PC gaming has never quite been affordable, but you could always save money—and get a surprising amount of value and power—if you knew how to build your own desktop. That advice has held true through ...

For many years, it's usually been cheaper to build your own PC using hand-selected components than purchase a pre-built ...

In this installment of Ask Ars, we show you how to build your own PC. And note the word "show" in the previous sentence, because this PC-building guide comes with videos. There is one benefit for ...

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 ...

Building your own desktop PC is a fun and easy project that will allow you to customize a system to fit your needs. Earlier this year we showed you how to build a high-powered video editing machine, ...

In Part II of our text-and-video Ask Ars DIY Series, we show you what happens after you've got everything plugged in, including how to configure your BIOS (or EFI) settings.