• Sapphire builds Intel 'Sandy Bridge', USB 3.0 motherboards

  By Matt Egan | 12 January, 2011 01:27

  AMD GPU stalwart Sapphire has announced it is building a range of Intel motherboards. The Intel products are all being made by Sapphire in Taiwain, and will be available direct from the company.

• Upgrade your PC to run cooler and quieter

  By Spencer Dalziel | 30 July, 2010 02:08

  Liquid coolers were once the preserve of hardcore modders with money to burn: the kit was expensive and notoriously leaky, but it was the only way their high-end processors could cope with the heat generated from all-night gaming sessions.

• How to use touch to control your Windows 7 PC

  By Chris Byers | 14 August, 2010 03:16

  QUESTION: I want to use touch to control my Windows 7 Home Premium PC. Is it as simple as plugging in a touchscreen display? I'd also like to view a 3D image - will I need a new graphics card?

• Initialise your PC's microphone

  By Chris Byers | 03 August, 2010 02:46

  QUESTION: My Windows 7 PC plays audio through headphones but is unable to pick up sound from them. I've got a Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi card and a Logitech USB phone/microphone. The drivers are up to date.

• How to restore an iPhone

  By Chris Byers | 13 August, 2010 02:19

  QUESTION I've bought a number of apps for my Apple iPhone via iTunes and the App Store. To avoid draining the battery by downloading apps directly to the handset, I'd like to connect my iPhone to my Windows XP PC using USB and transfer them over. However, when I connect the phone its icon doesn't appear on the desktop (although it does charge up). I've tried updating iTunes, restarting the PC and using a different USB port, all to no avail.

• How to get more from a quad-core PC

  By Chris Byers | 13 August, 2010 02:20

  QUESTION: My Windows 7 Home Premium computer has a quad-core processor and 4GB of RAM. I've not found any advantage to using four cores. How can I use the processor more effectively and allocate different processes to the individual cores?

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