DIY PC builders are facing a frustrating new landscape. We now live in a world where it's significantly cheaper to buy a custom PC from someone like Dell or Digital Storm than build your own.

How to build your own computer: Ask Ars DIY Series, Part I—hardware In this installment of Ask Ars, we show you how to build your own PC. And note … ...

The right water cooling system keeps your gaming PC as cool as it looks. Here are our thoughts on the Alphacool Eisbaer and Eiswolf AIO Liquid Coolers.

Building your own computer can help you learn about PCs, get exactly what you want, and sometimes even save money. But it can also be an impractical, expensive nightmare for the wrong person. Here ...

At build-your-own-computer counters, shoppers can choose between several different PC components.

Customizing a PC to fit your exact taste is so satisfying—but a DIY project isn’t always the best choice for everyone. Here’s how to determine if it's right for you.

For most PC gamers, buying a prebuilt gaming rig is far more attractive than it used to be. Years ago it was inarguably cheaper to build your own gaming PC than to buy a boutique gaming rig.

Now you can pay Newegg to assemble your gaming rig from scratch if you don't want to do it yourself.

Lexmark is now Dell's exclusive preferred partner for printers, but for how long? If and when Dell starts building its own, Lexmark will likely join 3Com, Cisco, and HP in the Dell divorcee club.

10 Reasons 2024 Is the Best Time to Build Your Own PC The early 2020s were grim times for PC builders, but the stars and parts are aligning to bring DIY desktops back into favor. Our expert makes ...

Building a PC has plenty of advantages, but it’s smart to keep an eye on the best pre-built PC deals for Memorial Day.

Wal-Mart has been experimenting with 20 build-your-own computer stations around the nation and they will begin expanding this program to over 1,200 stores by the end of this year. Wal-Mart has ...