Before you get to install your huge new hard drives, fancy new PCI cards, and copious sticks of RAM, you'd better tackle that motherboard and CPU installation.

Never installed an Intel processor on a motherboard before? This step-by-step guide walks you through the process.

After seating the motherboard, it’s time to install the CPU, or the brains of the computer. The processor is delicate so handle it by the edges and be sure to discharge any static electricity ...

MSI X399 Gaming Pro Carbon AC These new Ryzen Threadripper processors will of course be paired with an incoming wave of AMD X399-based motherboards, which we detailed in an article earlier this week.

Here's how to install the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 7 3700X and other AM4 CPUs and stock Wraith Cooler included with some of the higher end AMD processors. In this video I am using the ASUS Prime X570-P ...

This article is the third in a series of how-to stories on building a computer. For a video version of part three, click here.

AMD's Threadripper socket mounting procedure is rather different from what you've used before. Luckily, MSI has posted a video showing the entire process, step by step.

How to Install Processor Fans. For a CPU, or processor, to maintain a safe operating temperature, it needs a CPU fan. When properly installed, a CPU fan stays in constant contact with the CPU's ...