David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

You likely know the processor in your PC, but identifying the motherboard might be a bit unclear. Under normal circumstances, many PC users don't really care much about the motherboard in their PC.

Over the years, I've moved from custom-build PCs to pre-built. I'm no longer familiar with CPU and motherboard technology. I have a simple question about upgrading my processor for Windows 11, without ...