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Your PC, Inside and Out: Part 2
  
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Your PC, Inside andOut: Part 2
         By: Lachlan Royhttp://lachlanroy.com     
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Your PC, Inside and Out: Part 2
  
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Table of Contents
Download Part I ............................................................................................................................ 6 Available now at MakeUseOf.com: ................................................................................... 6 Chapter 1: CPU (Processor) ........................................................................................................ 7  Clock Speed .............................................................................................................................. 8 Multiple Cores ............................................................................................................................ 8 Cache ..................................................................................................................................... 9 AMD vs. Intel .......................................................................................................................... 9 CPU Heatsinks .......................................................................................................................... 10 Chapter 2: RAM (Memory) ........................................................................................................ 12  How much do you need? ..................................................................................................... 12 RAM Sizes .................................................................................................................................. 13 Things to Look For When Buying RAM ............................................................................... 13 Socket ............................................................................................................................... 13 Speed ................................................................................................................................ 14 Voltage ............................................................................................................................. 14 Brands ................................................................................................................................... 14 Chapter 3: Storage Devices ..................................................................................................... 15  Hard Drives ............................................................................................................................... 15 Magnetic (Conventional) .................................................................................................. 15 Brands ................................................................................................................................ 16 Solid State Drives (SSDs) ......................................................................................................... 16 Should you get one? .......................................................................................................... 17  Brands ................................................................................................................................... 17 Capacity .................................................................................................................................. 18 Cache ...................................................................................................................................... 18 RPM (Drive Speed) .................................................................................................................. 18 Optical Drives .......................................................................................................................... 19  Brands ................................................................................................................................... 20 Chapter 4: Graphics Cards ....................................................................................................... 21  Internal Connectors ................................................................................................................ 21 
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