Published Jun 16, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT Abhinav pivoted from a career in banking to pursue his first love in writing. Even while working full-time, he continued contributing as an editor-at-large, a role he has held for more than 7 years. A lifelong tech enthusiast who has built three gaming and productivity powerhouse PCs since 2018, his passion for technology keeps him closely following the semiconductor industry, from NVIDIA and AMD to ARM. His MSc dissertation explored how artificial intelligence will reshape the future of work, reflecting his curiosity about the wider social impact of emerging technologies. Building a rig is a sizable investment of time, energy, and of late, a lot of money. It requires making the best decisions out of the resources you have, picking out the right platform, choosing the right set of chips that you know and trust, and exercising a fair bit of foresight. In that, you want to know what you want now, but also what you'll need a few years down the line.…