Upgrading

The Cheapskate's Guide to Supercharging Your PC
(How To) Overclock your CPU, upgrade your graphics, and swap out your motherboard to give your PC a boost.

Smart PC Shopping Tips
(How To) Regardless of your budget, get the most computer for your buck.

Tips on Picking a Future-Proof PC
(howto) Tips on Picking a Future-Proof PC

Upgrades: Risk Versus Reward
(news) Upgrades: Risk Versus Reward

Hardware Tips: Do You Need a New PC or Just a New Motherboard?
(howto) Our seven-point guide will help you decide whether and how to buy a new motherboard.

Hardware Tips: Can You Postpone That New PC Purchase?
(howto) Reasons to buy--or not to buy--a new computer; stream MP3s to your car stereo; keep installation files close by.

Home Office: Do Your Own Hardware Upgrades
(howto) Do-it-yourself upgrading, the ultimate tank game, how not to be a schmendrick.

Hardware Tips: Keep Your Hardware Upgrades Hassle-Free
(howto) Upgrade your hardware the right way with these seven tips; a freebie from Intel identifies your PC's CPU.