The silent killers!

I have an Intel D975XBX2 motherboard. In the BIOS there are some settings for processor override that I don't know much about, so if somebody would like to enlighten me I'd be more than thankful, ...

Increasing the CPU priority for a program boosts the CPU's focus on that program, increasing its productivity. For a small business, designating CPU usage can help you save time. For example, ...

My DIY system seems to be running as advertised, except the CPU speed and FSB are being reported wrongly. I know that that is simply a settings change in BIOS, but which settings?<BR><BR>I can't ...

A recently released AMD graphics driver is seemingly capable of modifying a PC CPU’s BIOS settings. The worrying observation was initially spotted by technology insider Igor’s Lab, who reports that ...

Your computer is starving for juice.

In some cases, switching the processor performance setting in the Energy Saver pane of System Preferences to "Highest" rather than "Automatic" can result in an unexpectedly dramatic speed boost for ...

Your gaming PC's AMD Radeon software could tweak your CPU settings without your consent, according to findings by Igor's Lab. The German publication says the issue is ...

Overclocking refers to pushing your computer components harder and faster than the manufacturer designed them to go. The initial pitch is seductive: Buy a slower, lower-cost CPU; juice up the clock ...

The ability in Linux to bind one or more processes to one or more processors, called CPU affinity, is a long-requested feature. The idea is to say “always run this process on processor one” or “run ...