When your computer performs tasks, it sends data between various components, such as the processor, memory, hard drive and video card. All of this data travels through your computer's primary circuit ...

Keeping track of your computer's temperatures can help increase the functional life of your computer. An overheated CPU can cause blue screens, error messages, and ...

Running Prime95 on all four cores (Q6600@stock settings), CPU temp reads at 38C (~45-48C using CoreTemp at 100% load), whereas the motherboard temp reads at 47C (P5K Deluxe). That's with the case open ...

Is your CPU too hot? Well, it isn't hard to find out. Checking your PC's CPU temperature is similar to checking your car's oil: You don't need to do it every day, but you should check your ...

When you’re looking to upgrade your computer’s hardware, one of the most difficult things to understand is whether or not an individual component is compatible with the rest of your PC. And of all the ...

Sarfraz is an avid PC enthusiast who has a decade of experience in PC hardware. He has written extensively on all types of consumer PC components and peripherals on Xtremegaminerd since the time when ...