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www.mindbites.com Overview In this lesson, we'll cover both Intel and AMD CPU Processors, what features and specs to look for when shopping, and how much you can expect to pay. The processor or CPU is the brains of the computer and does the majority of the PCs work. There are currently 2 major CPU makers, Intel and AMD. Intel has three families of processor, Celeron at the low end, Pentium in the middle and at the high end, the latest processor family, called Core. AMD also has three product families, Sempron at the low end, Athlon in the middle and Phenom at the top. Intel and AMD CPUs require a motherboard made specifically for them. The processor you buy will determine the type of motherboard you need for your system. See the motherboard component lesson coming up next for more on choosing a motherboard www.mindbites.com . CPU's connect to the motherboard through the cpu socket. Choose socket LGA 775, also called so cket T for Intel and socket AM2, or AM2+ for AMD. Intel introduced a new socket type in November of 2008 called LGA1366, or Socket B. This new socket supports the new Core i7 CPU from Intel. AMD will introduce its new CPU socket, the socket AM3 in early 2009. Socket AM3 will support AMDs new CPU family that will compete with Intels Core i7 CPU. This lesson is part of a comprehensive series of lessons created by Home PC Builder that will guide you through the process of building your computer (from the selection internal and external components through ...
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In the modern trend where not a single corner of the globe has left untouched with the impact of information technology and this is the reason that the craze of buying excellent modern technology gadgets has become very popular among masses and to meet this need of people there is a wide range of products is available in the marketplace. In addition to that there is a wide range of computer components and other gadgets' parts are available in the marketplace for the purpose of assembling the devices and replacing the old parts of the gadgets if needed.
Motherboards, monitors, keyboards, CPU and other various assembli8ng components are available for computers and an excellent range of the products that add external value to the products are available too such as the external memory sticks and external hard disk drive etc these are massive usage in expanding the memory of a computer system, laptop w ith an external source.
There are variety of assembling devices and components available in the marketplace and they are bought by the customers for the purpose of getting the computer structured as per their specifications by assembling the different parts.
You may like different gadgets and different applications of any particular gadget as per their relevance with your need. There can be reason for someone to like Acer Travelmate 4020 Motherboards over Acer Aspire 3040, 5040 Motherboards and liking the HP Pavilion Dv8 Keyboard over any other keyboard of different company. Hence this is the reason that assembling is preferred. In addition to that these spare parts are also used to replace the not properly functioning part of the system.
Hence the technology has expanded to a very high extent and it is growing amazingly and the main reason behind people craving to adopt new and advanced technology is that technology offers the feature of comfort. To meet the huge demand of technical options in the marketplace, there is a huge platform of manufacturers and service providers is serving to this field.
With the regular advancements in the field of technology there have been advancements in the field of adoption of technical products. Nowadays from learning to corporate functioning there is a huge level of application of technical gadgets and the modern generation is gadget freak. There is a wide range of technical gears and their components are available in the marketplace.
There can be reason for someone to like Acer Travelmate 4020 Motherboards over Acer Aspire 3040, 5040 Motherboards and liking the HP Pavilion Dv8 Keyboard over any other keyboard of different company. Hence this is the reason that assembling is preferred. In addition to that these spare parts are also used to replace the not properly functioning part of the system.
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Question by : What are good components for building a computer to play World Of Warcraft? My boyfriend and I play World Of Warcraft and his lap top is trashed. What are some good (cheap) computer components that would give him a good enough Desk top to play WoW with out any issues at all. Best answer for What are good components for building a computer to play World Of Warcraft?:
Answer by switchbladecross
Core 2 Duo E6600 nVidia GeForce 9600 MSI P6NGM Motherboard Kingston Value RAM, 2x 1GB Should be good enough
Answer by Zaros
tbh any computer with 1gb of ram and a 512 graphics card. i use the ATI radeon sapphire x1650 Pro graphics card and can play wow with no lagg atall it cost me £80 at christmas so now it should be a bit cheaper aswell :)
Answer by andyhorton2006
get a simple dual core cpu (around 2.0ghz, you dont need 3.0ghz quad or anything like that, DO NOT get intel, their processors cost a fortune, AMD offer you more bang for your buck) 2gb-4gb of ddr2 ram, each stick should be around £15-£20 a gddr2 or gddr3 pci-e card (as its cheaper than agp and better performance, i was also getting 30fps on a gddr card so gddr2 or higher will give you smoother performance) a 300gb sata 3.0gb/s hard drive and may i recomend this motherboard, it is only around £25-£30 and has some good spec, this is on newegg which is american so have a scout around some uk sites if your in britain http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138074R
Answer by joey_y
Video card: nVIDIA GeForce 9600GT. Cheap and fast. Processor: Core 2 Duo E8400 (3.0 GHz). Fast and uses 45nm tech. New processor. Cheap. Motherboard: Something with an nVIDIA 680i or higher chipset. Try to find one with a PCI-express 2.0 slot. Hard Drive: At least 100GB at 7200 rpm. Memory: 2 GB DDR2-800 or DDr2-1066. Power Supply: 400-500W OS: Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1. This shouldn't be over $ 1000.
