System users do not always know where all the critical points of cables are. Sometimes difficulties are encountered in connecting jacks to the motherboard. Generally the difficulty is located in the ...

Q: Who do I have to buy lunch for so that somebody standardizes front-panel pins? A: Heh, this one’s a perennial annoyance, isn’t it? The front-panel pin layout on a motherboard varies a lot. Most DIY ...

Not long ago, several motherboard manufacturers revealed concepts for motherboards that have all the cable connectors on the rear of the board, allowing the visible side of your PC to be completely ...

mATX motherboard choice is more limited than ATX Only one fan included as standard No front panel audio port, just one Type-A USB port Extensive mesh allows sound to escape NZXT might be best known ...

These devices rely on a clean 5V power supply that your case's front I/O is often unequipped for. When you're ditching onboard audio for external equipment, using the front USB ports defeats the whole ...

Fancy a PC in a glass-sided case? Asus' Back to the Future (BTF) initiative one-ups MSI's Project Zero for cable-free PC builds by incorporating a special graphics card with no power wires. We give it ...