On the one hand, no component on your PC stays relevant forever. Standards evolve, products get obsolete, and some components just give up earlier than others. On the other hand, some components tend ...

The main processor (CPU, “Central Processing Unit”), the main memory (RAM, “Random-Access Memory”), and the dedicated graphics card with its graphics processor (GPU, “Graphics Processing Unit”) are ...

Elvis Shida is a Tech/Hardware Writer from Kenya. He has been building PCs for a decade and is keenly interested in motherboards, monitors, and gaming TVs. When not building PCs or writing about ...

PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. The first step to building a gaming PC can be the ...

When building a gaming PC, it’s hard to pay attention to tiny things that make the overall experience better, such as spending too much money on PC components, thinking too much about thermal paste, ...