Building a PC Optimized for Gaming and Academics
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- 1. Building a PC Optimized for Academics and Gaming BY: JOSH LEFEBVRE
- 2. What this Presentation Covers: What causes PC slowdowns. When should you upgrade your PC. Main Components: -Hard Drive -RAM -Video Card -CPU The perfect PC Conclusion
- 3. What Causes a PC to Slow Down? Hard Drives corruption caused by: -Power surges -Bugs in the operating system -Operating System decomposition Increased program requirements -e.g. Battlefield 4
- 4. A Hard Drive to Store all the Users Games and Programs Indicators for buying a new hard drive: -Slow to boot -Low on storage -Generally slowing down. Things to consider when buying a new hard drive -Type (HDD vs SDD) -Connector type (SATA) -Storage Space (>1TB) -Spindle speed (>7200RPM)
- 5. Enough RAM to run Multiple Programs Insufficient RAM can cause: -virtual memory errors and crashes -Unable to run multiple programs simultaneously When choosing which type of RAM is best for your system it is important to consider: -What type of RAM (DDR3 or DDR4) -How many modules of RAM (>2 modules) -Ram Speed (>1333MHz)
- 6. A Video Card to Play 2013s Hottest Table Without a video card it would be difficult: -Play 3-D games at their highest resolution -Watch HD videos without putting added stress on the CPU and RAM When choosing a video card it is important to check benchmarking sites to compare relative performances -tomshardware.com -futuemark.com It is also important to make sure it is compatible with the motherboard (PCI-Express) and has the right connectors for the users monitor
- 7. A CPU to Execute Instructions The CPU is the most expensive part to upgrade, and should be one of the last component to upgrade. When choosing a CPU it is important to consider: -Manufacturer (Intel vs AMD) -Number of cores (>4) -Cache (>6MB) -Processor speed (>3.0Mhz) -The proper socket type (e.g. LGA 1150)
- 8. The Perfect PC The perfect PC optimized for both gaming and academics would consist of: -8GB of DDR3 1333MHz RAM, -1 TB, 7200RPM, SATA hard drive -Radeon HD 7870 graphics card -Intel core i7 440k CPU
- 9. Conclusion There are plenty of websites available to those with little experience in building a PC -www.youtube.com -www.reddit.com/r/buildapc -www.wikihow.com It is important to take your time and read manufacturers instructions when assembling the PC If all is done correctly the user should be extremely satisfied with their build.
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