Building a desktop PC, or upgrading an aging one? Here's all you need to know about choosing the right motherboard—plus, our top tested picks in boards for the latest AMD and Intel CPU platforms.

Abstract: Functional testing stands as a pivotal quality control step in the production process of laptop motherboards, aiming to validate the proper functioning of various components. However, due to ...

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The motherboard is arguably one of the most important parts of your PC. Some may say it’s the CPU or the GPU, but both would be useless without the motherboard to back them up. As part of the PC Guide ...

We use separate CPU and GPU test setups to minimize system changes across our testing environments. This allows us to keep both set-ups as standard as we can while swapping only the required parts. It ...

In my 30 years of experience as a computer technician, a motherboard is one of the most challenging components to diagnose due to the number of components connected to it. If a motherboard fails, you ...

The motherboard is one of the centerpieces of every PC — for better or worse. Motherboard problems can affect a variety of components and are not always easy to diagnose. One of the first signs of a ...

Both Intel and AMD are pushing new tech upgrades along with their CPUs in 2024, including extended PCI-E 5.0 compatibility and better DDR5 support. Both of these ...

Like keyboards, mice, and headsets, motherboards appealing to gamers have become increasingly popular in new builds. Compared to other motherboards, these gaming-oriented components fully take ...

AMD’s Ryzen CPUs, 4th generation, finally outperformed Intel in the battle for CPU superiority back in 2023. This is a big deal because it hasn’t happened in a long time. As a result, AM4 motherboards ...