First released by Intel in 1995, the Advanced Technology eXtended, or ATX, motherboard is still one of the most common form factors in the computer market. If you have a desktop computer, it's most ...

Sounds play an important role in troubleshooting a computer. Computers have pre-programmed beeps and sounds that notify you of clear hardware issues. Then there are the subtler sounds: a high-pitched ...

If the CPU is the brain of your computer, the motherboard is the spine that puts everything together and makes it work as a cohesive whole. Without it, the individual components of your PC can’t ...

Between Intel’s entirely new platform and AMD’s rather puzzling chipset refresh, motherboards are becoming exceedingly ...

Motherboards are complex PC components to shop for, but you'll be able to carry on a conversation about 'em—and buy wisely—with our de-jargonizer. I have been a technology journalist for 30-plus years ...

Planning a carefully coordinated all-white PC build? We've collated some need-to-know mo-bo info for your convenience.

We traveled to MSI's factory in China and offices in Taiwan to see both R&D and production for motherboards. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Operating system patches alone can protect against the nasty Meltdown flaw affecting Intel processors, but fixing Spectre—Meltdown’s nasty sibling, which affects all CPUs—requires firmware updates for ...

I have to admit I'm somewhat of a B650 motherboard enthusiast, I think. That's sad, isn't it? Anyway, let's not focus on that too much and instead pretend that testing the VRM thermal performance of ...