Hot Hardware was founded over 20 years ago in 1999, and covers computer products, gadget, science and related technology news, along with deep-dive tech product reviews.

Computer manufacturers typically phase out older hardware once a shiny new product launches. While that can make it tricky to ...

Of all your PC hardware components, the CPU is the least likely part to have an issue, especially if you install it and then leave it alone (occasional thermal paste reapplications aside).

The portion of a computer’s RAM that is used by a hardware device such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), sound card, network adapter, and other hardware components is known as Hardware Reserved.

Motherboards house all PC components from the processor, to memory and storage. Here you'll find our coverage on big motherboard brands and products from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, EVGA, ASRock and many ...

The ITX Llama is a do-it-yourself project that puts classic PC hardware into a mini-ITX form ... This thing is a Frankenstein monster of classic parts and modern form factors.

A dedicated GPU has its own video memory and is installed on a separate graphics card. These provide the best visual quality and are used by graphic designers and serious gamers, but they use more ...

Some parts are connected by wires and others are wireless. The parts that make up a computer are called hardware. Programs which tell a computer what to do are called software. The hardware needs ...