Why building a gaming PC in 2026 makes no sense
I’ve spent the better part of a decade preaching the gospel of “build, don’t buy,” but looking at the current state of component pricing, I’m forcing myself to be a…
Dell revives Area 51 gaming PCs with the world’s fastest gaming CPU
Dell is reintroducing the Alienware Area-51 with a new high-end gaming desktop that is powerful and upgrade-friendly. For longtime Alienware fans, Area-51 is a throwback to the brand’s roots, and…
Save $500 on this iBUYPOWER RTX 5080 rig and skip the DIY headache
If you want high-end gaming performance without spending your nights comparing part lists and watching build guides, this iBUYPOWER Y40 Pro deal is very hard to ignore. Right now, it’s…
Exclusive: How one person built a stunning gaming PC inside a classic 1980s Mac
Table of Contents “When asking my friend who has built PCs in the past for some starting advice, he thought I was crazy and the idea wouldn’t work.” That’s not…
This adorable Noctua cooler completely transformed my gaming PC
Table of Contents About a year ago, I challenged myself. I wanted to know how small I could make a PC while packing in the highest-end gaming hardware money can…
These were the best gaming PCs we saw at CES 2025
Table of Contents CES 2025 has been a whirlwind of exciting PC gaming announcements, including new graphics cards and upscaling technologies from Nvidia and AMD. But as much as CES…
Nvidia’s new GPUs show up in prebuilts, but the RTX 5090 is missing
Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 Ti just appeared in several iBUYPOWER gaming PCs. This is the first U.S. retailer to list Nvidia’s RTX 50-series in prebuilt systems. The…
Everyone hates this AMD CPU, but I still use it in my PC
Gamers Nexus called it a “wasted opportunity.” Hardware Unboxed declared it a “flop.” Even in our own Ryzen 7 9700X review, I said the CPU doesn’t have “enough meat on…
These are the PC upgrades that will have the biggest impact on performance
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends The beauty of owning a desktop PC lies in upgradability. It’s a huge part of why I always stick to desktops, and I can’t imagine…
This Alienware gaming PC with RTX 4090 has a $1,300 discount at Dell
Alienware Nothing says bring on that next boss battle like a stunning $1,300 discount on a cutting-edge gaming PC. Such is the case with the Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop.…