Saddled with an old, slow processor in your laptop? Ripping it out and subbing in a new one can result in an exceptional boost in speed. For instance, upgrading from a 1.66-GHz Intel Core Duo to a ...

As a result, it's rare to find a laptop that will allow you to upgrade its CPU. Instead, you typically have to upgrade to a more high-powered laptop, replacing your old one completely.

Upgrading the RAM or the storage on your computer are usually the best upgrades for getting the most bang from your bucks. It could be something as straightforward as buying an external hard drive ...

But before you drop $2,000 on one of Apple’s new MacBook Pros, it’s worth figuring out if you can turn your old computer into a new one. Or at least, one that runs a lot more like a new one.

Obviously, the best way to speed up an old, slow computer is to upgrade the hardware. This isn't always possible in laptops or certain desktops, but you should always be able to upgrade the RAM ...

I replaced the CPU in Framework's upgradable laptop with Intel's newest 12th-gen processor. Here's what I learned.

The process of trading out the Mainboard was astonishingly easy. My goal was to upgrade from Intel’s 11th-gen chips to its 12th-gen, and on the Framework Laptop, that means swapping out the ...

This is a great time of year to buy a new computer, especially if it's been several years since your last upgrade. If you do buy a new laptop, you'll probably want to transfer all of your data ...

In fact, it's such a desktop replacement, it ships with a desktop-class CPU core and an upgradeable GPU. The initial specs are fairly impressive, though the panel resolution is limited to 1080p.

I have a client with a creaky old HP Proliant G4 server with a Pentium D 945 processor running at 3.4 Ghz. They are going to replace it in the next year but they'd like to get as much of a CPU ...