LAN-based game servers are also a popular alternative offering for conventional arcades, and an entire business is springing up around the "PC room" and "LAN arena" concepts. Multiplayer game boxes ...

When creating a home server finding a balance between cost, performance, and versatility can be a challenge, especially when it comes to setting up a home server. An QOTOM Q20331G9 S10 $300 fanless ...

Death is inevitable. In Project Zomboid, doubly so. More than 10 years after Zombie survival classic Project Zomboid launched, my friends and I finally set up a server. We tweaked the settings a ...

When building a gaming PC, it’s hard to pay attention to tiny things that make the overall experience better, such as spending too much money on PC components, thinking too much about thermal paste, ...

This project gives a whole new meaning to DIY PC. We don’t know how capable you were as a teenager, but could you have designed your own Ryzen-based mini PC? Whilst making repairs to laptop internals, ...

When it comes to PC building, we’ve all made mistakes. I know I have. Even for those who know how to build a PC and have all their parts ready to go, there are a few potential traps that could trip ...

Building a home lab is as accessible as assembling a PC, with plenty of automation tools and virtualization options available. Self-hosting services like Jellyfin or CasaOS can save money and offer ...

I’ve built hundreds of PCs. I’m not confident enough to say thousands yet, but I’m sure I’ll hit that mark before too long. Every time I go to review a new graphics card or processor, I go through the ...

There are many reasons you might want to build yourself a small form factor (SFF) PC. I built one because I wanted a home entertainment center of sorts — those PCs are often referred to as HTPC, for ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you're building your own computer, whether it's your first time or not your first rodeo, you might be tempted to save on some components in ...

I am not sure if this is the right place to post this on Ars. If not please direct me and i'll gladly move it.<BR><BR>I am in the process of planning a new server room for my company that is moving to ...