Sounds play an important role in troubleshooting a computer. Computers have pre-programmed beeps and sounds that notify you of clear hardware issues. Then there are the subtler sounds: a high-pitched ...

Take a tour inside of your desktop PC to learn how all the hardware in a traditional desktop PC connects to create a complete computer system like the one you may be using right now. Here are some ...

Check out more of the year's best tech in our PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2024 coverage. It's been a busy year for motherboard vendors, thanks to new AM5 socket chipsets from AMD and a completely new ...

In your small business, you may not have enough resources to have a full-time technical support employee. That might make you the default tech support, but don't worry -- getting to know the inside of ...

It's the 2025 Holiday Season, and you know what that means—snowy-white motherboards, meant for PCs with cool temperatures and high performance. To encourage this, a number of reputable motherboard ...

Fluctuation in the voltage or current rating of a circuit is known as a power surge and it can dismantle the working of that device. To put this simply, these power surges have the potential to harm ...

As another year comes to a close, it's time to remind ourselves that not every tried-and-tested PC hardware tip remains that way forever. Times change, components evolve, and some older rules no ...

The motherboard is one of the most integral pieces of the PC building puzzle because your choice of board answers a ton of questions for you before you even get started with anything else. It ...