How to Build Your Own Pc – the Smart Way (part 2)

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In the last article we looked in depth at the heart of the PC build:

  • The CPU (processor)

  • The Memory (RAM)

  • The Motherboard (main board)

Now we will look at the remainder of the PC:

  • The Storage subsystem (hard disk or HDD)

  • The Graphics Processor (GPU)

  • The Case

  • The Cooling (HSF or heatsink & fan) 


Design…Select…Standardise…Optimise and Build…

The Storage (hard disk drives)

When you save your work, run an application or game, stream or encode to disk or in any other way require to access to or from the permanent storage your disk subsystem offers you are constrained by its performance.  The storage system is almost the only mechanical system within the computer (although this is changing now with the advent of Solid State » Read more: How to Build Your Own Pc – the Smart Way (part 2)

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ARMA II Armed Assault For PC, The Most Realistic Army Simulator Game

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If your one of those people that are always at home to play an Xbox 360 or PS3 then I guess you are not too worried about finding decent PC games like I am. The hunt for super excellent playing PC games is always on. I need my game time when away from the house and going away happens for all sorts of reasons, like visiting relatives and on business deal trips. Through all the searching and all the playing I have found a keeper. ARMA II Armed Assault PC Game is keeping me well entertained. It is on the top of my list containing all of the games I have gone through.

First, I must say that for a game of this quality I was pleasantly surprised at the low price, and at first a little concerned that it would not be all that it was cracked up to be.  This is by far the most realistic Army Simulator game that I have played to date, and that is honestly in any forum.

The game has a very involved war plan. It has an  extensive main goal with smaller miss » Read more: ARMA II Armed Assault For PC, The Most Realistic Army Simulator Game

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Choose the Best Gaming Laptop for You

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Let’s discuss the features of a gamers most look for and what is most important for the best gaming experience:

1) The GPU
GPUs in notebooks used for gaming are going to either be made by ATI or NVidia and have dedicated memory. Many notebooks have shared video which uses the notebooks resources to produce the video (CPU, RAM) and it can not produce framerates to run most of today’s high end games. They often even are unable to correctly render 3D effects that games require.

More expensive isn’t always a better notebook GPU. For example NVidia has a line out called the Quadro FX. It is more expensive than their own Geforce series. The price difference isn’t because it performs better in gaming, it’s because it’s designed for professionals in applications like CAD work. You have to make sure you’re informed or you can end up spending extra money on less performance.

2) The LCD
(Liquid Crystal Display) or flat panel displ » Read more: Choose the Best Gaming Laptop for You

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