Choosing th? B?st Desktop Computer F?r Y?u

Jun 10, 2012 by Tracy99

L?k? ? lot ?f people ?n th? world today, ??u pr?b?bly hav? ? specific budget ?n mind wh?n y?u buy ? desktop computer. Y?u m?y wonder, though, h?w t? pick ?ut th? computer. Wh?t size ?nd shape ??u ne?d ?nd w?th ?ll th? n?w technology ?ut there, ?ou m?? b? unsure wh?t t? get. W? ?r? her? t? h?lp y?u w?th thi? m??t difficult decision. Read ?n f?r s?m? great insight int? wh?t t? l?ok f?r wh?n purchasing ? great desktop computer.

Th?r? ?r? f?ur d?ffer?nt types ?f ? PC user. Read b?low t? find ?ut wh?ch ?n? ?ou are. Th?s w?ll hel? ?ou choose th? b??t computer f?r ?ou ?nd y?ur family.

General purpose user: ? general purpose u?e desktop computer ?s perfect f?r th??e wh? l?k? t? m?k? pictures, edit pictures, play games ?nd surf th? net. Depending ?n wh?t y?u ne?d ? general purpose computer ?an range ?n price fr?m $500 t? $1500.

Power User: ? power user computer ?? ? computer th?t ??n b? u?ed t? mak? ?nd edit movies ?nd videos. Thes? types ?f computers ?lso ?ll?w ?ou t? m?k? digital designs ?nd play mega games. W?th th?se computers ?ou w?ll typically n??d 2 ?r mor? hard drives ?nd ? great graphics card. Th?se computers typically run higher ?n price due t? th? power beh?nd th? computer ?nd th? differ?nt running systems th?t ?t w?ll include. A power user computer ??n range ?n price fr?m $2500 t? $3500 depending ?n wh?t ??u w?ll ne?d t? perform th? types ?f work th?t ?ou w?nt t? d? ?n th?? computer.

Home Theater Enthusiast: D? ?ou love movies ?nd television? Wh? n?t g?t ? computer th?t c?n handle ?ll ?f ??ur home theater needs? Th?? type ?f computer ?? great f?r people wh? love t? watch movies ?nd television. Windows Media Center ?s ?n ?ll ?f th? windows programs including th? n?w Windows 7. Wh?n ?on?ider?ng th?s type ?f computer ?lw?ys kee? ?n mind wh?t type ?f media ??u w?ll b? playing. Th?s w?ll h?lp ?ou t? decide th? video card ?nd h?w mu?h memory ?nd output ??u w?ll need. Y?u c?n als? find surround sound f?r ??ur home theater computer, wh?ch w?ll m?ke ?our home theater ?v?n mor? special. Wh?n purchasing th?s computer m?k? ?ur? th?t i? h?s th? proper DVD drive ?r ?f ??u desire ?ou ?an g?t ? computer w?th ? blue ray player allowing ?ou th? maximum high definition display. Th?s type computer ??n range ?n price fr?m $500 t? $1500 depending ?n wh?t ?ou n??d included w?th th? great entertainment model computer.

Home Office Worker: thi? i? ? great computer f?r th?se wh? work fr?m home. W?th th?? type ?f computer ??u d? n?t n?ed th? massive graphics power ?? oth?r computers unl?s? ??u design graphics f?r y?ur home office work ?nd th?n ?ou w?uld w?nt ? computer w?th ? higher graphics count. Y?u w?ll w?nt ? system w?th ? dual power core s? th?t ??u ??n multitask ?nd g?t th? work d?n? th?t ??u n??d done. Windows h?s ? great operating system ?n Windows 7 th?t ?? great f?r be?ng abl? t? multitask. Th? newest feature ?n Windows 7 all?w? y?u t? h?v? diff?r?nt windows open ?t ?n? time ?nd ??u ?r? als? allowed t? hav? th?m u? side b? side. Th?? w?ll save ?ou time ?nd ?ou w?ll n?t hav? t? worry ab?ut ??ur computer crashing. Mac ?lso h?? ? great operating system f?r home office ?s well. A home computer ??n run ?n price fr?m $500 t? $2,000 depending ?n wh?t ?ou ne?d ?nd h?w y?u plan ?n u?ing it.

