Woah. I haven't posted at Ars in a little while. Anyway...<BR><BR>My parents recently came to the realization that they no longer use their desktop computer at home (formerly my desktop computer) as ...

The motherboard is one of the longest-lasting components of any build. If you think about it, the only time you upgrade your motherboard is when you build a new PC from scratch or upgrade to a newer ...

Look at your motherboard. Now look at me. Back at your motherboard. And back to me. Your motherboard isn't me, but what's ...

What if the next time you upgraded your laptop, the old motherboard didn’t end up gathering dust in a drawer or, worse, contributing to the growing mountain of electronic waste? Imagine transforming ...

Don’t chuck away those old PC parts just yet! Any old hardware you may have lying around could be transformed into geeky furniture–just like Chris Harrison’s coffee table made from old motherboards.

The motherboard is probably the most complex PC component to upgrade, but modern operating systems and standards have taken much of the pain out of swapping in a new one. (Even so, ancillary issues ...

If you were around for the early days of the personal computer revolution, you’ll no doubt recall the excitement every time IBM announced a new version of its beige boxes. For a lot of us, the ...

I gave my old computer to my father-in-law a couple of weeks ago. I built this thing in 2000 or 2001 so it's a bit long in the tooth but plenty fast for email and internet stuff which is all he does ...

We've seen people do some pretty remarkable things with their old computer hardware, but artist Joe Dragt's motherboard paintings are definitely the most worthy of hanging on your living room wall.

Targeting updates to legacy applications, CyberResearch recently introduced a new line of motherboards that provide one PCI Express x16 slot, four PCI slots, one ISA slot plus one more slot that ...