These are the things I do on a new build before anything else ...

When the transition occurred from BIOS to UEFI, CSM came into being. CSM stands for Compatibility Support Mode. As the name suggests, this mode is a component of the UEFI firmware that is for the ...

Live service games like Valorant or Apex Legends can often run into irritating issues, causing critical errors or launch errors in the game. One such common issue in ...

BIOS Flashback is a feature of many modern motherboards that allows you to refresh, and sometimes even recover the BIOS/UEFI firmware. This is great for when your PC refuses to boot because the BIOS ...

When attempting to install Windows 7, the system may abruptly display a blue screen with the error code 0x000000A5, halting the installation process. This error ...

XMP profile is an Extreme Memory Profile that allows users to overclock their RAM. Supported motherboards have different XMP profiles, named XMP Profile 1, XMP Profile 2, etc. Users can enable and ...

When we first reviewed the last AMD 9000 CPUs, we did not have any of the new X800 series boards on hand. However, as more brands started to release these new boards, we had a chance to check out ...

MSI is overhauling the BIOS interface for its new Intel and AMD gaming motherboard designs, and the first preview screenshots look much cleaner and smarter than the company's previous efforts. The new ...

When a computer boots up, the MSI motherboard BIOS is controlling the boot process -- it checks power, CPU, RAM and devices attached to the system, which is called the POST (or Power On Self Test) ...

MSI will soon release a 105W TDP option for the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X processors through its latest BIOS update for AM5 motherboards. This 40-watt increase yields a potential 13% improvement ...