There are many ways to increase the performance of a computer, such as installing more random-access memory (RAM), faster RAM, or a faster processor. In order to achieve the best performance, all of ...

If you spend enough time around hardware enthusiasts or lurking in PC building forums, you start to hear the same rituals when it comes to RAM: set your XMP or EXPO profile, tighten your timings if ...

This was my thought process until a few weeks ago, when I was messing around in my BIOS and had to clear the CMOS. After ...

Gigabyte's latest boards clumps these entries together in a handy submenu, but depending on your make and model, you may find these settings spread out in different sections of your BIOS. CPU Clock ...

If you use a Gateway laptop for your business and want to run larger and more complex applications, you can perform a memory upgrade by adding more RAM. However, after you add the memory to your ...

Overclocking fans know where it’s at: To push state-of-the-art motherboards to their limit in conjunction with the CPU and memory, a touch of manual fine-tuning to the BIOS settings is called for. It ...

Just built out a new desktop PC, or upgraded some key components? Getting to know these four key UEFI BIOS features will help you make sure everything’s running up to snuff. Years back, when a small ...

This week, I will discuss advanced features of the BIOS. These include proper configuration of built-in peripherals, as well as power-management issues to consider. Let's dig in. This section of the ...

This post explains what is Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) and how to set up DRAM Frequency. DRAM or Dynamic Random Access Memory is a specific type of RAM that dynamically stores data for ...

This motherboard is also really picky when it comes to memory. I tried several different manufacturers’ known-good DDR2-800 DIMMs that I had here, in both 512 MByte and 1 GByte per-module capacities, ...