Building your own PC for the first time? Then you’ve probably got things like the video card, power supply, hard drive, SSD, and accessories sorted out, but you don’t necessarily know what to do about the motherboard. You’ve likely heard that there are specific motherboards that work with specific processor types, but haven’t looked into
You might think that water and electronics would go together as smoothly as a cat in water, but with new technology, water is one of the best ways that we can keep our computer components cooled and running at normal operating temperatures. Of course, you can’t just dump a bucket of water on your components
The i9-9900k from Intel is a powerhouse of a processor. It’s not the CPU for the average, everyday user — it’s the processor you pick up if you need a workhorse. As with any processor that can output that much power, you also generate a whole lot more heat and need a cooling system to
The Huawei MateBook X Pro is still one of the toughest laptops to beat in the Windows operating system spectrum as it is bet to be a great contender to the Apple MacBook Pro, of which many manufacturing companies are working to overcome. And one of those competitors is the Texas-based Dell, whose reputation in
Hard disc drives (HDD) or simply hard drives (HD) eventually fail. Whether you like it or not, your hard drive cannot run forever. Although hard drive makers often guarantee their products can run for years, there are simply many unpredictable factors that can shorten a hard drive’s lifespan. Fortunately, there are simple tricks that can
There’s a lot to think about when you’re building your own PC, especially when it comes to compatibility between hardware components. You need to especially make sure that your processor and motherboard combination work together — if you don’t, you’re breaking pins, and that CPU just isn’t going to work. But, once you get that
So you’re looking at picking yourself up a GeForce RTX 2070, or already have. Not quite as powerful as its bigger brother, the GeForce RTC 2080, but so much more affordable. It’s an excellent Quad HD video card, but you still need to make sure that you have an excellent motherboard to go with it,
Computers can make a substantial amount of noise, particularly when they’re under heavy load and fans are at full blast This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it can simply be annoying. That said, you might want to find solutions on how to quiet your machine down. One of those popular ones is liquid cooling,
Having a Wireless Charging Mouse Pad is more than convenience as you could have your smartphone or any other Qi-compatible devices charged without wires or cables. But what if you could have a wireless charger that could do more than just charging? Quite recently, some manufacturers considered adding wireless chargers into mousepads, and they work
Everyone wants to have a unique computer case when they build their own PC. They want not only their computer case to stand out, but they want their RGB-lit components to be in full view to show off their creation. There’s nothing wrong with that, but who wants to set that few thousand dollar computer
Ever since the release of the Surface Pro 6 and the Surface Go, fans and enthusiasts alike are anticipating the announcement of the Surface Pro 7 with all the rumors materializing, from the patents to the projections, and the expected additions. Jump in and see what the latest buzz is all about. Surface Pro 7
Many people usually blames bad motherboard if they experience problems with their computer. But how do you make certain it’s a motherboard issue and not any other component? The thing is, there are other issues caused by a specific component that may be misconstrued as a motherboard failure. To avoid misdiagnosing a problem, make sure
If you want an expanded offer for your streaming service, in many ways, better than your average TV internet service, then the Fire TV Stick from Amazon is an excellent option. Hooking this small device to the HDMI slot does not only let you connect to the internet, but it also lets you access your
The Central Processing Unit (CPU), also known simply as the processor, is considered the heart of a computer system. Despite what the title of this post says, a CPU very seldom fails and if it does, there’s nothing much that an average user can do about it, in a sense anyway. This post is intended
So you’re looking at upgrading your current video card to something that can handle high-end gaming and other demanding tasks, such as 4K rendering. Then why not consider last year’s technology? Enter the GTX 1080 Ti from NVIDIA. This is still a great video card today, and will be able to handle anything you throw
So you’re trying to build your own PC, and you’re running into difficulty trying to find decent compatibility between your new i7-7700K and a good motherboard. If you don’t know what you’re looking for, it can be difficult to understand the socket differences from processor generation to generation. You have to be careful as to