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Christian InTech Articles - Computers
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Changing The Clock Speed On Your Computer
Change the Clock Speed of Your Computer
Everyone wants a faster computer. If you play lots of computer
games, watch videos on your computer or like to listen to music,
these applications use a lot of computer resources. You may
sometimes...
How To Recognize If Your Computer Has A Virus Or Trojan On It.
You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines are included and all links are made active. A courtesy copy of your publication would be appreciated: published@antivirus-report.com How...
I Spy...Something Terribly Wrong (In Your Computer)
I Spy...Something Terribly Wrong (In Your Computer)
This really chapped my lips...
I recently bought a new computer. Mine was getting old, had lost its whistle, and the few remaining bells didn't ding a nicely as they had in the past....
My Yahoo Search - Beyond Bookmarks
Yahoo has long offered email, an online calendar, notes, bookmarks, and more through their free My Yahoo service. Now Yahoo has expanded this service even more by adding My Yahoo Personal Search to the mix.
Personal Search is another way of...
Partitioning, Formatting and Reinstalling in Windows 98
Formatting and reinstalling windows 98 is very easy if you have the right know-how. This article will discuss how to format, partition and reinstall windows 98 on your PC. Before going ahead and doing this, it is important to be comfortable with...
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Building a Computer
Most people just assume that a new computer is a Dell or
Gateway. Few people (other than the technically inclined) know
that Dell and Gateway skimp on the parts inside the computer.
What you're left with is a third-rate computer that costs much
more than it should have. I'm writing this to guide people on
the right path of building a computer.
Firstly, you must gather the must-have parts for your computer
to even boot up...
1.Motherboard - This is the essential piece that all other
components of the computer hook into. If you are building a
great computer, look for a board that contains PCI-Express slots
for a killer graphics card (2005), plenty of RAM slots for
memory, a good bus speed for fast processing, and 2-4 USB 2.0
slots would be nice for digital cameras, printers, etc. The
motherboard is processor dependent (different types needed for
different CPU's).
2.CPU - Major brands right now are Intel and AMD. Everyone has
his or her own opinions, but AMD gives more bang for the buck.
Go for the Athlon 64 model and a socket 759 or 939 motherboard
as it's not ridiculously expensive and has great value. If you
are an Intel fan since they are a little more stable, go with a
Pentium 4 and a socket 775 board.
3.RAM - Again, dependent on the motherboard. A higher ranking is
generally better but more expensive. I would go with 2 sticks of
512 MB DDR RAM as the minimum.
4.Hard Drive - They are being sold cheaper and
cheaper. If you
want one that will last for a long, long time...SATA is a must,
100-200GB recommended.
5.Case - A full tower if you are interested in a server class
computer (very, very powerful and easy to upgrade) or a mid-size
tower for a standard PC. They are usually the perfect size to
stash it away and still have enough space to upgrade easily
later on.
6.Monitor - I'd go with a 17" or 19" LCD monitor. They are much
sharper the CTS (the boxy ones) and will leave your desk less
crowded.
7.Keyboard & Mouse - It doesn't really matter much unless you
love First Person Shooter games. Get a cheaper one if you don't.
An additional option is to get wireless so it's less congested.
If you love FPS games, then you should go with a corded, optical
mouse (less lag) that has a nice feel and weight to it.
Well, that's all you need in order to build computers, but you
still have the option to get an operating system (Windows, Mac,
Linux), a CD/DVD Drive, Ethernet card, Floppy Disk Drive,
Printer, Digital Camera, etc.
Secondly, you need to put the parts all together. That would be
way too much information to put in one article, but I can show
you a very helpful guide at
http://www.gaming-computers-authority.com/Building-A-Computer.htm
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About the author:
Well, my name is Jared Strop and I've been a computer gamer for
a very long time. I am currently hard at work at GameStop and a
devoted webmaster.
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