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Assignment 1.1 Research A Hardware Upgrade

Hardware and their difference. This is about the component in the computer or in system unit

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Lab - Research a Hardware Upgrade

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.
Instructions

Step 1: Research memory options.


Shop around, and in the table below list the brand, model number, features, and cost for two different 8 GB
modules of DDR3.

Brand and Model Number Features Cost

Kingston / KVR16N11H/8 8GB DDR3 1600mhz Php 1,700

ADATA / AM2L16BC8R2-B0QS 8GB DDR3 1600mhz Php 1,666

Question:
Based on your research, which RAM would you select? Be prepared to discuss your decisions regarding the
RAM you select.
Based on my research, I would choose Kingston. Because I never had a problem on my computer. It
works very well on both games and surfing.

Step 2: Research hard disk drive options.


Shop around, and in the table below list the brand, model number, features, and cost for a 3 TB 7200 rpm
SATA 3 hard disk drive and a 500GB or 1TB solid state drive (SSD).

Brand and Model Number Features Cost

Seagate / ST3000DM007 3 TB Internal SATA Hard Drive Php 6,000

WD / WD30EZRZ 3 TB WD30EZRZ 3.5" HDD Php 6,000

TAMMUZ 512GB M.2 SSD UP TO


TAMMUZ / GKM330 550MB/s READ & WRITE SPEED Php 2,899

Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 1TB


NVMe 1.3 PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 Internal
Samsung / MZ-V7S1T0BW Solid-State Drive (SSD) Php 11,900

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Lab - Research a Hardware Upgrade

Question:
Based on your research, which hard disk drive would you select? Be prepared to discuss your decisions
regarding the hard disk drive you select.
Based on my research, I prefer Seagate for HDD. Because it is reliable and portable for most people
on their computer. And it is faster than any other brand.

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 at least 1 GB of RAM.

Brand and Model Number Features Cost

Galax / GT710 1GB DDR3 64BIT Php 2,200

AMD / HD 8490 AMD RADEON HD8490 1GB 64BIT Php 920

Question:
Based on your research, which video adapter card would you select? Be prepared to discuss your decisions
regarding the video adapter card you select.
Based on my research, I prefer Galax. The performance of this brand is much better than the other
low range gaming.
End of Document

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