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 ...

Learning PC building basics gives users more control over performance, upgrades, and overall value compared to many prebuilt systems. Whether creating a work machine or a gaming PC build, choosing ...

Assuming you’ve already read last month’s tale of woe (if not, I highly recommend a perusal of it, as well as the two preparatory pieces that preceded it, before continuing), you already know that my ...

recently I've been trying to build myself a PC, I came across two Xeon E5-2640's and 8 sticks of 8GB DDR3 ECC memory for free. I purchased a Dell Precision T5600 chassis (mobo, case and PSU) off Ebay ...

PC compatibility is one of the most important parts of successful PC building, because even a powerful list of PC parts can fail if the PC components do not work together properly. Understanding how ...

This is an interesting challenge from the “why not?” files — [GPUSpecs] over on YouTube built a gaming PC without using a single component from NVIDIA, Intel, or AMD. That immediately makes us think ...

Building your own steam machine can be an exciting project, especially when it comes to creating a system that balances gaming performance with everyday functionality. In a recent feature by ETA Prime ...