Thursday, December 31, 2009

How To Choose The Best Pc Desktops.

By Andrew Johnson

PC desktops come in many shapes and sizes. Consider your office needs and buy the best desktop to complement your environment. You must know how to identify the best features of a PC.You need to research before you buy. Buying a PC can be a headache. There are many things that you must check. Most people are interested in brand names. What differentiates a PC from another is the hardware.

First, you must consider the type of CPU unit that is installed on a computer. The CPU unit is the heart of the computer. Most buyers are looking for the fastest CPU unit out there. If you have a computer, you know how frustrating a slow computer can be. Some of the brand names to choose from include Intel and AMD.Pentiums are better than Celerons. Check the number of cores and the speed of the processor. If you have money, you will get the best processor at a high price. The functions of the system are also important.

Second, you must consider the type of memory. A lot of personal computers run on RAM memory. There is DDR3 memory that is used in most computers and DDR2 memory that is installed on cheaper computers. The size of the memory is very important. Buy a system with 4GB of memory. More space means more efficiency. You must also consider the speed. Fast memory improves performance. You can start out with low DIMM.

The third aspect to buying a PC is important. The hard drive is another main feature that affects the performance of your PC.High speed hard drives perform better. The hard drive will perform even better if it has a high storage capacity. Most people are interested in high capacity hard drives. The information age means that we have more data to store, use and transfer. Note the speed of the hard drive as well. Speeds up to 7200rpm are common. You may be interested in higher speeds. These range from 10,000rpm and above.

A shopper must also consider the optical drive. Modern PCs use many types of optical drives, The optical drive is a standard feature of most PCs.The CD/DVD/BluRay is ideal because it plays various types of media. Your system must have a DVD burner. A system that plays both types of R/RW formats is good.

The DVD burner should have a burning speed of around 16x.Support for dual layer media, BluRay and LightScribe is an advantage.

Finally, do not forget to check the video card functionality. The latest PCs provide this functionality but most people are not aware of this feature. You must buy a PC with a DirectX enabled video card technology.

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