A gamer may want to build their PC from scratch for several reasons. You might choose this option if your gaming PC or gaming consoles doesn't meet the demands of the games you play, you want a more ...

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 ...

Imagine playing your favorite AAA games in stunning 1440p resolution on a sleek, compact gaming rig that doesn’t dominate your desk, or your wallet. Building a small form factor (SFF) gaming PC on a ...

At CES 2024, MSI unveiled its no-cables desktop (or, at least, its no-visible-cables desktop!) with a special motherboard and PC case series dubbed “Project Zero.” We built it up—and created the ...

What if your next desktop PC wasn’t a bulky tower or an off-the-shelf laptop, but a palm-sized powerhouse you built yourself? The Raspberry Pi 5, already celebrated for its versatility, is now ...

Prices of PC components have gone off the deep end in 2026, which poses the ultimate question: Is building your own gaming PC the cheaper option?

This may come as a surprise: Though I work at PCWorld, I don’t build computers. Well, I can. I have. But it’s one thing to buy a few thousand dollars’ worth of parts and then build a desktop on a ...

In this guide, we'll show you how to build a retro gaming PC, based on original hardware from the 1990s, with a few modern touches. It can run DOS games and early Windows games, but it'll also look ...