This area includes a collection of articles related to PC software, and specifically Windows tutorials, tips and tricks.
Drivers are vital pieces of software in your PC. Essentially, every bit of hardware that plugs into your computer needs a driver of some kind to work properly. Everything from gaming controllers to drawing tablets need drivers, but does your CPU need its down driver? Your CPU is designed to work without a driver, but … Read more
Ultimate? Performance? Balance? Picking a power setting shouldn’t feel like deciding between the character stats of the latest RPG. What’s the difference between these Ryzen power plans anyway? Ryzen offers three basic power plans: Balanced, High Performance, and Ultimate. Balanced works on saving energy and lowering heat, High Performance opens up the clock speed for faster … Read more
The CPU handles all of the basic math that makes every program and process on your PC work. While it can handle some intensive tasks, it shouldn’t always be high, or near 100% usage. So when it is at this point for extended periods of time, is there an obvious reason for it? Your CPU … Read more
It’s always been important to make sure that your operating system winds up on the right storage drive, but this has become an even bigger issue with the creation of high-speed solid state drives. Now you want to make sure that your operating system is on the drive that’s giving you peak performance, but these … Read more
