Picking a power supply, a monitor and your in-game settings all come down to a few numbers. These free calculators cover the questions we get most often from builders: how many watts you really need, whether a 27-inch 1440p monitor is sharp enough, and what your frame rate means in milliseconds. Every page lists the formulas and spec sources so you can check the results.

Before you buy

Run your build through the PSU calculator before choosing a power supply — modern GPUs have large, brief power spikes that an undersized or older unit may not handle. When choosing a display, the PPI calculator shows whether text will look sharp at your desk distance, and the frame time calculator helps you set a sensible FPS cap for G-Sync or FreeSync.