After years of dealing with these issues, I've started running a memory test every month as regular maintenance. Tweaking RAM settings to squeeze more speed from the CPU is all well and good until ...

You can overclock your PC's CPU by increasing the CPU multiplier and voltage, but you need to make sure the computer can ...

We test dozens of laptops every year here at ZDNET, and our testing process employs a dual approach. On one hand, we run a series of benchmarking programs to gather important system data and metrics.

We benchmarked a recent Dell laptop under both versions of Windows to see the performance differences in everyday apps. I’ve been a consumer PC expert at PCMag for 10 years, and I love PC gaming. I've ...

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...