After you install your CPU into the motherboard, the next thing you do is install a CPU fan to keep the processor cool. It remains valid regardless of whether you are building a new PC or if you need ...

After installing a CPU cooler, your next task is connecting its cable to the CPU header. Without it, the fans won’t spin, which ultimately leads to CPU overheating. Ever wondered what would happen if ...

Now that you’ve installed a CPU, the logical next step of building a PC would be to install a CPU cooler. So, let’s do that. These essential chip-chillers come with varying degrees of sci-fi design ...

For a CPU, or processor, to maintain a safe operating temperature, it needs a CPU fan. When properly installed, a CPU fan stays in constant contact with the CPU's metal plate so all the heat generated ...

Among all the components involved in a PC build, the CPU cooler might be among the trickiest ones to install. Whether utilizing liquid or air, coolers tend to be large, cumbersome pieces of hardware ...

Upgrading your PC can be a rewarding experience, and much cheaper than paying a techie to do it for you. You need to work carefully and understand how to perform the ...

This article is the third in a series of how-to stories on building a computer. For a video version of part three, click here. After seating the motherboard it’s time to install the CPU, or the brains ...