I would like to assemble a new PC. I was wondering what is the best way to go. I mean, would you choose the motherboard first and then look for the other pieces? Or would you start from CPU and RAM ...

Building your own gaming PC is a rewarding experience and gives you far more control over the pieces and parts that wind up in your PC tower. Those without any familiarity of the internal workings of ...

In 1998, Ask Ars was an early feature of the newly launched Ars Technica. Now, as then, it’s all about your questions and our community’s answers. Each week, we’ll dig into our question bag, provide ...

Welcome to the fourth article in the “Build Your Own PC” series, powered by AMD Ryzen and Radeon. In this article, we’re going to be assembling a PC. Before we get down to assembling, we’ll go through ...

First-timer to PC building, or just need a 2024 refresher? Follow our ultimate step-by-step guide to assembling a modern desktop just the way you like it. I have been a technology journalist for ...

I’ve been a consumer PC expert at PCMag for 10 years, and I love PC gaming. I've played games on my computer for as long as I can remember, which eventually (as it does for many) led me to build and ...

The metal casing houses the internal components of the computer. It usually comes with its power supply and a set of screws, connectors, and cables. The processor is the computer's main integrated ...

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article included a video guide detailing similar steps on how to build a PC. Unfortunately, that video included a number of errors in the build process, and ...

And here we are, at the end of our build. By this time, you’d have picked all your components and accessories and you have learned the basic principles of wire management. All that is left to do is ...