Amazon Basics sells everything from monitors to memory cards, but how do its PC parts really hold up? Here's what buyers say about the budget brand.

If you own a modern computer, it is probably several times faster than the one that landed the first lunar module on the moon. Modern personal computers consist of many components that work together ...

If you want to build a kick-ass computer lab in your home, you’ll need to start with a kick-ass PC. But with so many ways to get good PCs these days, you’ll need to make a decision: Do you buy a ...

Buying PC components at a store like Best Buy or Micro Center is easy. You pick what you want and take it to the register. You'll usually have the option to purchase a warranty, or at least to take ...

Ah, the joy of summer storms. A recent one involving a flooded basement (a torrential downpour traveled down a chipmunk burrow that led to an otherwise enclosed basement window with a broken ...

Repairing vintage computers is bread-and-butter for many of us around here. The machines themselves tend to be fairly fixable, assuming spare parts are available and there hasn’t been too ...

As someone who writes about consumer technology for a living, it’s strange to admit that I’m fundamentally detached from the tools I use every day. Not because I don’t care about them or think about ...

When you're building a new computer, or shopping for upgrades to your current rig, you have plenty of places vying for your dollars. Earlier in the week we asked you for your favorite retailers, then ...

Most people use fans to keep their computers cool. Others who like to custom-build their own PCs prefer to use liquid coolers that draw heat away from the processor. Then, there are those who ...

Project Runway is in its 14th season, and after this long, the show has become known for its “unconventional materials challenges.” In past years, designers’ creativity has been put to the test when ...