In the era of expensive GPUs and 4K ray tracing, a growing number of PC gamers are intentionally downgrading.

What if you could build a gaming PC that delivers stunning 1440p performance without emptying your wallet? Imagine playing graphically demanding titles like Cyberpunk 2077 or Elden Ring at high ...

Start cheap and upgrade later with this $350 gaming PC build guide, featuring performance tweaks for Cyberpunk 2077 and Red ...

Putting together a $500 gaming PC usually requires sacrifices. A creaky older graphics card is the big one, and often less memory and less storage, too. But not during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Be not afraid (except maybe of leaks).

A quiet gaming PC is no longer a luxury—it is a practical goal for gamers who want immersive performance without constant fan noise. As modern GPUs and CPUs push higher power limits, unmanaged heat ...

A budding tech recycler has turned an Xbox 360 into a fully functional gaming PC build, retrofitting this 20-year-old console with a serious set of modern specs. Now featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D ...

I love a gaming PC build with a story and some serious style. You don't need a long essay to figure out what this particular build is all about, because it immediately sparks the imagination. It looks ...

Okay, alright, fair enough—it's not really Black Friday yet. That'll be this upcoming Friday the 29th, in its classical place after Thanksgiving on Thursday. Just about every parts vendor on the web ...

Overview To game at a modern level, gaming PCs need not only very high clock speeds but also a highly optimized processor ...

So possible tariffs next year, and an older (2018) CPU that's not Win11-capable have me looking at a new gaming build. I used to follow various build guides (like the guides that used to be on Ars) as ...