The motherboard might not be the most exciting part of your system, but it’s arguably the most important. It’s also the biggest, which can make it a bit awkward to install, but as long as you’re ...

So you've spent the past few weeks wringing towels, trying to decide whether you should stick with your current PC or start over from scratch. It's been a tough decision, but in the end you've decided ...

Ed: The following is a guest post by Ars CPU & Mobo forum guru Hat Monster. The post is based on an excellent thread on the same topic, which everyone who’s contemplating a motherboard swap should ...

The motherboard, sometimes abbreviated “mobo,” is the most basic part of the PC, but also one of the most important as all of your internal components will interact with it. Our motherboard is an EVGA ...

In this video–Part 2 of our series, tied to the article, “DIY: How to Build a Great Media-Editing Computer,” we show you how to install a motherboard in your PC.

First, check that your PC doesn't already have a working TPM installed into its motherboard or via the CPU by hitting Win + R in Windows to open Run and type tpm.msc then hit Enter. It's possible to ...

First, you’ll need what looks like a custom head screw driver, perhaps a Torx, but the size is unknown. I would assume that the CPU or motherboard comes with the tool required to perform this task.

I've moved XP installs from one PC to another. Sometimes used the excellent Hat Monster method. Other times, if it was moving from one fairly recent Intel chipset to another, I just cloned it, booted ...