Got an ancient laptop or desktop lying around? With just a bit of extra effort, you can transform an old gaming PC into an NAS, experiment with a new OS, build your own security cam, and more.

“When asking my friend who has built PCs in the past for some starting advice, he thought I was crazy and the idea wouldn’t work.” That’s not exactly the most auspicious way to start to project, but ...

As time passes and you accrue more belongings, tech in particular, you may end up with a lot of unused old gear. You could trash it or recycle it the old-fashioned way, or you could repurpose it.

Old PC towers often outlive their usefulness as computers, but that doesn't mean they've reached the end of the road. The components inside are obsolete and most likely non-functional, so you can send ...

When building or upgrading a gaming PC, components like the CPU, RAM, and storage play a vital role in overall speed and performance. Yet, the gaming capabilities of a rig heavily depend on how ...

Sometimes I go longer than I intend without writing an updated version of our PC building guide. And while I could just claim to be too busy to spend hours on Newegg or Amazon or other sites digging ...