Hardware Buying Guides

Laptops Microsoft's Surface PCs are stylish, functional, and powerful. Here are the best for school and college.

Updated The Aurora R16 is Dell's flagship gaming PC that's best for most users, but older R15 models might be able to save you some money. Here's what you need to know before buying.

VR This affordable virtual reality headset offers the best balance of realism and value for money with Microsoft Flight Simulator on PC.

Decisions decisions Gaming handhelds and mini PCs are super popular, and many people eye them up as alternatives to full-size PCs. Here's what you need to know before buying.

Gaming essentials From absolute essentials to cool add-ons, we have a ton of great gaming laptop accessory recommendations.

💻🖱️🎧⌨️ Laptops can do just about everything on their own, but that doesn't mean you can't add functionality, comfort, or protection with some great accessories.

Updated The Core i7-12700K remains a great chip for your next PC build, but only when you pair it with the best Z690 or Z790 motherboard. Here are my favorites.

Zen 5 gaming AMD is expected to release its Ryzen 9000X3D gaming CPUs on November 7, and many gamers will no doubt want to upgrade. Here are the best motherboards for the job.

Updated There's a Surface PC for all types of users.

Updated Choosing the best RAM for your Intel Core i7-13700K depends largely on the motherboard you'll be using. Whether it supports DDR4 or DDR5 RAM, we've compiled a list of the very best right here.