| "What do I need to look when I'm buying a computer" | | | | software that serves as the computer's control center |
| is the usual query that pops up in your head when | | | | and graphical interface all rolled into one, so the entire |
| shopping for a decent desktop for home or office use. | | | | functionality of your PC basically depends on the |
| However, if you're not particularly tech-savvy, this | | | | quality of the OS you'll get. Of course, OS |
| pursuit can prove to be a real problem. The usual | | | | considerations tend to rely more on what sort of |
| issues of budget and quality come at the forefront, but | | | | computer you buy because a lot of systems have |
| the latter is particularly difficult to assess if you're not | | | | bundled OS programs, such as Apple with its Mac OS |
| aware of matters like CPUs, operating systems, RAM | | | | X and the Windows OS series on all its affiliate |
| memory, and the like. You also need to take into | | | | desktop PC manufacturers. |
| consideration what tasks you want to achieve with the | | | | Memory (RAM): RAM (Random Access Memory), |
| computer. After all, a computer graphics artist has | | | | otherwise known as memory, refers to the part of |
| different needs from an avid PC gamer or a blogger. | | | | your computer that handles the temporary, real-time |
| The same can be said for people who want to use | | | | storage of certain files and operations in order to give |
| their PCs as extensions for their home entertainment | | | | just enough buffer for your machine to run as |
| center, or individuals who want to do video logs or | | | | smoothly as possible. To be more specific, it's the |
| vlogs. Depending on your needs, the configuration of | | | | exact opposite of the "memory" found on hard drives, |
| the computer will be decided. For instance, gamers and | | | | because all of the data stored in RAM are transitory |
| computer graphics artists need high-end graphics card | | | | and removed as soon as their respective purposes |
| and a high-performance computer, while people who | | | | are fulfilled. As per usual, the more the RAM, the better |
| only use word processors and the like can settle for a | | | | your computer will operate during labor-intensive |
| more affordable, less powerful model. | | | | processing. A 64-bit OS like Windows 7 can |
| Different Desktop Components for Consideration | | | | particularly handle large amounts of RAM. |
| Central Processing Units (CPU): Dual-core CPU is the | | | | Hard Drives: Storage is the name of the game when it |
| preferred choice nowadays, but program compatibility | | | | comes to hard drives. It's the part of your PC that |
| can become a problem for these CPU types, hence | | | | stores information and data, and quite a lot of the |
| the reason why single-core CPUs are still available. | | | | available hard drive cases nowadays are capable of |
| Then again, multi-core is the wave of the future, and | | | | holding at least three drives. Depending on your budget |
| high-performance PC users will require the best that | | | | and the capabilities of your motherboard, your hard |
| computer makers have in order to meet their | | | | drive can be as small as five hundred gigabytes to |
| demanding requirements. Processor speed (32-bit | | | | two terabytes, even though they were also a lot |
| versus 64-bit, in a sense) is a major concern for | | | | smaller a good decade or two ago (that is, drives that |
| gamers, game developers, computer animation artists, | | | | are less than a gigabyte big). |
| or most anyone that requires taxing, labor-intensive 3D | | | | So remember when you buy new computer there are |
| graphics processing. | | | | things to consider, however shopping online makes in |
| Operating Systems: Choosing the operating system | | | | simple and easy to find exactly what you want in a |
| (OS) of your computer can actually be as essential as | | | | desktop system. |
| choosing the computer itself. To be true, an OS is | | | | |