Desktops

Asus’s ROG G22CH packs a Core i9 and an RTX 4070 into a small-form-factor chassis, but it needs serious fan noise reduction.

The Maingear MG-1 Silver is an affordable step into PC gaming, meticulously built and easily customizable. But the SSD will eventually need replacing.

The Alienware Aurora R16 is in a smaller, more streamlined box with plenty of ports and a decent price, but proprietary parts keep it from being an entry into true enthusiast PC gaming.

We tested and benchmarked the Mac Studio with Apple's M2 Ultra chip to see what it can do for graphics, 3D modeling, video editing and more.

The Lenovo Legion Tower 7i is an upgradable PC with plenty of ports, though its RAM doesn't run at the advertised speed.

If you have room for it on (or more likely under) your desk, MSI’s Infinite RS 13th is a shockingly quiet high-end prebuilt gaming PC.

The Alienware Aurora R15 is a powerful, prebuilt gaming PC with lots of ports and better cooling than ever before, but it still has some proprietary parts.

While new CPUs and GPUs are expected to arrive soon, if you're looking for a powerful, quiet and pretty gaming PC, Alienware's Aurora R13 is still tough to beat.

The Falcon Northwest Tiki can be configured with the AMD Ryzen 5800X3D and other powerful components, putting an expensive PC on your desk and a hole in your wallet.

HP’s redesigned Omen 30L desktop is sleek, powerful and configurable just like a boutique PC with name-brand parts. But without better cooling, you should skip the Core i9-10900K.

The Alienware Aurora R11 with an RTX 3090 and 10th Gen Core i9 is a powerful gaming and productivity solution, but it needs better cooling.

The Alienware Aurora R10 Ryzen Edition delivers impressive performance thanks to a 32-thread AMD Ryzen 9 3950X an Nvidia GeForce 2080 Ti. But it needs better cooling.

The Dell G5 Gaming Desktop is a compact, affordable entry-level rig, though there’s only so much upgrading you can do with it.

CLX harnesses the power of Ryzen with its Ra desktop. It’s a splashing, expertly assembled rig that’s able to handle most high-end tasks with ease.

The HP Omen Obelisk is a sleek desktop with premium part options, but it’s case design makes it difficult to make significant upgrades in the future.

The A300 adds AMD’s AM4 CPU socket support to ASRock’s DeskMini portfolio, complete with its enhanced onboard graphics and fast DDR4 support.

Maingear's latest Vybe runs quiet and looks understated (for a gaming desktop). But the case could be nicer--especially in the $2,499 quick-ship configuration.

Content creation professionals, take note. Corsair’s compact One Pro i180 is compact, powerful, and (mostly) quiet.

The Origin PC Neuron delivers impressive performance and can be customized however you like, but can run loud and needs dust protection.

The Alienware Aurora R8 is a bulky gaming rig that offers strong performance and a whole lot of ports.