Even if you don’t build yourself, knowing how to put in, say, another hard disk, more memory, or a faster graphics card is still useful, if your computer can take them: these upgrades can give ...

The final part of CNET's guide to building your own computer will walk you through the entire process from connecting your first wire to installing the operating system.

Building your own computer can be an intimidating task for any skill level, but choosing one particular component first can ...

Have you ever stopped to wonder, 'how do computers work?' Think about it for a moment. Computers are just another electrical device, like a light bulb, made of inert bits of metal and silicon. Yet ...

Putting a computer together is a raw, nuts-and-bolts deal; that's part of the joy. When people try to make the process romantic, it feels false at best and icky at worst.

Retro computing lets you get to grips with technology's history, showing how far modern computers have come. Here's how to build your own working Apple I replica.

Similarly, you don't need a high-end (Core) i7 processor with hyperthreading to build a gaming PC. Very few games take advantage of the extra four threads, so an i5 offers the same performance for ...