Familiarity breeds confidence; hence, knowing your components before starting your build makes the process smoother. You'll have a mental plan for your build, and avoid the most common mistakes that ...

June 2023 was going to be the first time in my life when I would build my first-ever gaming PC. No, this doesn't mean I didn't have gaming PCs before. This would just be the first time that I'd pay ...

When it comes to PC building, we’ve all made mistakes. I know I have. Even for those who know how to build a PC and have all their parts ready to go, there are a few potential traps that could trip ...

Basic and simple, I'm wanting to build my first pc. The first step to fixing a problem is knowing you have one. My first step is recognizing the fact that I'm a complete and total newb to this. I plan ...

When building a gaming PC, it’s hard to pay attention to tiny things that make the overall experience better, such as spending too much money on PC components, thinking too much about thermal paste, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. So you want to build your first gaming computer. It's no doubt an exciting undertaking, but can also be an expensive one. It's one of those ...

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 ...

I’ve built hundreds of PCs. I’m not confident enough to say thousands yet, but I’m sure I’ll hit that mark before too long. Every time I go to review a new graphics card or processor, I go through the ...

As fun as building your own PC can be, it’s not always the right call. A pre-built can end up the more fitting choice—as my colleague Ashley Biancuzzo rightly pointed out. Pre-built computers have ...

We love the way our plucky little computers are just scraping by, glorified DIY projects that somehow run the latest and greatest games. When we're in a good mood, we'll say it's a fun quirk of the ...

Do you know the worst part about shiny new PC components? They cost so much money. I know why they cost what they do, but for someone who built their first system in 2017, time has not been kind to my ...