Building a PC yourself can save money and offer more flexibility, but it comes with real tradeoffs in 2026. Here's what you ...

The more homelab hardware I tried, the less obvious this decision became!

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 ...

Who needs RGB? This gaming PC build doesn't, looking more like a steam engine than a typical gaming rig. I love the simplicity of its design, with most of the PC interior dominated by some ...

While not quite small enough to build a traditional 4x4 NUC, ASRock's new X600TM-ITX motherboard is small enough to build a mini PC, and a bleeding edge one, too. According to ASRock, the X600TM-ITX ...

What if you could fit the power of a high-end gaming rig into a system no bigger than a shoebox? The dream of building a compact PC that doesn’t compromise on performance has long felt out of reach ...

There are many reasons you might want to build yourself a small form factor (SFF) PC. I built one because I wanted a home entertainment center of sorts — those PCs are often referred to as HTPC, for ...

A seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, Chandraveer brings more than four years of consumer tech journalism experience to the table, with bylines at Android Police and ...

Mini PCs are affordable, compact alternatives to standard desktops! This year, you can score an incredible one at a great price with one of these Prime Day deals. Amazon’s October Prime Day is one of ...