Building a new PC from scratch is far more exciting than buying a prebuilt one because you have full control over the components you want to use. I remember how thrilled I was back in 2012 when I took ...

One of the most important things to check for before building a PC is compatibility across the various components that you will be including in the rig. A mismatch between any two crucial components ...

Sometimes I go longer than I intend without writing an updated version of our PC building guide. And while I could just claim to be too busy to spend hours on Newegg or Amazon or other sites digging ...

DDR5 memory and SSD prices continue to soar, but I have some ideas for how to save if you're upgrading, building, or buying a ...

There are many reasons you might want to build yourself a small form factor (SFF) PC. I built one because I wanted a home entertainment center of sorts — those PCs are often referred to as HTPC, for ...

It’s 2024, which means building your own PC is only one step harder than assembling a semi-complex LEGO set. Most parts fit together in intuitive ways, and a lot of the guesswork is eliminated if you ...

It’s been two whole weeks since the Steam Machine was revealed to the world, and we still have no idea how much it’ll cost. I still don’t know when Valve is going to announce the price, but in the ...

There’s something uniquely satisfying about building a SFF Mini-ITX PC gaming PC that’s not just powerful but also compact enough to fit on a small desk or shelf. But let’s be real—packing that much ...

Building a brand-new PC is an expensive endeavor in 2025. Costs for almost all components have gone up. Plus, with games like "Indiana Jones: The Great Circle" requiring ray-tracing hardware, ...