If you suspect that an overheating GPU or a CPU is causing the lags or stutters in your gameplay, or perhaps if you want to check the integrity of your PC’s cooling system, particularly after overclocking, then you will want to know how to monitor CPU and GPU temp while gaming. Fortunately, monitoring the CPU …
If you are remotely into CPUs or overclocking, you may have heard of “CPU throttling.” What is CPU throttling, and why should you care? CPU throttling is how a CPU controls its clock speed and voltage automatically depending on the workload or due to the heat generated. It can also be affected by user-assigned current, …
If you find that your laptop doesn’t have enough juice to sustain heavier graphics processing on newer gaming titles and for your professional work, you may rightly ask, “can I upgrade my laptop graphics card?” Unfortunately, the answer to the question is no. You cannot upgrade the graphics card inside your laptop. The simple reason …
Professionals and intermediate users often compare Core i5 vs. i7 for video editing. They are both top-rated CPU series for professionals. However, differentiating their use case can get a bit confusing. The Intel Core i7 CPU is the grail for video editing and content creation. Video editing is one of the signature tasks that can …
If you have spare laptop RAM sticks, you may get an itch to try them up on a desktop, which begs the question, can you use laptop RAM in desktop? The answer to this question isn’t simple. Technically, you CAN use laptop RAM in desktop using a RAM adapter that converts SO-DIMM to DIMM, but …
If you have a spare CPU lying around or have the itch to know whether you can use a laptop CPU on a desktop, I will try to demystify the answer for you. The simple answer to this question, unfortunately, is a no. The biggest reason behind this is that laptops’ CPUs use a completely …
All motherboards have different types of fan headers that serve other purposes. The two most common fan headers that people confuse are System and CPU Fan Headers. Which begs the question: what is the difference between a system fan and a CPU fan? The fundamental difference between the system and the CPU fans is that …
If you have essential data on your laptop, a spare laptop hard disk, or if your desktop’s primary hard disk has failed, you may ask whether you can use a laptop hard drive on a desktop. Fortunately, the answer to that question is a resounding Yes! You can use a Laptop Hard Drive in a …
All CPUs have pins to form an electrical connection with the motherboard. However, the amount of pins a CPU has is not uniform. So how many pins does a CPU have? The number of CPU pins can vary depending on the socket it supports. For instance, an AM4 socket found on AMD 1000, 2000, 3000, …
A CPU is pretty hard to miss on any given computer. However, for the uninitiated and newcomers, even simple things can seem confusing, given the complexity of PC hardware. So where is the CPU located in a computer? A CPU sits on a motherboard on a holder called a “CPU Socket.” This CPU is often …