PC vs console gaming in 2026: performance, cost, mods, and ecosystems compared to help you decide the best gaming platform for your setup.

If you don’t really game and want to get into it, then grabbing yourself a starter gaming PC is a way to save yourself some money while dipping your toes into the world of gaming. Of course, you can ...

While wandering the show floor at CES 2026, I was struck by the future of living room gaming. What was once the realm of ...

Contrary to popular belief, a quality gaming PC does not have to be ridiculously expensive. Even with a total budget under $1000, gamers can easily find the perfect gaming PC to properly elevate their ...

Maingear's new PC puts an extra premium on its pretty build, but it's a damn nice desktop besides. Reading time 7 minutes You can build your own PC. It isn’t that hard. The time commitment may be too ...

And yet, the longer you live with one, the clearer the reality becomes: PC gaming handhelds aren't failing as devices, per se ...

The new PS5 and Xbox Series X might be all the rage right now, but for many, the best way to play games is still in front of a mouse and keyboard. PC gaming is more popular than ever, thanks to a ton ...

For years, the battle between Macs and Windows PCs for gaming supremacy has been a lopsided affair, with Windows-based PCs reigning supreme in the gaming realm. The extensive library of games, ...

And so the Sony PS5 Pro has arrived. Verily, it's far, far more powerful than the clunker that is now the plain old PS5, but it's also a lot more expensive at $700. And that, dear PC gaming friends, ...

The Asus TUF Gaming A16 mixes an entry-level GPU with a fairly hot CPU and produces something that can run the latest games ...

Sarfraz is an avid PC enthusiast who has a decade of experience in PC hardware. He has written extensively on all types of consumer PC components and peripherals on Xtremegaminerd since the time when ...