In the past 3 years I have built/repaired several hundred systems and have only ran into one bad CPU(a K62 with a failed fan). Not including the obvious cracked cores or fried from bad installation, ...

If you own an AMD Ryzen 7000 series CPU, especially a high-performance 3D V Cache model like the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, there’s a devastating, wallet-burning problem you need to know about. You might ...

The good news is that most CPUs are built to endure for a significant period. However, there are exceptions to this rule. In the following sections, we'll delve into the typical lifespan of CPUs and ...

Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and began doing so professionally circa 2010. If he was forced to pick a favorite ...

it's a powermac dual 1.25, combo and super drives, with no extra hardware hooked up (other than kb/mouse). and, thanks for reminding me, i did run techtool deluxe and found no cpu/cache/ram ...