Are you building a custom gaming rig and unsure whether you can SLI two different GPUs? Then here we will try to dispel your concerns. For starters, know that SLI is a technology that NVIDIA uses for its multi-GPU setup. The AMD counterpart for SLI is Crossfire. So the most straightforward answer to whether you …
Motherboard Power Phases are a power control technique through which the motherboard provides clean, stable, and consistent power to the CPU and the RAM. Essentially the power phases of a motherboard are determined by its Voltage Regulator Modules (VRM). If the motherboard has a higher number of VRMs and power, the stability will be higher. …
Unlike most devices, the motherboard cannot be found intuitively in the Device Manager. Instead, it is bundled with many other critical components under the “System Devices” tab. In this article, we will look further into exactly where the motherboard is in Device Manager, which tabs to open, and which elements to look at to figure …
Connecting the case power button to the motherboard is a relatively simple procedure. You will undoubtedly need your motherboard’s manual for this, though. To connect the power button to the motherboard, you need to locate the correct pair of pins (aka terminals) on the motherboard that is intended for the power switch. These pins are …
Intel Celeron is among the weakest, if not THE lowest, line of CPUs in the laptop and desktop PCs market. The most significant advantage they have to their side is their extremely budget price tag. Anything that remotely requires a higher level of computing should look elsewhere. But for gamers on a budget, the question …
The Intel budget category of CPUs can get a bit confusing. You have Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium, and Intel Core i3, all in the seemingly “budget” or “entry-level” categories of CPUs. Having so many lines of budget CPUs seems a bit redundant. However, there are a lot of differences between Pentium and Core i3 processors …
Motherboards have a limited number of fan headers. Sometimes the number of fan headers is way lower than the number of CPU fans you have in your case. So, exactly how to connect extra fans to the motherboard? If you want to add extra fans to the motherboard, you can get a Y splitter that …
Resetting your motherboard is something that you would want to do only sometimes. It should always come from troubleshooting a severe problem related to your hardware. The following text will discuss how to reset the motherboard using simple methods. Essentially, to reset your motherboard, you need to reset the BIOS. The BIOS is a computer’s …
SATA is one of two primary interfaces through which you connect critical components to your PC (the other is PCIe). It is used by storage drives, including hard disk drives, optical CD/DVD drives, and SATA Solid State Drives. Things can get a bit daunting when you are new to building a PC or adding a …
Many questions can go through your mind when considering a new motherboard. They mostly have to do with whether or not the motherboard will be a good fit for you. You may also need help wondering what parts you can expect to find packaged with a motherboard. One of the essential parts of any computer …