Elvis Shida is a Tech/Hardware Writer from Kenya. He has been building PCs for a decade and is keenly interested in motherboards, monitors, and gaming TVs. When not building PCs or writing about ...

Matthew is a PC Hardware Writer at XDA, having previously written for Digital Trends, Tom's Hardware, and other publications since 2018. He's mainly interested in the three way fight between AMD, ...

The motherboard is a core part of any new PC build. Getting the right one is crucial for ensuring a good experience with a new PC. Both Intel and AMD are pushing new tech upgrades along with their ...

His love of PCs and their components was born out of trying to squeeze every ounce of performance out of the family computer. Tinkering with his own build at age 10 turned into building PCs for ...

Some situations might call for an update or "flash" to your motherboard's BIOS. What does that mean and what are the stakes? Is it something important?

Knowing how to find out what motherboard you have can be very useful. It’s an important piece of info you can use to look up potential upgrades, what connection support you have for new components, ...

On their own, the best motherboards for gaming aren't going to do too much for your frame rate, but they do widen your options for cutting-edge components and guarantee stability for whatever you're ...

If you ask any PC repairer what PC components end up on their trash heaps most frequently, they will say the motherboard is right up there as one of the most common. In fact, some say it’s top of the ...

Knowing the motherboard’s model and serial number can be beneficial while searching for BIOS firmware updates from the manufacturer’s support site. A product’s serial number enables the manufacturer ...

The Ryzen 5000 series is the latest and the most successful lineup of processors from AMD, enjoying an excellent price to performance ratio. Whether you are eyeing the 16-core Ryzen 9 5950x or the ...