PC Gaming Video: Meeting the Demands by Phil Moyers
If you have an interest in playing PC games that were made at least in the past couple of years, you’ve probably seen the serious video demands these games now have. It’s not only that you need a fast system that can handle all of the information in today’s games, but you need a major... According to recent reviews, however, ATI’s newest top-level Radeon X800 series card is supposed to be better than nVidia’s most recently released high-end card. ... By paying a little careful attention to brand names, video memory, price, and how they all fit together with your unique needs, you can get a...

Why Online Gaming Is Usually Much Better With A PC by Gregg Hall
Gamers throughout the world have been engaging in a longtime argument: which works better for online gaming, PCs or consoles? Those of you still stuck in the twentieth century might not realize that consoles indeed can be used for online gaming: they have internet capabilities. ... The majority of gaming consoles utilize memory cards to save information, and these are incrementally smaller than the memory available on a PC. ... You have barely enough room on a memory card to save what you need much less what you want.

Buying / Selecting Computer Components by Jason Barrett
This is the step takes the most time and consideration. Which parts do I buy? Which are best? There are many good places to buy computer parts. You can go to a computer retail store in your area. Although they often provide good warranties, you will pay a little more than you would in other... Sound Card - Just about every computer has sound, I would not recommend spending a lot of money on a sound unless you want your computer to support sur-round sound. ... I would recommend getting a video card with at least 32mb of memory.

Gaming Gardware Guide by Donny Duncan
So you're into gaming, and you're looking to turn that shabby computer into a gaming powerhouse? You don't necessarily need an expensive gaming computer though, you just need some decent gaming hardware. If you don't exactly know what gaming hardware is, i've put together a guide explaining what... Here are some great prices on fast hard drives Sound Card If you want gaming quality sound, then you definately need to replace that stock or built in sound card for a decent gaming sound card. ... Computer Cases Ok, so computer cases aren't that important for speed, but if you want your...

Graphic Cards: How To Choose The Best by Garry Allen
Do you remember the old computing days when there were no sounds except for maybe a beep occasionally and printers making more noise than a cat on a scratching post or how about monitors that offered nothing more than a green or orange glow? Well, I do! ... A high- end graphics card cannot make up for an otherwise outmoded computer system, and a low end computer processor or motherboard will counteract the speed of even the fastest graphics card. ... But, if you do plan to work with graphic arts or plan to play a lot of games on your computer you will definitely need to get a graphics card...

Proprietary Products Advantages by James Daltons
We have seen or used proprietary products more than once in our lifetime. These are the products that can only work with a specific device. Countless people use the products and never think why this disc only works with this media player, or why this program works with only this brand of computer? ... There are many memory cards on the market such as secure digital memory, but with Fuji devices having proprietary, only xD picture cards can be used in their products. ... An example is the creation of their Memory Stick Duo line of memory cards.

Upgrade Your Computer To Improve Game Play by Michael Quarles
Have you dreamed of owning the perfect gaming computer, only to be rudely awakened by the price tags on such units? For many of these rigs, $2000 seems to be the ground floor. What if I told you there was a perfectly respectable gamer sitting in front of you right now. ... If you invest a relatively small amount of money in more RAM, and a memory-rich graphics card, your PC will have the capacity it needs to play almost any game. ... They need lots of system memory, and video RAM. ... It means little or no dependence on virtual memory.

Why Would You Want To Buy a New Laptop or Notebook Computer? by Bonnie Archer
Maybe you say your laptop works fine when it comes to word processing and internet e-mail. But, wouldn't it be fun to expand your notebook computer and be able to create your own music CDs, home movie DVDs, maybe some digital photography, or even some serious gaming! ... So with these new notebook computer interface cards you won't have to buy or install a separate card. ... Memory: Most notebook computers now offer DDR SDRAM memory and it will give you a lot higher bandwidth, which in turn gives you better total system performance.

What is Computer Memory? How is it Used? by Mike Kolar
A computer requires memory in order to run applications (RAM/DRAM), handle basic functions (ROM), as well as process all video functions (VRAM). It is vital to a computer to have memory in order to process all of the commands that are entered either physically or programmatically. ... This generally is stored on a video card that is plugged in to the motherboard (NOTE: more and more motherboards are coming with VRAM installed on them so that you don't need a special card for it). ... Firmware is ROM (Read-Only Memory) that resides on the motherboard (the main board in the computer that...

Building Your Own Computer by D. David Dugan
The world of computers is constantly changing. It is one of the only industries that is different from month to month. If you’re in the market for a new PC, there are continually new options available. To get the best bang for your buck in computer technology, you may want to consider building... Add the memory into the memory slots and install any necessary drives. ... If you are going to use your computer to surf the Internet and play computer games you are going to need extra pieces. ... At minimum you will need an Ethernet card, CD/DVD drives and a graphics card.