In one of last month’s blog posts, I detailed the constituent hardware and software building blocks for a workstation computer I was planning on building…with one key omission. As I mentioned last ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. A chip off the old block. Choosing the right CPU for your new PC is ...

20 years ago, I was a pretty prolific PC-builder, if I do say so myself. Various EDN hands-on projects were the primary motivation; my late-1999 article, for example, showcased Intel’s SE440BX and ...

Quiet gaming PC builds rely on smart cooling, airflow tuning, and case design to reduce noise while maintaining strong ...

AMD lovers, we hear ya. After building a killer Intel-based Windows 8.1 PC for $1000, we’re starting with a cheaper, more powerful AMD CPU this time around. And we won’t just walk you through the ...

Winter is coming, along with mittens, cold hands, snow, and jackets. Now that we’re all carrying around lithium batteries in our pocket, wouldn’t it be a great idea to build an electronic hand warmer?

This article is the third in a series of how-to stories on building a computer. For a video version of part three, click here. After seating the motherboard it’s time to install the CPU, or the brains ...

Most of us will be familiar with the concept of the speedrun, an attempt to complete a game (or levels of a game) in the fastest time possible. However, this is the first time I've seen a CPU build ...

If the latest from the rumor mill turns out to be correct, Samsung could launch a new Exynos processor to power Windows 10 on ARM. For those uninitiated, Windows 10 on ARM is a version of the Windows ...