I wanted to think about my next PC upgrade. Instead, 2026 keeps making the whole hobby feel harder to justify.

If you encounter a CPU bottleneck in games you play, upgrading to a new CPU makes more sense than buying a new GPU, especially if you mostly play multiplayer games. If you play games and earn a living ...

Wrong PC components can lock you out of future upgrades ...

Hats off to whoever designed the Alienware Aurora R16 case - from the iconic light-up alien head that doubles as a power button, to the smouldering ring of light behind the front panel, this curvy, ...

Mini PCs have quietly moved from the novelty category to the serious productivity one, and the ACEMAGIC K1 is a good example ...

This article is part of Kotaku Deals, produced separately from the editorial team. We may earn a commission when you buy through links on the site. Mini PCs offer a third option from laptops and ...

This Xbox Series X is actually a capable gaming PC with a GeForce RTX 5060 GPU, 32GB of RAM, and an Intel Core i7 12700 ...

A hybrid mobile/desktop pre-built gaming PC is an interesting idea, but the execution fails to impress. A desktop-class GPU doesn't make up for throttled mobile CPU performance and poor upgradeability ...