Aundria Richard Technology

Many people simply go to the retail store and get sold to when it comes to computing equipment. You would be very surprised how easily you can pick up all the core components and assemble yourself or get a friend or family member in the know to do it for you. All the top brand PC manufacturers such as IBM, HP and Fujitsu Siemens offer you pre built PC’s, Dell on the other hand will take your order and build to your own style. Off them all Dell will come across more flexible with the specification, however, building your own will not only save you many dollars but make you aware of just how much profit these guys are making.

What are the core components of a PC?

Well let’s start with the basics you will need no matter how high or low spec you want the computer:

PC Case – Motherboard – Processor Chip – Fan – Power Supply – Hard Disk Drive – Memory (RAM) – Power Cord – Keyboard & Mouse – Graphics Card (may come on the motherboard) – Sound Card (if you require one). All these components will get you started. Remember build the PC to your own needs. Gaming PC’s generally need a good graphics card with 3d capabilities while general office PC’s do not need such powerful cards.

Processors:

Intel and AMD are the key players when it comes to processors, Intel offer the Pentium chip or Celeron while AMD have their range such as the AMD Athlon and Sempron. While both companies have their benefits Intel’s being that they are the largest selling globally but AMD seem to have the faster processing capabilities. When looking at the processors think sensibly and ask yourself do you really need the latest and greatest or would you notice the difference in point two of a processor e.g. 3GHz compared to 2.8GHz.

Remember keep the cost down, basic components such as the PC case comes in a number of different styles such as Mini Tower, Desktop. Choose what suits you. RAM (memory) will depend on what you plan to do, some games and simulators require large amounts of memory so check before you buy, and the graphics card will also depend on your PC plans. If you are generally using the PC for home and Internet browsing remember to purchase a modem or if you are planning broadband arrange with the installer and get yourself on the waiting list.

Registry cleaner: ever heard of them? I’m sure you have heard of anti-virus programs or anti-spyware programs. But registry cleaner programs? Probably not as often.

These programs are critical to the healthy running of your PC. Every time your computer crashes, runs too slow, does not shut down properly, or cannot remove programs using the add/remove dialog, these are symptoms that your computer needs a registry cleaner to do a scan.

A good registry cleaner removes and/or corrects the unnecessary, corrupted, broken links to files and errors to DLL files to optimize your PC’s performance. It frees up the resources allocated to these files so that the resources can be used elsewhere. In my opinion, the performance of my computer is just as important as my computer not being infected by a virus. So it is definitely a good idea to invest in a good registry cleaner program.

Personally, I like to fix things around the house myself. But when it comes to fixing things on the computer, unless I know EXACTLY what I’m doing, I much rather pay a few dollars and let the experts handle the problem. My desktop and laptop computers have so much impact in my daily life, it is important that I keep them in optimal performance form for as long as possible. Registry cleaner programs help me achieve it.

It is a good idea to get a good registry cleaner program and run scans regularly before you notice the above-mentioned symptoms or just as the first of them appear. It is never a good sight to have the dreaded blue screen pop up as you are typing away on your computer. That’s exactly what happened to me two years ago, and I nearly lost all my data on my hard-drive (Believe me, it is a scary feeling trying to remember whether you backed up the data on a DVD or an external hard-drive). I still regret to this day on not having access to a registry cleaner up back then. Having proper pre-caution measures is key in preventing this from happening. A reliable program is one of these key measures.