Fierce competition between Intel and AMD has pushed prices for many CPUs well below $100, making a processor upgrade more practical for older PCs. Three scenarios make a CPU upgrade worthwhile: Moving ...

I know that I have the jumpers set right so that's not an issue. The CPU was dead on this computer. I tested it with another CPU, so that's how I know. However, before the computer would light up, but ...

I have an HP Pavilion ze5501US notebook, which utilizes a 2.30GHz Mobile Intel Pentium 4. Per CPU-Z it's a Northwood model, socket 478 mPGA, 0.13 um. Sorry I don't have its S-code and manufacturing ...

I wonder if Asus support can provide that information? This laptop is my wife’s. She bought it last year without consulting me and ended up with this disaster, slower than a sloth. Keaton (Peter ...

The number-one PC maker has answered our question whether it’ll honor Intel’s two-year extended warranty on damaged chips — but the answer doesn’t even include the word “warranty.” Lenovo has been ...

Sometimes, even the best intentions aren't spared from unpleasant consequences. After avoiding cleaning my PC for three years, I decided to do it one fine day, thinking it was finally time. As I ...