What to consider when buying a PC

Well... Where to start? When buying a P.C. for my course there are allot of things one must consider. Going into shops and looking up websites how do you know which the right one for you is? How can you really tell who has the right deal for you, cause after all that’s what all the salespersons are telling you!

You must ask yourself what you want from your P.C.. Good picture, high sound quality, fast working and lots of memory.
The monitor is used so you can see what you are doing with the computer. When choosing a monitor you should try getting one with the highest resolution. This will improve the quality of the picture you see. The graphic card will also improve the image.

For good sound quality you should get a sound card. This is used to make the P.C play the sound. Speakers will also come in useful, without them you will not be able to hear the sound.

When you give the P.C. commands it follows these instructions using its processor so having the latest one will ensure smooth running of your P.C... The speed relies on the RAM (random access memory) on the P.C. The more RAM it has the faster it will go.

For all that memory for your music, pictures, college documents, games and all the programs you’ll need e decent hard drive! Make sure your hard drive has enough memory for everything you’ll want on your P.C...

Now what programs do you need? As a college student I personally think Microsoft Office is very, very important! This contains Microsoft Word which is very useful for writing up all the necessary work for college. Power Point is helpful when making presentations. Excel comes in handy for when you need to make up spreadsheets. All in all Microsoft Office is a handy package to have!

To allow Microsoft Office or any other program to work I would recommend using Windows Vista!!! This will give you your basic games such as solitaire to keep you from getting bored, programs such as Windows Media Player which you can use to play and store all your music and videos and even store your pictures!

Any other programs should be selected to fit your own individual needs!!