Basic Hardware Specifications

The hardware specifications of a computer will vary

depending on what an individual user will be doing with it.
A person that wants to use their computer for graphically
intense games or video editing will need a totally different
configuration than somebody that just wants to browse the
Internet and type word documents. Take a look at this
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 Sample Hardware Specifications
• Intel Core i5-750 quad-core processor 2.66GHz, 1MB L2 +
8MB shared L3 cache.
• This high-performance CPU Running on an Asus P5GC-MX
945GC motherboard,
• a 500GB - 7200RPM SATA II hard drive,
• 6GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM,
• XFX GeForce 7300 GT 512MB DDR2 PCI Express Video Card
• and a 20X DVD±RW Dual Layer drive for burning your own
DVDs and CDs,
• Microsoft Windows 7 OS
 Intel Core i5-750 quad-core processor
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• The two major players in the processor arena are Intel and
AMD. Intel makes the "Core Duo " and "Pentium" class of
processors. AMD makes the "Athlon" and "Opteron" class
of processors. The Pentium and Athlon processors are Intel
and AMD's low end and cheaper processors and would be
the ones to choose if you wanted a computer for nothing
more than Web browsing and word documents. You would
want to choose the higher end Opteron or Pentium Dual
Core processor for gaming, graphic intense, or business
oriented software tasks. You need not choose between
AMD or Intel on any grounds but the price.
6GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM-