Whether you want to upgrade your RAM, want to learn what CPU socket your motherboard has, want to understand the overall expansion capability of your motherboard, or simply want to troubleshoot an issue, you would want to know its make and model. Fortunately, there are several method on how to check what motherboard you have. …
There is a combination of features and specs that make a motherboard good or bad and that all depends upon your needs and budget. But generally, the chipset, the amount of PCIe lanes and their version, the VRM design, USB ports and their version and various other bells and whistles make a motherboard good or …
Intel Core i5 CPUs are what we call the “mainstream” CPUs. Whether you are a gamer or a professional, an i5 can give you an excellent performance and value. As far as the question of how many cores does an i5 have goes, it all depends upon the model in question. If you look at …
With many high end CPUs featuring upwards of 8, 10 and even 16 cores, the gamer in you may rightly ask, do games use multiple cores? Well the answer to that question depends upon the particular game you are interested in. Generally. the answer is a resounding yes. Games do use multiple cores. However, depending …
If you are a consumer buying parts for your PC or a student of computer systems, you may have come across an important term called “Volatile Memory” particularly in relation to the RAM sticks. What is volatile memory and why RAM is called volatile memory? In simplest of words, a volatile memory is basically a …
If you are planning on installing a new hard drive to your PC, then you need to make sure whether it is compatible with your motherboard in the first place. So are all hard drives compatible with all motherboards? Well, the simple answer to that question is a No! They are not all compatible. In …
If you are new to PC building then trying to understand the different headers can get a bit daunting. Basically, a motherboard typically has several different headers (connectors) for connecting various devices. One such header type are the USB headers. So what are USB Headers? USB headers are basically the physical connectors found on the …
If you are new to PC building or if you are planning on upgrading your GPU, then you can get confused on how to know if graphics card is compatible with your motherboard and PC or not. Basically, there is no hard and fast rule to check whether a graphics card is compatible with your …
A motherboard is fairly hard to miss. It is after all the biggest board by size on a computer. If you are new to PCs and PC building then you may ask what does a motherboard look like. Again, a motherboard is a large board with various chipsets, slots, ports and sockets for CPU, expansion …
Motherboard internal speaker, also known as beep code speaker, system speaker or a buzzer, is an important tool in identifying and troubleshooting a hardware issue with your PC. But if you are new to PC building you can get confused on how to connect motherboard internal speaker properly. A motherboard internal speaker basically needs to …