOS ...

The relationship between RAM and CPU is often misunderstood. Your CPU can only work as fast as it can get data from the memory. When you speed up memory, whether by enabling XMP or making manual ...

Want to squeeze more performance from your CPU? Learn how to overclock your processor to safely boost speed and performance.

Believe it or not, you can make AMD's latest king of the gaming CPU world even faster, and it won't even cost you any money. In this guide, we'll show you how to overclock the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, ...

With AMD's much-discussed Zen processor now pushed back to 2017, there's been some question as to what the company would do for a 2016 CPU lineup. On the GPU side, we already know that there are new ...

I have upgraded a Compaq Deskpro EN model 6400 (large form factor desktop, original CPU PII-400, Slot-1, 100MHz FSB) with an Evergreen PerformaIII 850 (a Slot-1 to FCPGA adapter card with a PIII-850 ...

If you’re going to buy Intel’s latest Intel Core Ultra 200S or “Arrow Lake” processors, here’s an important tip: run your system in Windows’ Performance power mode, and consider avoiding upgrading to ...

Console gamers have a leg up on PC gamers when it comes to ease of use. Turn it on and your settings are mostly chosen for you with little fuss. From game to game, the overall experience is ...