Hardware Upgrades
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The
importance of maintaining your computer's hardware |
Did you know ... By the time you get your 'new' computer delivered to
you and set up the way you want it, it is already obsolete! That
thought is quite disconcerting. All that money you just spent, and
you (most likely) no longer have the newest and fastest technology.
The question that you have to ask yourself is ... Are you still happy
with your investment?
Most people will say "Yes. It was a fast computer when I bought
it. It's still quite fast. It works for my needs."
Great!
However, did you know that for a relatively small amount of
reinvestment, you might be able to add some pep to your aging computer?
The most common upgrade to desktop and laptop computers is something
called RAM. I generally like to equate RAM to 'Short Term - Rapid
Access - Memory.' Computers are always running many processes in
the background. Yes, you have your programs running .. your
Solitaire, Virus Checker, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word ... but,
there are many other programs running in the background that make all of
this other stuff work. All of these other programs take up the
'Short Term - Rapid Access - Memory.' If you were able to add more
'Short Term - Rapid Access - Memory,' you could dramatically improve
your system performance.
The video card is another popular upgrade. In order to make your
monitor work (computer-TV-screen), your computer has to have something
called a 'video card.' Most video cards are built in to the main
'motherboard' of the computer. Generally, the on-board video card
steals its computing power from your system's 'Short Term - Rapid Access
- Memory.' If you were to purchase and install a separate video
card (still in the big computer box!), you will notice improved system
performance. This difference will be especially realized if you do
intense gaming or video editing on your computer. This upgrade can
be a little 'quirky.' Some computer manufacturers do not allow
upgraded video cards to be installed. Strange... they just
don't work!
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