Answer by Serenity
Well, a "good enough" system is rather subjective. What you find "good enough" may be far different from what another individual would find "good enough". So, please keep that in mind while reading these answers because you are going to receive a wide range of "good enough" configurations. To me, "good enough" would be a Pentium D or last generation AMD processor. Pentium D was the ultimate in processors just a little over a year ago and is a very good processor. While each three to four month period sees a new processor being promoted, and while they are "better" with more power and speed, that doesn't mean somebody actually "needs" that extra power and speed for most computer uses. While I do agree that playing games often is the one area home users can use each successive generation of processors, a "good enough" system would work fine with a Pentium D. I am rather sure Pentium D is still sold. If not, look for the lower end processor available today. It will be plenty powerful and give your husband a "good enough" system. Next, depending upon the OS version you will run on this system, and I actually recommend XP Media Center or Pro, as it is currently less expensive, and is a "good enough" (by far) OS to run your games. Both DVD and Internet based games. Anyway, depending upon your choice of OS: For XP at least one (1) gigabyte of RAM, and for Vista at least two (2) gigabytes of RAM. Vista is a more secure platform and has some rather superior graphic capabilities, depending upon your graphics card, but it also demands more random Access Memory too. Where you do not want to stint is the graphics card. However, obtaining the most cutting edge graphics card, which I believe would be a 10.1 currently, you would also require much more than a "good enough" system to run it on. With that in mind, a graphics card with a minimum of 256mb of onboard RAM from ATI or G-Force would suffice. Preference towards the ATI card, but NVidia is actually catching up to the performance of ATI and surpasses it in some areas. So, whichever is less expensive but still provides some good graphic rendering and performence. You and your husband can always upgrade all three of these components down the road as you can afford them. Building your own is a good way to keep down costs and keep the crud software trials and security ware you never ask for off the system because they not only take up disk space, they actually can cause issues down the road by removing them. Also, in regards to motherboards you shouldn't stint now. Your motherboard is the most difficult item to "upgrade" as you have to basically rebuild from scratch. Take everything apart and then reassemble on the new motherboard. See if you can find a package of a motherboard/processor combination deal. Fry's Electronics has such deals each week. This store puts out sales pages nearly every day of the week, and if you don't get the daily paper you can go into the store as they post these sales items on the wall near the front door area. You also should get a motherboard which supports the 64 bit OS. This way if you wish to upgrade to x64 is is simple. 64 bit OSs and the hardware to support them are the future of computers. Just as we went from 16 bit to 32 bit, we are now on our way from the 32 bit to the 64 as the normal configuration of systems. One last thought about Fry's. Buy the warranty on your motherboard because Fry's is really good about allowing builders to bring it in about 16 months after purchase with a claim of "breakdown" and return it for a new motherboard. However, usually the motherboard you have is now obsolete, and so you get a brand new updated model for free. I learned this from a Fry's Associate who explained the value of the warranty and he told my husband and I that most in the know seldom buy another motherboard after the initial purchase. Stores like Fry's Electronics can support this because far more individuals buy pre-assembled units rather than build their own. In addition, those who do build their own tend to spend a higher amount in the store than those who do not. To recap: Pentium D or equivalent processor Depending upon your OS, 1-2 gigabytes of RAM Motherboard which supports 32/64 bit, with cooling (Don't stint on motherboard) Graphics card with at least 256mb of Onboard RAM. Good fan systems, with at least 500 watts. Hard disk of at least 100 gigabytes. Creative sound card with 64mb of X-RAM (or equivalent) This should do just fine until you and your husband can afford to upgrade hardware. Also, be very careful to buy hardware which are compatible. Ask a Fry's associate for help in picking out what you need. These folks know their hardware and many of them build their own units. Talk to a couple of them, and shop around for good deals. In addition, try to avoid Online stores such as New Egg. Unless you know for a *fact* that the item you are purchasing is exactly what you want and need. I say this because returning to an Online store is time consumming, and you are usually charged up to a 15% "restocking fee" even if the item was never opened. If it is returned due to malfunction it takes even longer to perform all the steps to get it back to the store and receive your replacement part or your money back, less the 15% restocking fee. Stores you can walk into do not charge restocking fees and are much easier to return items and in a quicker time frame. Good luck with building your system and much fun with your games. Please have a nice day.
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