Once upon a time, building a custom gaming PC that was more potent than a console for similar(ish) money was a good reason to ...

This stunning water cooled gaming PC build uses a custom-painted Lian Li Dan A3 case, with an AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU and ...

Plaza isn't the first tinkerer to build a custom handheld gaming PC, but his three-month project resulted in what is likely the strangest example of an increasingly popular form factor.

Pre-built gaming PCs are a convenient alternative to ... The Lenovo Legion Tower 7i (Gen 8) is the best option for a lot of PC gamers. It starts at a higher price than some of the competition ...

Mounted to a Cooler Master open frame PC case, this powerful gaming PC build uses an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 GPU and Intel ...

The chassis is normally very visible, but the custom Terraria panels somewhat limit views. Fortunately, gamers can still gaze ...

That price difference doesn't necessarily apply to custom-built gaming computers, however. Even the most specced-out gaming laptops will save you money compared to a powerful custom PC gaming rig.

This 17-inch noisy beast isn't the fastest RTX 4090 gaming laptop we've tested, but it has a few upgrades that soothe.

For most PC gamers, buying a prebuilt gaming rig is far more attractive than it used to be. Years ago it was inarguably cheaper to build your own gaming PC than to buy a boutique gaming rig.