5 features on modern motherboards I regret not using sooner
…Prior to that, I was still updating the BIOS using the earlier method of entering the BIOS and using the flashing utility. If I weren't set in my ways, I would…
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Your GPU, RAM, and SSD all have firmware you've never updated, and it can actually matter
…Sign in to your XDA account When you think about firmware updates on your PC, you probably think about your motherboard's BIOS. It's the one component where firmware updates are…
4 one-click BIOS changes that unlock the PC performance you paid for
…A CMOS clear or BIOS update can clear your previous configurations, and that includes XMP/EXPO. Related 4 reasons you should enable AMD EXPO/Intel XMP on your PC XMP or EXPO…
This 20-year-old Windows tool fixed my dead PC when nothing else would
…The only fix was to run the Samsung BIOS updater, but the catch was that it would only run on a Windows desktop. I couldn't unpack it and update from the…
I ditched physical monitors for KVM-over-IP, and my server closet actually looks clean now
…They also don't give me insight into what's happening during the boot process, or let me enter the BIOS to update firmware or change settings. That usually meant having a…
4 one-minute changes you can make to your PC that will improve its performance
…owners either skipped it when they built their rig, it got turned off in a BIOS update or CMOS clear, or if the PC was prebuilt, it wasn't turned on to…
AMD's fTPM is still causing random stutters, but the fix could cost you money
…AMD's proposed fix was a BIOS update based on AGESA 1.2.0.7, which was supposed to roll out via motherboard manufacturers starting in May 2022, which is almost 4…
These 4 PC maintenance tasks cost $0, but improve your performance drastically
…A tuned BIOS, clean cooling hardware, updated storage firmware and a reliable benchmarking baseline address the most common sources of degraded performance, and it does so without needing you to spend another…
No, Resizable BAR isn’t the universal performance booster you think it is
…Sign in to your XDA account You flip the switch in BIOS, boot into Windows, open your GPU panel, and there it is: enabled. Resizable BAR, the feature that's supposed to…
I upgraded to a fast SSD and my system was still slow — here's what I missed
…I didn’t know driver support, firmware updates, or even BIOS settings could impact performance. Something as simple as not having the right NVMe driver installed prevents the SSD from performing at…