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Lab - Upgrade Hardware

Introduction
Use the Internet, a newspaper, or a local store to gather information about hardware components. Your
customer’s computer currently has one module of 2 GB of RAM, a 500 GB hard disk drive, and a PCIe video
adapter card with 256 MB of RAM. Your customer wants to be able to play advanced video games.

Step 1: Research memory options.


Shop around, and in the table below list the brand, model number, features, and cost for two different 4 GB
modules of DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800).

Brand and Model Number Features Cost

Crucial 4GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-


DIMM DDR3L 1600 (PC3L Extend battery life
12800) Laptop Memory Model Multitask with ease
CT51264BF160B

$27.99

CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB Superior Quality Speed is nothing


204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 without stability.
1600 (PC3 12800) Laptop DDR3 1600 This laptop memory is
Memory Model rated at 1600MHz and delivers up to
CMSX4GX3M1A1600C9 12.8Gbps bandwidth per channel.
$30.99

Based on your research, which RAM would you select? Be prepared to discuss your decisions regarding the
RAM you select.
I would select the CORSAIR Vengence Memory because the ram is designed to convert an old computer to
run a faster computer also Vengence is a well known to create gaming computer and has received Five star
rating. And overall a better quality.

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Step 2: Research hard disk drive options.


Shop around, and in the table below list the brand, model number, features, and cost for two different 2 TB
7200 rpm SATA 3 hard disk drives.

Brand and Model Number Features Cost

Inspiring performance and up to 4 TB


capacity

Improved Architectural Designs: Dual


WD Black 2TB Performance Core Processor, High Resolution
Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 Controller (HRC), StableTrac
RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache Technology
3.5 Inch - WD2003FZEX
Improved Data Protection: Vibration $164.99
Control Technology (VCT),
Corruption Protection Technology
(CPT), NoTouch Ramp Load
Technology

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- Highest-capacity large form factor


enterprise drive - up to 4TB - for
demanding data growth
- Sixth-generation drive technology
with SAS and SATA interfaces for
24x7 reliability
- Enhanced error correction, super
parity and end-to-end SAS-based
data integrity for accurate data
Seagate Constellation ES.3 storage
ST2000NM0033 2TB 7200 RPM - Best-in-class rotational vibration
128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" tolerance ensures consistent
Enterprise Internal Hard Drive Bare performance
Drive - Improved power and cooling
efficiencies with low power
consumption and on-demand
PowerChoice technology based on
T10/T13 power management
standards
- Multi-drive firmware maximized for
enterprise RAID system availability $179.99

Based on your research, which hard disk drive would you select? Be prepared to discuss your decisions
regarding the hard disk drive you select.
I would chose the Seagate Constellation ES.3 because the drive has a higher Cache than the wd black
performance drive.

Step 3: Research video adapter card options.


Shop around, and in the table below list the brand, model number, features, and cost for two different PCIe
video adapter cards with 1 GB RAM.

Brand and Model Number Features Cost

 NVIDIA UNIFIED
ARCHITECTURE WITH
GIGATHREAD
EVGA GeForce 210 DirectX 10.1 TECHNOLOGY
01G-P3-1313-KR 1GB 64-Bit  NVIDIA QUANTUM
DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP EFFECTS TECHNOLOGY
Ready Low Profile Ready Video  NVIDIA PUREVIDEO HD
Card TECHNOLOGY $39.99
 NVIDIA LUMENEX ENGINE

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AMD FirePro V4900 100-505844


1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express Eyefinity Technology
2.1 x16 Workstation Video Card Unified Shader Architecture
AutoDetect Technology
Full 30-bit Display Pipeline
Multi-View Display
$209.99
Based on your research, which video adapter card would you select? Be prepared to discuss your decisions
regarding the video adapter card you select.
I would select the AMD FirePro V4900 because it has the latest memory type the GDDR5. Also it can handle
128-bit.

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