The Advantages of Building your own Gaming PC by Jordan Hall
As has already been established, custom gaming computer systems can offer wonderful performance numbers and sleek styling, but they can often be cost-prohibitive. Furthermore, even non-custom computer systems can represent more than you are looking to spend, and the component quality is not... Obviously, not everybody is prepared to spend a grand on one particular component regardless of how well it performs. ... However, determining which video card configuration you plan on using will ultimately decide which motherboard, computer case, and power supply that you end up purchasing.

DVD Burners by Marcus Peterson
DVD burners are defined as electronic devices that burn information onto a DVD disc using laser beam. These are multi-media companions with the capability to record video and to read and write data onto blank DVD discs. Hence, the burners are sometimes called DVD writers. ... Most of the burners come with a software package, which includes three different applications such as a burning program, video-editing program and a DVD/VCD authoring tool for burning DVDs. ... In internal burners, the component is installed in the computer by opening the case and fixing the device.

How To Select The Best Gaming Laptops by Tim Childree
Most veteran PC gamers know exactly what they want in a gaming laptop, and those who have the time and money have probably already built their dream computer themselves, but if you are a little newer to the field, a little more fond of the smaller notebook footprint, or a little less comfortable... Make sure you load up the video memory with at least 256MB and remember to select a notebook that has a dedicated graphics card. ... The next most important component is your processor. ... With recent advancements in mobile technologies, laptops are now becoming more and more popular in the...

How To Transfer Movies To A PSP by Chuck Brown
Playing games on your PSP is a great way to pass the time. Especially with its high-resolution picture quality. But this same great resolution is the reason why it plays your favorite movies so well, too. And at some point, you're going to get tired of just playing games and want to watch a movie. ... This hassle is completely avoidable because now there's video conversion software that will allow you to take your unencrypted video file and transform it into a PSP video in no time at all. ... If you want a thumbnail image for your PSP video, a good PSP video conversion tool could make it...

Motherboard Guide - What You Need to Know When Purchasing a Motherboard by Donny Duncan
The motherboard, or mainboard, is called that because all of the other components plug into it, and it is used as a hub of sorts for all of the components to communicate with each other. When buying a motherboard, the most important things to know is what CPU it is compatible with, what kind of... Video Card Compatibility: Video cards are not all created equally, there are several different types of video cards now, especially on the high end. ... These days it is not uncommon to see Audio, Lan and Video built into your motherboard.

Building Cheap Computers in 3 Easy Steps by Nicky Pilkington
Just a decade ago, the only people who put computers together were those individuals who possessed an extensive technical background. Advancements in technology have eliminated some of the complexities in how computers work. This change has resulted in average people who have a basic... There are optional components available that you may want to add to your systems, which include CD or DVD drives, a modem or other communication component for Internet connectivity, or a video graphics card. ... If you have no idea what size hard-drive and the amount of memory you need, you should consider...

Computer Game on Mars; Design for Communication Device by Lance Winslow
As the pictures from the Mars Rover and the Mars Satellites come back in greater detail we will begin to see computer video games, which will have the Martian Surface as their backdrop. These computer video games are becoming more and more defined and realistic. ... Now then this will take a little extra thought, as it is important for video programmers to stay ahead of the game. ... One of the challenges now to go with that backdrop is to design realistic components, space surface vehicles astronaut suits, space habitats and devices, such as hand held communication devices that the video...

Purchasing A Power Supply Unit For Your Computer by Jason Busch
In a related article The PSU Factor , I said that it is inevitable a PSU purchase is looming on the horizon. The reason being, your current PSU is probably a few years old, it came with your computer system you bought online at a great price, and you have no idea what the specs are. ... You spent all that money on video cards, a performance motherboard, high-end memory, and yet for some reason you're skimping on a PSU--a component which is literally the "heart" of your computer system. ... Well, suppose you find out after entering in all your component information in a PSU calculator, you...

Best Computer Upgrades -- Cost verses Value! by John Dow
I do a lot of computer repair work and one of the first questions I get asked (after I fix the computer) is what can I do to improve the performance. I normally clean out all the old temp files and registry entries (two things that slow down a computer) whenever I work on a computer. ... The next are that would help would be to replace the video card or add RAM to the video card if possible. ... The video card may be a component on the motherboard and a low-end hard drive. ... The RAM and Video Cards just plug, but the hard drive and transfer would be a little more challenging.

Hard Drives Are Dead! The Coming Revolution in Personal Computing by Michael Quarles
There is a revolution on the way, the biggest since hard drives were added to PCs. In short, the hard drive as we know it will be eliminated in favor of a new system based on flash memory. Hard drives have had many shortcomings. They’re mechanical, depending on a disk spinning at 7200 rpm. ... I well remember yearing to edit video online, but reading in articles that the machine I required was at least five years in the future. ... The hard drive is the most often damaged component in such an accident.