Some key computer functions are governed by the CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor), a chip on your motherboard powered by a small battery. The CMOS governs things like the system time ...

Great! What's next? Grabbing all the new components and putting them together to build a new computer. The first thing you ...

(Advanced Technology EXtended motherboard) The PC motherboard that superseded the Baby AT design. The ATX layout rotated the CPU and memory 90 degrees, allowing full-length expansions to be ...

DDR5 isn't backwards compatible, though, and you can't slot DDR5 memory kits on motherboards that only support DDR4 either. That means you have to pick the right platform for your build ...