Building a PC yourself can save money and offer more flexibility, but it comes with real tradeoffs in 2026. Here's what you ...

Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building PCs since young, and when not creating content, you can often find him ...

For the average consumer, building a PC sucks. In theory it’s a great idea. Get the components, plug them in, turn on the computer, then game all day. But it’s never that simple. Back during COVID ...

A few years ago, building a gaming PC equivalent to the PS5 Pro didn't seem particularly difficult. GPUs like the 16GB AMD ...

We've got a recipe for a stellar mainstream PC that's perfect for all-out 1080p or 1440p AAA gaming and much more. Here's everything you need to build it, along with how to put it all together. I have ...

PCPartPicker—like rival sites Pangoly and Logical Increments—is a comparison shopping website that can help save you time and money as you wade into the world of PC building. In undergrad, I was the ...

Building a gaming PC build 2026 revolves around next-generation hardware capable of pushing 8K, 240Hz gaming with full path tracing. The combination of an RTX 6090 and the Zen 6 Ryzen 9 11950X3D ...

“Oh, it’s easy to build a PC,” says your friend who’s built a dozen before. “It’s like LEGO for grownups!” While it’s true that building your own desktop is probably easier than a lot of people think, ...

Getting a new editing computer can be a confusing process. How do you know when to upgrade? What kind of computer do you get for different kinds of editing? Do you build one or buy one? Well, I hope ...

With the advent of smartphones and tablets, portability became almost everything. While laptops have been around for a while, smartphones gave users the possibility to have portable computers at the ...