Purple gaming PCs: lavender, midnight, and how we do both (2026)
There are two purple gaming PCs: lavender and midnight. How to tell a purple design from purple lights, the builds in each direction, and what they cost.
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Stained glass PCs: the four ways to get one, and the lights off test that sorts them (2026)
Turn the lights off. A real stained glass PC glows from the inside; a sticker disappears. The four ways to get stained glass on a gaming PC, what each looks like at night, and what they cost.
Pink gaming PCs: the three ways to get one, and what each looks like in person (2026)
Most pink gaming PCs are a pink box with a black computer inside. The three ways to get one that is not, which shade suits which desk, what each costs, and why the straw is magnetic.
White gaming PCs: why most of them look off, and how to get one that does not (2026)
White is not one color, which is why most white gaming PCs look slightly wrong. The three ways to get one, which white suits which desk, what each costs, and how to keep it white.
Aesthetic gaming PCs: the five kinds, and the details that make each one work (2026)
Kawaii, fantasy, retro, creator collabs and one of a kind artisan builds: the five kinds of aesthetic gaming PC, the details that define each, and how to spot a good one.