Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building PCs since young, and when not creating content, you can often find him ...

Hamlin has been in the tech field for over nine years. Since 2017, his work has appeared on MakeUseOf, Android Police, OSXDaily, Beebom, and more. He served as the Senior Editor at Valnet's MakeUseOf ...

Evaluating a thermal paste is tricky business. It’s a little like network engineering – when it works properly, you don’t notice. Still, there are a number of thermal pastes out there, and they all ...

I've lost count of how many times I've seen someone blame the cooler when their CPU temperatures look scary. I totally get it, though. When you spend a premium on a dual-tower air cooler or a 360mm ...

Repasting is cheap and easy to do, generally. I'd give that a shot. While you're doing that, make sure no dust bunnies have built a nest in the heatsink fins. Modern systems will park cores and do ...