Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. In 2024, whether you're building a new rig or upgrading from an older system, a PC is an extension of your gaming tastes and preferences. It's very ...

If you are building a PC you can just choose whatever motherboard fits into your case, right? Wrong, there's a lot more to think about. For the first part of this series go here. Anyone who's ever ...

Half a dozen builds later, I'm still learning new things about motherboard headers ...

Do you think we'll see a day when we can build our own motherboard? I mean actually design the circuits, place the components on and solder them. (I suppose if you were really ambitious you could do ...

The motherboard is the spine of your computer, but despite how important it is, it often becomes an afterthought. It’s easy to overlook when there are shinier, more exciting components to spend money ...

The motherboard might not be the most exciting part of your system, but it’s arguably the most important. It’s also the biggest, which can make it a bit awkward to install, but as long as you’re ...

Graphics cards seem to get all the attention, often overshadowing a vital component of your PC—the motherboard. We’re inundated with choice. Even just choosing the platform to build on—Intel or ...

This article is the second in a series of how-to stories on building a computer. For a video version of part two, click here. The motherboard, sometimes abbreviated “mobo,” is the most basic part of ...

Over the years, thousands of people have built their own DOS and Windows PCs because the parts are all standard. After purchasing the case, power supply, motherboard, CPU, graphics card, storage and ...