Ther? ar? m?ny d?ff?r?nt features t? c?nsid?r wh?n wanting t? purchase ?ny ?f th? befor? mentioned computers. Th? main great features th?t y?u w?ll w?nt t? con?id?r are:

* Processor: Th? tw? m??t common type ?f processor ?? AMD Athlon 64 X2, ?r Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Y?u w?ll w?nt ? Duo processor ?f ??u w?ll b? d??ng ? lot ?f work ?r someth?ng th?t calls f?r ? high speed processor ?u?h ?s burning ?r making videos ?nd DVD’s. A processor ?? ?t th? m?st basic form th? brains ?f ??ur computer. Th? faster y?ur processor i? th? b?tt?r performance ?ou w?ll receive ?ut ?f y?ur computer.

* Memory: Th? memory ?n ? desktop computer ??n vary due t? th? upcoming technology. Depending ?n wh?t ?ou n??d ??u ??n find ? desktop th?t h?s 1G t? 4G’s ?f memory. Memory ?s changing due t? d?ffer?nt technology ever? day. Wh?n ?on?idering th? memory t?k? int? consideration wh?t y?u w?ll b? u?ing y?ur computer for. Th? mor? pictures ?nd videos ?ou n?ed t? m?ke w?ll increase th? gigabyte count. H?v?ng th? maximum amount ?f memory all?ws ??u t? hav? plenty ?f room f?r ?ll th??e important th?ngs th?t ?ou w?nt t? install ?n y?ur computer.

* Hard Drive: Depending ?n wh?t ?ou w?ll ne?d t? store ?n ??ur computer, ?ou ?an find th? perfect hard drive. A hard drive f?r th?s type ?f desktop c?n range fr?m 250 G t? 500 G. Wh?n choosing th? hard drive, k?ep ?n mind wh?t kind ?f programs ??u w?nt t? install. If y?u ar? wanting t? install games ?r photo editing software, ?t w?uld b? b??t t? hav? ? higher gigabyte count. Thi? all?ws y?u t? h?ve plenty ?f space f?r th??e programs ?? w?ll ?s ?th?r programs including music ?nd videos.

* Running system: Wh?n choosing y?ur computer y?u w?ll w?nt t? pick ?ut ? operating system th?t w?ll work great f?r you. Y?u c?n choose Windows ?r Mac. B?th ?r? v?ry reliable brands ?nd w?ll give ??u ? great computer experience. Th? latest version ?f Windows i? Windows 7 ?nd th? latest version ?f Mac i? th? Apple OS X Leopard. Th? feedback ?n b?th ?f th?s? programs ?r? great. Y?u c?n ?lso ?sk friends ?nd family th?t hav? th??e running systems h?w th?y feel ?b?ut th?m ?nd thi? w?ll h?l? ??u t? pick ?ut th? perfect running system f?r you.

* Video Card: th? video card helps t? control diff?rent graphics ?nd video. Th? m??t typical video card i? 128 mb ?nd ?om?s fr?m NVIDIA ?nd ATI. W?th ev?r changing technology th? video card w?ll increase ?n megabyte size ?nd quality. M?st computers ?ome w?th thi? feature alr?ad? installed f?r quality graphics.

* Keyboard: Y?ur computer w?uld b? basically useless with?ut ? keyboard. Th?r? ?re ?ever?l differ?nt choices ?f keyboard. If y?u hav? trouble w?th ?our wrists, ?ou c?n find ? keyboard th?t ?? ergonomic ?nd h?? ? wrist wrest built ?nto th? keyboard. If y?u d? n?t w?nt th? headache ?f wires ?ll ?v?r th? place, ?ou ?an purchase ? wireless keyboard. A wireless keyboard g?ve? ??u access t? ?our computer w?th?ut th? clutter ?f wire.

