A solid-state drive (SSD) is a hard drive with NO mechanical components. They are not only faster than your traditional hard disk drives, but they are also slimmer. If you are unaware of what an SSD is, then the first question you may ask is, what does SSD look like? Well, the answer to that …
Identifying components for those new to PC building and PC hardware can be challenging. To understand what a graphics card is, you may have to first figure out where is the graphics card located. The location of a graphics card depends upon what kind of graphics card you have. Integrated graphics cards are located within …
The answer to the question “Does SSD need power?” depends upon what type of SSD you have. There are three popular types of SSDs: SATA M.2 SSD, SATA 2.5″ SSD, and NVMe M.2 SSD. Only the SATA 2.5″ SSD must be powered separately among the popular SSD types. The rest of the drives do not …
Yes, all laptops have a graphics card. In fact, all PCs with display capability have to have a graphics card. Without a graphics card, you would not be able to see anything on your monitor screen. The question, “Do laptops have graphics cards?” should, in fact, be rephrased as “Do laptops have DEDICATED graphics cards?”. …
Several methods exist to check which graphics card is used for a particular game, application, or process. Knowing which GPU is used for what process can be helpful if you have multiple GPUs, i.e., integrated and dedicated graphics. One of the simplest ways to know which graphics card is used for a particular task is …
If you have been experiencing lags and stutters in your visuals, particularly with your games, you suffer from a bad FPS (frames per second). The only remedy for this issue is to get a more powerful graphics card. Hence the answer to the question, “does graphics card affect FPS”? is a resounding yes! The choice …
After a long wait, the DDR5 RAM modules are here. As with each newer RAM generation, the DDR5 RAM significantly improves the maximum bandwidth compared to DDR4. However, it would be best to have a compatible motherboard to reap the benefits of the newer RAM generation. Currently, only Intel 600 series motherboards offer support for …
RAM sticks, both DIMM on desktops and SO-DIMM on laptops, are NOT backward compatible. In other words, the answer to the question “Will DDR5 RAM work on DDR4 motherboard?” is No. DDR5 RAM may seem similar to the previous-gen DDR4 or DDR3 RAM sticks, but it is not. Due to the RAM technology, the DDR4 …
If you are new to building PCs, many fundamental questions can go around your head, such as “is a motherboard part of a CPU?” or vice versa or “do motherboards come with CPU and RAM attached?” These misconceptions are typical to have. The bottom line is No! Motherboards DO NOT come with CPUs and RAM. …
The short answer is no! Motherboards DO NOT come with screws and standoffs. The screws you need to mount the motherboard to the PC case come WITH the PC CASE itself. But to thoroughly answer the question, you need to understand that there are different types of screws that a motherboard uses for various purposes: …