Overclocking your central processing unit (CPU) or other hardware on your motherboard is the geeky equivalent of souping up your car. Overclocking a CPU is easy enough for any enthusiast to accomplish, and doing so gives you an extra boost in performance and speed from your machine. While widely practiced, »

Considering getting a boost from your CPU, RAM or GPU through overclocking? Before you begin tinkering with the hardware on your motherboard, make sure you understand the following terms and concepts about overclocking: FrontSide Bus (FSB) The frontside bus, or FSB, is the data bus that sends information from the »

The first step to overclocking any component on your PC is to update the BIOS on your motherboard. BIOS, which stands for "basic input/output system," is like a proto-operating system that governs the vital functions of your computer--i.e. your keyboard, the monitor, CD drivers, hard drives, etc.--before your operating system »

BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System. When a computer is first powered on, the operating system (Windows, OSX, Linux, etc.) has yet to be loaded. The BIOS is a type of ROM. ROM stands for Read Only Memory, and this means that the BIOS can’t be written to with »

When shopping for motherboards for a PC, two of the most important specifications are the CPU and the RAM. Both of these elements affect how fast your computer runs, but in very different ways, as they have very different functions. In order to get the most performance out of your »