AI chatbots can be a useful tool for many aspects of life — but can they help you build a good gaming PC? Here's what to know before you buy — or build.

Elvis Shida is a Tech/Hardware Writer from Kenya. He has been building PCs for a decade and is keenly interested in motherboards, monitors, and gaming TVs. When not building PCs or writing about ...

The end result is a Frankenstein’s monster of a PC, a cobbled-together mess of modern and venerable components that still ...

PC building sucks right now. At least, it does for anyone on a budget—even a reasonable one. This reality is documented in ...

For decades, PC gaming meant owning a monolith: a massive, flashing tower that dominated your floor space. But in 2026, the era of the giant box is over. Components have become efficient enough that ...

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 ...

Building your own gaming PC is a rewarding experience and gives you far more control over the pieces and parts that wind up in your PC tower. Those without any familiarity of the internal workings of ...

With rising PC component prices, it's never been less affordable to build your own computer. Want a PC now? Look no further than Costco's prebuilt machines.

Ready to take the plunge on a new gaming PC but fancy building it yourself? You've come to the right place. There's nothing like the feeling of pressing the power button for the first time on your ...

Every now and then, you see a gaming PC build that's so out there you have to do a double-take because you can't believe there's actually a computer inside it. That's definitely the case with this ...

I’ve built hundreds of PCs, but despite so much time with empty hardware boxes and a screwdriver, I still make boneheaded mistakes. Between rushing, ignoring critical steps in the build process, and ...