Before you get to install your huge new hard drives, fancy new PCI cards, and copious sticks of RAM, you'd better tackle that motherboard and CPU installation.

After seating the motherboard, it’s time to install the CPU, or the brains of the computer. The processor is delicate so handle it by the edges and be sure to discharge any static electricity ...

AMD's Threadripper socket mounting procedure is rather different from what you've used before. Luckily, MSI has posted a video showing the entire process, step by step.

Finding and installing Spectre CPU firmware updates for DIY PCs is complicated and involves updating your motherboard BIOS. Here's how.