Assignment 1 Template

P1
Gaming PC - Explain the uses here
Gaming pcs are mainly used for gaming but can you can do almost
anything on them. E.g. (watch movies, stream and listen to music). Most
gaming computers are custom built because you have to upgrade the
parts of it often e.g. (graphics card, processor) so that it
will be able to handle new games.
Entertainment PC- Explain the uses here
An entertainment type pc should only be able to be used to surf the
internet but it should also be able to be able to play movies and listen to
music and may be able to handle some games depending on how much
fps you need to run them on and the quality you want it to have it on.
Specification to Build Gaming PC (Use dinopc.com, novatech.co.uk, build
yourbox.co.uk, computerplanet.co.uk etc)
Component
URL
Name
CPU- Intel Core http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/Ma
i7 5820K
yhem-Z1-197p2458.htm
Extreme
Fan/heat sinkCorsair H80i GT
High
Performance
Liquid Cooler
MotherboardGigabyte
X99M-Gaming 5
RAM-16GB
Corsair
2666mhz
Vengeance LPX
DDR4 (4x4GB)
Hard DriveSeagate 1TB
(Hybrid 8GB
SSD)
Monitor-Iiyama
24" E2483HSB1 LED (HDMI,
DVI, VGA)
Power Supply-

Cost
166.90
23.40

72.50
53.81

48.85

127.44

82.08

650W Corsair
CS Modular
Mouse -Razer
Death adder
Chroma
Gaming Mouse
10,000dpi
KeyboardRazer Death
Stalker Gaming
Keyboard
DVD or Blu-ray
Drive
Case-NZXT
H440
Graphics CardAMD Radeon
R9 Fury X 4GB

71.40

91.79

53.81
85.70
158.59

Specification to Build Entertainment PC (Use dinopc.com, novatech.co.uk,

build yourbox.co.uk, computerplanet.co.uk etc)
Component
URL
Name
CPU-Intel Core i5 http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/Ma
5250u
yhem-Z1-197p2458.htm
Fan/heat sinkCorsair H55
Water Cooler
Motherboard-Intel
NUC5i5RYH
RAM-8GB DDR3
1600mhz
Sodimm (1x8GB)
Hard DriveKingston 240GB
SSD
Monitor-AOC
21.5" (DVI, VGA)
Power Supply650W Corsair
RMx Fully
Modular
Mouse -Mad Catz
R.A.T 3 Gaming

Cost
93.60
25.50
46.80
35.40
38.24
79.50
42.20

36.00

Mouse 3500dpi
Keyboard-Zalman
ZM-K400G
Gaming Keyboard
DVD or Blu-ray
DriveCase-Corsair
Carbide Series
200R ATX Case
Black w/ USB 3.0
Graphics CardNVIDIA GeForce
GTX 640 4GB

23.40
30.50
30.00

63.60

M1
Review how the processor choice of a computer can affect performance,
e.g. in terms of speed, reliability and efficiency
Most users dont use 100 percent of the CPUs power so it shouldnt really
effect casual users. But things like encoding video or encrypting files
which requires a lot of processing power will work better and faster with a
better CPU. Most users spend their time on their computer viewing
webpages. So the only time the CPU is under stress is when it starts up
and is loading on the start-up programs and processes. The clock speed or
the processor speed is often a major issue in a computers overall
performance. The MHZ or GHZ is the number of times the CPU can switch
back from 1 to 0 so it is the driving force in the power of the processor so
that means the higher the MHZ chip the more power the CPU will have
and will increase the effectiveness of the PC. Higher clock speed allows
you to run programs faster. L1 and L2 cache is usually on the CPU and is
really fast. Cache allows for faster temporary processing and speeds up
the processing power of the CPU when carrying out similar tasks. A CPU
possesses digital data by taking each piece of data by a one at a time and
the amount of time it has to process each piece of data is controlled by a
clock inside the CPU. With every tick of the clock the CPU is able to
process one piece of data or execute one instruction so they faster the
clock goes the faster it will process data. The CPU clock speed is
measured in cycles per second. A computer running at 1GHZ can carry out
billions of calculations per second. Naturally the speed of the clock
determines the basic performance of the CPU the faster it goes and the
more powerful the computer.
Most computers only have a single CPU which may have multiple cores
which will make it run faster because it has more processing power.