* Mouse: Th? mouse i? ? key component ?n th? running ?f ??ur desktop computer. Th? mouse helps ?ou click ?n links ?nd scroll d?wn through?ut pages. A wireless mouse ?s th? latest invention. Y?u c?n move y?ur mouse ar?und w?thout th? constraint ?f wire. Th?? i? ? great w?? t? perform ?our task. A computer c?n function with?ut ? mouse but ?t w?uld b? v?r? difficult t? use.

* Monitor: Th? monitor i? th? m?st important part ?f th? computer b?sid?? th? hard drive. Th? monitor allow? ?ou t? s?e images ?nd wh?t i? ?n ??ur computer. Y?u c?n find average size monitors, wide screened monitors ?nd flat screened monitors. Y?u c?n ev?n find HD monitors th?t deliver ? ?ven clearer pictures. Th? size ?f th? monitor depends ?n wh?t size ?ou n??d f?r wh?t ??u w?ll b? d?ing w?th ??ur desktop computer. W?th larger screens y?u w?ll hav? th? ability t? watch m?ny d?ff?rent movies ?n television size.

* Web Camera: ? web camera c?n b? hooked u? t? ?our computer allowing ?ou t? t?k? images ?nd videos ?nd save th?m dir?ctl? t? ??ur computer. Y?u ?an ?l?? video chat w?th people online us?ng ?t w?th Yahoo, Skype ?r ?v?n Facebook. It ?s ? great wa? t? stay ?n contact w?th friends ?nd family. Wh?n con??d?r?ng ? web cam purchase, check ?nd s?e wh?t pixels th?t ?t has. Th? higher th? pixel, th? greater th? image w?ll b? ?nd l?s? pixilated.

* Size: Desktop computers hav? changed ?n size drastically ov?r th? years ?nd ?ach year ?t ??ems l?k? ? smaller m?r? compact model ?? b??ng released. Th?t ?? great f?r thos? ?f ??u th?t d? n?t h?ve ? lot ?f space t? store ? large computer. Y?u c?n find ? desktop ?n th? size ?ou n??d including compact. Ev?r? year smaller ?nd m?r? compact computers ?r? b?ing released. Wh?n lo?k?ng f?r th? size, t?k? int? consideration, wh?re ?ou w?ll set u? ?our computer ?nd h?w mu?h room ??u w?ll have. It w?uld n?t hurt t? t?k? measurements ?nd hav? th??e w?th ??u wh?n y?u purchase y?ur computer.

* DVD/Blue Ray: If ?ou lik? t? watch movies ?ou ??n purchase ? desktop computer th?t h?? ? DVD player. Th?? ?? ? great w?? t? watch ?our movies. Wh?n purchasing th? computer m?k? ?ure y?u check ?nd ?ee wh?t regions th?t th? DVD player c?n handle. Thi? w?y ??u ??n enjoy movies fr?m m?n? d?ff?rent regions fr?m ?r?und th? world. Region 1 i? th? United States ?nd Region 2 ?? th? United Kingdom. S? ?f ??u w?nt ? movie fr?m ??r?ss th? pond ??u ??n purchase ?t ?nd watch ?t w?th ?our desktop. If y?u desire high quality ?nd high definition ??u c?n purchase ? computer th?t ?? equipped w?th ? blue ray player. Th?? i? great f?r watching high definition movies.

* Warranty: Wh?n purchasing ? computer, y?u ma? ?on?ider purchasing ?n extended warranty. Thi? w?ll give ?ou ease ?f mind ?n case ?f ??meth?ng happening t? ??ur computer. Alw?y? remember t? register f?r y?ur warranty ?nd ?t w?ll mak? y?u ?nd y?ur computer feel safer.

H?v? thi? guide w?th ?ou wh?n ?ou g? t? purchase ?our n?w desktop. Thi? guide w?ll hel? ??u m?ke ? choice ?n wh?t ?ou n?ed f?r ?our n?w desktop computer. Remember t?ke ?nt? consideration ?ll ?f th?s? features ?nd wh?t y?u w?ll b? u??ng th? computer for.

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