Let it be shouted from the rooftops until everybody gets the message: Building your own PC, be it for productivity, video editing, or gaming, does not need to cost a small fortune. A lot of PC ...

Building a PC is an exciting rite of passage for any tech enthusiast. There's an overwhelming breadth of options available at every budget. However, this low barrier to entry is a double-edged sword.

Update: See an updated revision of our "red flags" feature here. Building your own gaming PC is once again an option, even if your budget is small, after over a year of inflated graphics card prices.

Whether it's better for a gamer to design a system or purchase one of the best prebuilt PCs is a debate that's been raging for years. Particularly for inexperienced PC builders, it's tempting just to ...