It's easy to think that the CPU or graphics card are the beating heart of your gaming PC, but they wouldn't get very far without sufficient cooling - unless you want a very expensive and ineffective ...

Usually when I hear the words “upgrade your PC,” I think of buying a new CPU or graphics card. But there are a lot of smaller, less expensive things you can upgrade that still make a pretty big ...

In this guide, we'll show you how to set up PC fans, and take you through the principles of PC airflow and cooling. From knowing which way round to mount your fans, to where you should put the ...

If you’re trying to add lights to a PC case, you have lots of options: LED strips, CPU coolers with lights, case fans with lights, keyboards and mice with lights, motherboards with lights, GPUs with ...

So, you’ve filled up the inside of your gaming desktop with enough RGBs for a Las Vegas casino, not to mention tiny little LCD screens on your motherboard, RAM, and liquid cooling reservoir. What’s ...

Deciding between PWM and DC case fans can be confusing, but it’s important for the optimal performance of your computer. In general, PWM fans are quieter, more controllable, and more durable than DC ...

Adam Corsetti is a Commerce Writer from the United States. An avid gamer since childhood, Adam became hooked on video games after using the original Nintendo NES console. During college, he created a ...

A motor-driven fan that is part of the computer case. Contrast with fans that are attached to the CPU or graphics chips. See fan and CPU cooler. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...

The new UniFan TL LCD fans will let you plug your Simpsons memes and cat pictures in what's possibly the last terra incognita in your PC case. I have been a technology journalist for 30-plus years and ...

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Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...