It's been a quarter of a century since I first got a PC at home. For context, I'm 32 years old, and got an HP Brio pre-built when I was in third grade. According to what my father had told me, and ...

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 ...

Step-by-step assembly of a custom DIY gaming PC, showcasing essential components and process for building a personalized, high-performance computer from scratch. Pixabay, Lixxe Building a computer ...

Things were arguably worse before PCIe and M.2 slots were standard -- I remember struggling to hook hard drives up to long, ...

I’m an avid PC builder. I built my first PC nearly 20 years ago as a teenager with the help of my mom, and I fell in love with the whole process almost instantly. I was already a PC gamer at the time, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Building your own gaming rig can be both exciting and nerve-racking. There are things you should know before building a PC because there's ...

The more I look at the word 'gripes', the less it looks right. Nevertheless, we're running through our PC gaming gripes all week. Since I've been building gaming PCs pretty much non-stop this year, I ...

A great PC case for a beginner to PC gaming, or just someone who cares about maximising airflow on a budget. PC Gamer's got your back Our experienced team dedicates many hours to every review, to ...

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 ...