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 ...

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 ...

PCWorld addresses the challenging reality that building a decent gaming PC now costs around $1,250, significantly up from the previous $800 baseline. Strategic approaches include considering ...

If you're in the market for a computer these days, expect to be sold some form of AI. Windows computers come with a CoPilot button. Chromebooks advertise Gemini during setup. Like many of you, I'm ...

I never thought I’d be writing this, but the idea of building a new PC is nowhere near as exciting to me as it used to be. Putting together the right build, taking the budget as far as it could, ...

I ignored my own advice. I built a new PC from scratch in what is likely the worst financial environment to take such an expensive adventure. It involved months of scrounging, begging, and groaning ...

I have almost finished building my PC after many, many years. I intend to use Bazzite OS to make it a Steam only gaming PC. I have briefly used Linux. In fact, it's probably been 20 years since I ...

The AIO water cooling unit for my homebuilt PC just failed, and I briefly considered just building a new system. Then I looked at current RAM/SSD prices. They’re so outrageous that I’ll indefinitely ...

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Who would’ve thought Apple’s infamous “cheese grater” design for the Mac Pro would work its way into custom PCs? For as much flak as Apple caught, the design of the Mac Pro certainly made a statement, ...