Planning a new PC build for myself or a friend seeking assistance has always been equal parts enjoyable and stressful. There's a delicate balance to strike between the performance obtained and the ...

Configuring a custom gaming PC is both fun and rigorous work. First, you get to research your components –- case, motherboard, CPU, GPU, memory, storage, peripherals, cooling, and power supply unit.

Update: See an updated revision of our "red flags" feature here. Building your own gaming PC is once again an option, even if your budget is small, after over a year of inflated graphics card prices.