I always thought the worst PC I ever built was my first-ever build back in 2007. It was certainly the weakest in terms of performance, rocking just an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and no discrete GPU.

The more I look at the word 'gripes', the less it looks right. Nevertheless, we're running through our PC gaming gripes all week. Since I've been building gaming PCs pretty much non-stop this year, I ...

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