Building your own PC is kind of like cooking: deeply satisfying if you know what you're doing, mildly traumatic if you don't. Pre-builts, meanwhile, are microwave meals. Not bad, not great, and ...

PC gaming has never quite been affordable, but you could always save money—and get a surprising amount of value and power—if you knew how to build your own desktop. That advice has held true through ...

We still don't know how much the Steam Machine will cost, but it's safe to say it won't be cheap, given how expensive PC parts have become.

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PCWorld reveals that prebuilt PCs now offer superior value over custom builds in 2026, with manufacturers’ component stockpiles keeping prices stable despite rising RAM and SSD costs.