Prebuilt gaming PCs have everything you need to start gaming right out of the box, plus you get a manufacturer’s warranty should anything go wrong. Buying off the shelf may not meet your needs as ...

DX11 versus DX12 versus Mantle: FIGHT! If you've followed this column or any other site focused on PC gaming, you've no doubt read about Futuremark's 3DMark, a benchmarking application that tests the ...

What is the best mini gaming PC? The traditional image of a custom gaming PC is a hulking behemoth of a machine, with frantically spinning fans, blazing rainbow RGB LEDs, and a monstrously large ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

One of the key factors in being a good gamer in first person shooters is having quick reaction times. There are many games that are actually specifically designed to help you improve this. It seems, ...

What Is a Gaming Computer, And Why Do You Need One? Playing a game is among the most taxing jobs you can give a computer. Editing video comes close, but nothing demands as much processing power as ...

I, like many of you, have been waiting for AMD’s Ryzen processors. Sure, as PCWorld’s gaming and graphics-card editor, I test new hardware with our lab’s powerful GPU test system fairly often. But as ...

Halo 2 PC beta test invites are going out to members of the Halo Insider program starting today. The beta will include playable versions of both the popular 2004 first-person shooter and its visually ...

You can't buy a more powerful gaming platform than a tricked-out desktop. Here's everything you need to know, part by part, to pick the right prebuilt gaming PC, plus current favorites culled from PC ...