Want to squeeze more performance from your CPU? Learn how to overclock your processor to safely boost speed and performance.

PC freezing, going slow, or running into hitches where it shouldn’t? Even if you have one of the best processors, high CPU usage could be to blame. Unfortunately, if you aren’t too computer savvy, ...

Is your PC or Mac running hot? Here's how to check processor temps on your Windows and Mac computers. Palash has been writing about technology (and entertainment) for over a decade. His focus has been ...

The Windows Runtime Broker requires apps to declare all their permissions, which enhances security, but sometimes it can ...

Everyone has heard that mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. Well, the central processing unit (CPU) is the powerhouse of the computer. It's the brain, and without a CPU in your computer, ...

At some point, everyone learns that a CPU has a variable number of cores inside, and that number influences its performance. The next natural impulse is to find out how many cores your CPU has. The ...

One of the most common causes of a sudden and unexpected computer shutdown is heat. When a critical component like your CPU exceeds a safe operating temperature, it goes into self-preservation mode.

There’s one thing that will strike fear into the heart of any PC gamer: a CPU bottleneck. It’s unimaginable that you wouldn’t get the full power of your GPU when playing games, which is often the most ...

I have a rather old gaming rig I'm looking to upgrade right now, and I'm trying to decide if it would even be worth putting a new GPU in, or if I should wait and just upgrade the whole thing in one ...

Your PC is made up of several different hardware components, the most important of which is the CPU. The CPU acts as the brain for your PC, and as such, you’re going to need to keep it running in ...