We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A few years ago, choosing between a pre-built or DIY PC could be a tricky decision. In many cases, building your own was cheaper, and you ...

Anyone who wants or needs a new desktop computer has long had a choice to make: Buy a ready-built computer or build one yourself from individual components. The choice isn’t always that simple, and ...

The price of the PS5 Pro continues climbing. If you're going to shell out that much, maybe you should consider building a ...

For the average consumer, building a PC sucks. In theory it’s a great idea. Get the components, plug them in, turn on the computer, then game all day. But it’s never that simple. Back during COVID ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at ...

With over five years in the web and tech space, I’ve developed a deep passion for PC hardware and peripherals. I’m a habitual researcher, always eager to learn more, which has expanded my knowledge ...

Amazon Basics sells everything from monitors to memory cards, but how do its PC parts really hold up? Here's what buyers say ...

A strange little hacker gadget reminded me that confusion, failure, and experimentation were always the best parts of building computers. I don’t know about you, but the whole reason I got into ...