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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 ...

If you want to build a kick-ass computer lab in your home, you’ll need to start with a kick-ass PC. But with so many ways to get good PCs these days, you’ll need to make a decision: Do you buy a ...

I am building my first computer this summer. I don't really know much at all other than what I have read online in the past month or so. I have decided I like to spend around $1500 but that is just my ...

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 ...

While building a PC may seem straightforward, the process involves a number of potential pitfalls that can catch even experienced users off guard. From selecting components that don’t fit together to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...