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Comp Basics How to Buy a Comp 5

This document provides a comprehensive guide on purchasing a desktop computer by detailing essential components such as the monitor, operating system, optical drive, memory, hard drive, and CPU. It emphasizes the importance of customization and comparison among popular brands like Dell, Lenovo, HP, and Apple. Recommendations include specific sizes and types for monitors, operating systems, optical drives, memory, hard drives, and processors to assist buyers in making informed decisions.

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This document provides a comprehensive guide on purchasing a desktop computer by detailing essential components such as the monitor, operating system, optical drive, memory, hard drive, and CPU. It emphasizes the importance of customization and comparison among popular brands like Dell, Lenovo, HP, and Apple. Recommendations include specific sizes and types for monitors, operating systems, optical drives, memory, hard drives, and processors to assist buyers in making informed decisions.

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How to Buy a Computer?

In this chapter, we will supply relevant


information to help you buy a desktop on
component by component basis. As desktops are
highly customizable, so it is better to learn about
the main parts and then visit the manufacturer or
the retailer shop or site, instead of just looking at
some specific model directly.

Popular desktop brands are Dell, Lenovo, HP and


Apple. Always compare the desktops based on
their specifications and base price.

Monitor

Size − It is the diagonal size of the LCD


screen. Larger the area, bigger the
picture screen. A bigger picture is
preferable for movie watching and
gaming. It will increase the productivity
as well.
Resolution − This is the number of pixels
on the screen. For example, 24inch
display is 1920x1200 (width by length)
and 22-inch display is 1680x1050. High
resolution provides better picture quality
and a nice gaming experience.
Inputs − Now-a-days monitors can
accept inputs from cable as well apart
from the computer. They can also have
USB ports.
Stand − Some monitors come with
adjustable stands while some may not.
Recommended − 24 Inch LCD.

Operating System
Operating System is the main software
of the computer as everything will run on
it in one form or other.
There are primarily three choices:
Windows, Linux, Apple OS X.
Linux is free, however people generally
do not use it for home purpose.

Apple OS X works only on Apple


desktops.

Windows 7 is very popular among


desktop users.
Most of the computers come pre-
equipped with Windows 7 Starter edition.

Windows 8 is recently introduced and is


available in the market.
Windows 7 and Windows 8 come in
multiple versions from starter, home
basic, home premium, professional,
ultimate, and enterprise editions.

As the edition version increases, their


features list and price increases.
Recommended − Windows 7 Home
Premium.

Optical Drive (CD / DVD / Blu-ray)


Optical drive is the drive on a computer,
which is responsible for using CD, DVD,
and Blu-ray discs.
Now-a-days, DVD burners are industry
standards.
DVD Burner can burn CD, DVD and play
them.
DVD Burner is cheaper than Blu-ray
drives.
Blu-ray drives can play HD movies but are
costlier component.
Recommended − DVD Burner.

Memory

RAM is considered as Computer Memory


as the performance of a computer is
directly proportional to its memory and
processor.
Today's software and operating system
require high memory.

Today commonly used RAM is DDR3,


which operates at 1066Mhz.
As per Windows 7, 1 GB is the minimum
RAM required to function properly.
Recommended − 4 GB.

Hard Drive

Hard disk is used for storage purpose.


Higher the capacity, more data you can
save in it.
Now-a-days computers are equipped
with 500GB hard drive, which can be
extended to 2TB.

Most hard drives in desktop operate at


the standard performance speed of
7200RPM.
Recommended − 500GB.

CPU

Frequency (GHz) − This determines the


speed of the processor. More the speed,
better the CPU.

Cores − Now-a-days CPUs come with


more than one core, which is like having
more than one CPU in the computer.
Programs which can take advantage of
multi-core environment will run faster on
such machines.

Brand − Intel or AMD. Both are


equivalent. Intel is in lead.
Cache − Higher the L1, L2 cache, better
the CPU performance.

Recommended − Intel Core i3-3225 3.30


GHz Processor.

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