I have an Slot A Athlon 900MHz that was recently involved in an overheating of some sort. A friend who discovered it says it appeared to be the motherboard that overheated because of the foul smell ...

A CPU's operating temperature will rise if the cooling fan breaks, dramatically increasing the chance of hardware failure. Stock modern computer CPUs use a two-part CPU cooler that features a heatsink ...

Intel has been struggling with a major issue in its 13th- and 14th-generation Core CPUs for most of this year. Due to a production error, high voltages and temperatures led to crashes for users and ...

So here's an odd question. <br><br>I was cleaning my CPU off over the sink (big mistake) with alchohol and cotton swabs when it slipped out of my hand and landed in the bottom of the sink. The drop ...

A few weeks ago, a user shared a case where an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU got burned. Further tests revealed that the issue happened due to an improper installation of the CPU, which caused damage to ...

A CPU shouldn't run too hot unless you're stress-testing it, but if it's overheating under medium to heavy workloads, it's ...

ASRock has issued a second update addressing boot-up and CPU damage issues on its AM5 motherboards. This time in a blog post, the board maker went the extra mile to prove its BIOS updates are not ...

Intel’s latest architecture requires a new LGA 1151 socket and features an enhanced pin count. Additionally, the CPUs are built on a 14nm manufacturing process. Some of you might remember that Skylake ...

A motherboard featured in a burned out CPU Reddit thread has been analyzed by its manufacturer, who says that the board has no obvious damage or burn marks, and that it just required a clean-up to get ...

TL;DR: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU failures have been linked to aggressive Precision Boost Overdrive settings and outdated BIOSes on ASRock motherboards. AMD urges users to update BIOS and highlights the ...

The damage that smoking can do has been detailed quite thoroughly. Financially, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the average cost of a pack of cigarettes is $8.39, and a ...