Discover how default motherboard BIOS settings may be overvolting your CPU, causing overheating and degradation. Learn how to check and optimize your BIOS for stability and longevity.

A lot of people use Prime95 to test their cpu overclock...a google search will probably bring up a place to download it from.

Elvis Shida is a Tech/Hardware Writer from Kenya. He has been building PCs for a decade and is keenly interested in motherboards, monitors, and gaming TVs. When not building PCs or writing about ...

The motherboard is one of the centerpieces of every PC — for better or worse. Motherboard problems can affect a variety of components and are not always easy to diagnose. One of the first signs of a ...

After many, many years buying pre-configured machines I decided to try assembling one (although that is just part of the story.. I just didn't find a store with all the parts I wanted with the prices ...

Knowing the motherboard’s model and serial number can be beneficial while searching for BIOS firmware updates from the manufacturer’s support site. A product’s serial number enables the manufacturer ...

Almost every manufacturer uses a different layout and design for their motherboards, and different motherboards from even the same manufacturer can have different features, so it's hard to tell what a ...

If you’ve been waiting anxiously for weeks to drop AMD’s new “Zen 3” Ryzen 5000 processors into your 500-series AM4 motherboard, the time is finally here. And the wait was worth it, as CPUs like the ...