This project gives a whole new meaning to DIY PC. We don’t know how capable you were as a teenager, but could you have designed your own Ryzen-based mini PC? Whilst making repairs to laptop internals, ...

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 ...

The first step for many PC builders, regardless of skill level, is setting a budget. Knowing how much you're willing to spend is a good place to start, as it sets expectations for what parts you're ...

If you've never done it before, building your first PC can be a little overwhelming, even a tad annoying. Maybe you're switching from consoles, or getting a custom PC after years of using pre-built ...

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 ...

What if you could experience breathtaking 4K gaming without spending thousands of dollars? For many, the idea of building a high-performance gaming PC on a tight budget seems impossible—a dream ...

TL;DR: PC Building Simulator 2 offers a realistic PC building and repair experience with over 1200 real-world components from top brands like MSI and ASRock. The latest update integrates accurate ...

The first few months of 2025 were full of graphics card reviews where we generally came away impressed with performance and completely at a loss on availability and pricing. The testing in these ...

I’m an avid PC builder. I built my first PC nearly 20 years ago as a teenager with the help of my mom, and I fell in love with the whole process almost instantly. I was already a PC gamer at the time, ...

I don’t typically make New Year’s resolutions, but 2026 is a special exception. You can thank stratospheric memory prices for that—and a little scare that happened right before Christmas. Micro Center ...