So I recently upgraded from a 1070 to a 3060ti. I am looking at CPU and system board upgrade next. I currently have: So I was looking at an i7-13700KF CPU with a Gigabyte z690 board. I'm wondering if ...

Clint Crawford is a 55-year-old automotive technician at Midas Auto and Repair Shop in Arkansas. He has a message for parents ...

The CPU (Central Processing Unit, or simply “processor”) is arguably the most important component in a computer, perhaps only second to the GPU if you’re a gamer. However, upgrading to the best ...

How do you install a CPU? While your graphics card is undoubtedly the main driver when it comes to gaming, it's also essential to upgrade your CPU now and then. With higher clock speeds, as well as ...

We once told people to avoid the Ryzen 5 5500. Years later, it's a top-selling CPU. With DDR5 prices spiraling, has this budget Zen 3 chip ...

Adrian has been a tech enthusiast since the 90s with a particular passion for gaming that developed thanks to his first gaming outings on Pong, Zork and Space Invaders. In the years that followed he ...

Saddled with an old, slow processor in your laptop? Ripping it out and subbing in a new one can result in an exceptional boost in speed. For instance, upgrading from a 1.66-GHz Intel Core Duo to a ...

Today’s supply chain issues can make it hard to buy microcontrollers, or really any kind of semiconductor. But for those keeping retrocomputers alive, this problem has always existed: ancient ...

The Asus Eee PC 701 was the first netbook to hit the streets back in late 2007. At this point, it’s looking a little dated, but at the time it was the only game in town if you wanted a tiny laptop ...

I have a 2007 iMac, with Model Identifier iMac7,1. On EveryMac.com, the serial number takes me to this page: That era of iMac used mobile processors on 'socket P'. The Quad you're looking at is an LGA ...

Once the graphics card stops being the limiting factor, which is usually the case at lower resolutions, your CPU suddenly becomes a bottleneck. Frame time spikes, poor 1% lows, and subtle stutter ...