You are in the car returning home from work, and you can’t stop thinking about the new strategy you will use in today’s gaming session. So, you get home, throw everything aside really quickly and push the turn-on button of your computer. But as soon as it boots, your monitor is not lighting up, and …
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Deciding on whether you should upgrade your motherboard or not is not an easy choice. This is because most of the time, when you upgrade your motherboard, you will also have to upgrade other parts too because they won’t be compatible with the upgraded motherboard. To be honest with you, most of the time, you …
The BIOS, aka Basic Input/Output System, is a firmware stored on a non-volatile chip on your motherboard and enables communication between different hardware components and the operating system. As you can understand, it is a vital part of your computer, and if it doesn’t work properly, your computer won’t boot. I won’t get much into …
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In this article, we will talk about fans and, more specifically, about 3-pin vs 4-pin fans. As you already know, computers use fans to keep their components cool and avoid overheating, but did you know that there are two different kinds of fans, the 3-pin fans and the 4-pin fans? So, what are the differences …
No, unfortunately, in most cases, you cannot upgrade your laptop’s motherboard, and even when you can, it is not worth economically worth doing so. The main reason you cannot upgrade a laptop motherboard is that laptop motherboards don’t have standard form factors as desktop motherboards do. There are many different shapes and sizes of laptop …
If you are looking for a new motherboard, then you have probably come across two of the most popular brands in the market, Gigabyte, and Asus. Both brands offer a wide range of motherboards with different features and price points, so deciding which one is right for you can be difficult. To be honest, you …
Many of you have asked us if it’s possible to test a motherboard without a CPU, and the answer is yes! Testing your motherboard before installing a CPU can help you understand if the motherboard is dead. To test your motherboard, all you have to do is to connect the PSU to your motherboard, turn …
It can seem daunting if you are thinking about building a PC for the first time. However, with careful planning and a bit of research, anyone can put together a great system. Building a PC is not hard at all, but it requires some planning and research. There are a few things you need to …
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The number of PCIe lanes you have can range from as low as 30 to as high as 124 if you have a workstation. This number is determined by the motherboard chipset and CPU you have. It is one of the most difficult things to figure out, and even experienced system builders sometimes do not …
I know that answering the question of how many NVMe slots you have is not that easy, and while the answer varies depending on your motherboard and CPU, most modern motherboards generally have at least two NVMe slots. If you want to learn exactly how many NVMe slots you have, keep reading because, in this …
If you are connecting an SSD then you should definitely use the SATA III port; if you are connecting a hard drive, though, it doesn’t really matter which port you use since they are slow and won’t get bottlenecked in any port. If you don’t know which SATA port to use and the different versions …
SATA is one of the most popular computer bus interfaces for connecting hard drives and other storage devices to a motherboard and there are three different versions of it, each with its data transfer rate. In this article, we will talk about how to identify these different versions, SATA 1 2 3. There are three …
I am pretty sure that most of you know what a motherboard is, but maybe don’t know what a logic board is. A logic board is Apple’s term for a motherboard. So, in other words, the logic boards are the motherboards on Apple computers and devices. Of course, there are differences between a motherboard and …
PCIe slots are expansion slots used to connect PCIe devices to a computer. PCIe is an abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect Express and refers to the standard interface used by GPUs, sound cards, wifi cards, and other high-speed components. Most modern motherboards use two interfaces for connecting components: PCIe and SATA. SATA is used for …
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The short answer is: yes, you can upgrade your CPU without changing your motherboard. However, there are a few factors you need to check before doing so. Like knowing whether or not your current CPU is compatible with your motherboard and its chipset. If you want to learn all the details about upgrading your CPU …
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The PCIe slots are some of the most important slots on your computer. If they aren’t working, you won’t be able to use any of the PCIe cards essential for gaming, like graphics cards. If you suspect a PCI-e slot has stopped working, keep reading because I will show you exactly how to check and …