For many years, it's usually been cheaper to build your own PC using hand-selected components than purchase a pre-built machine, but is that still true in 2026?

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 ...

Here are some of the best Amazon Spring Sale PC component deals all in one PC - it's the Amazon Spring Sale 2026 PC build.

Billet Labs has put together a custom RTX 5080 gaming PC using a cast-iron radiator as a base. You have to see it to believe it.