We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There was a time when the cheapest way to acquire your dream PC was to build your own. With this approach, you could source the perfect ...

"Xbox mode" (formerly Xbox Full Screen Experience) is here to replace your console. Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team ...

Can you really get a Windows PC running like new again? Using this free tool from Microsoft, you can get pretty close. Microsoft Windows has been with us for more than 40 years at this point. Over ...

Building your own PC used to be the best alternative to buying a prebuilt one. Instead of settling for whatever a manufacturer chose to bundle together, you could hand-pick every single component. If ...

According to a new report, Sony is rolling back its strategy of releasing big, exclusive, single-player PlayStation games — the likes of Marvel’s Spider-Man, The Last of Us, and God of War — on ...

The AI data center boom is squeezing PC and smartphone sales, with a decrease of more than 10% in the offing this year. Global PC and smartphone sales are expected to fall by more than 10% this year, ...

The AI hardware boom is sending memory prices sky-high, so knowing exactly how much you need is more critical than ever. I've worked out the most realistic RAM goals for every type of PC. I’ve been a ...

The NZXT H2 Flow is a new mini ITX chassis designed to let you build your own small form-factor gaming PC. Available now for $150, the case features an internal volume of 20.7 liters and supports ...

Question: What does Microsoft’s PC Manager do, and should I use it? Answer: If you’ve ever searched for ways to “clean up” or “speed up” your Windows PC, you’ve probably seen plenty of third-party ...

IDC expects the PC market to be volatile this year ahead of anticipated price increases. IDC expects the PC market to be volatile this year ahead of anticipated price increases. is a senior ...

The demand building out AI infrastructure has placed on PC component makers has already led to the death of one consumer-facing RAM brand, but a new report from the International Data Corporation (IDC ...

Building a gaming PC build 2026 revolves around next-generation hardware capable of pushing 8K, 240Hz gaming with full path tracing. The combination of an RTX 6090 and the Zen 6 Ryzen 9 11950X3D ...