I have a P4 2.4 Ghz and the stock cpu fan/heatsink. Recently the fan has started to make a wierd humming sound that goes away when I tap it but then comes back a few mins later. When I replace the ...

OK, it's embarrassing that I don't know how to do this but... (feel free to point and laugh, as long as you also answer my question) The CPU fan on my Athlon T-Bird has started making a soft, ...

Sometimes, even the best intentions aren't spared from unpleasant consequences. After avoiding cleaning my PC for three years, I decided to do it one fine day, thinking it was finally time. As I ...

Thermal paste, also known as heat sink paste or thermal compound, is a thermally conductive material designed to improve heat transfer from your laptop's GPU and CPU to the heat sink. If you take a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Growing up in the early days of personal computers, I learned a lot about how they work — and how to troubleshoot when they don't. True, there ...

The number-one PC maker has answered our question whether it’ll honor Intel’s two-year extended warranty on damaged chips — but the answer doesn’t even include the word “warranty.” Lenovo has been ...