P1) The discovery of the rig
The journey for our computer started on logical increments where we explored the different pricing options/ tiers of computer parts. After a little bit of searching, we found the AMD Ryzen 7 and decided that it would be the centerpiece for the rest of the computer. In this light, we went to pc part picker and searched the processor to find out more about it. On the page we found a link to a premade pc build that fitted out budget very well, so we do take heavy inspiration from that.
P2)The explanation of the rig
Like I said before, the processor that we chose for this computer was the AMD Ryzen 7. While I generally try to avoid AMD because I do not understand it, there is no arguing that you can get a better deal from AMD and we are dealing with a budget. For our motherboard, we chose a compatible board that had plenty of ports and the ability to fit the rest of our parts in it (MSI Tomahawk ATX AM4 Motherboard). We chose to put two 8 GB ddr4 sticks of ram into the computer because 16 gigabytes seems like just the right amount of ram where you don’t have to worry about it, but it’s also not overkill(Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB DDR4-3200 Memory. For our storage, we chose a 1.5 TB hard drive (Samsung Spinpoint f2) for 35$. For the amount of storage that is a really good deal and we couldn’t resist. This PC is also a gaming rig so our group decided to include an SSD (Intel 660p Series 512 GB M.2) as well in case the user wanted to run some heavier games fast. This wouldn’t be a gaming pc without a beefy Graphics card so we went with the classic PNY GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card for all your gaming needs. After putting the parts into pc part picker, the website calculated the average Watt usage of the computer and then recommended the EVGA 600B 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply. Finally, we chose a mid-sized case to fit all of our components and a bundle of LEDs and fans to “spruce up” our build. With the PC build Mush asked us to include a monitor, mouse, and keyboard, so we went onto amazon and found what we think fits our “theme” and budget well.
P3) What makes computers faster.
From my research of computers so far I have found that almost every part of the computer has the opportunity to help speed up or slow down the computer. Because of this, I am going to briefly go over the basic parts of the computer and how the computer can run faster if the parts are nicer. The general speed of the computer and processing power comes from the CPU. The nicer the processor the more instructions the CPU can process per second. The RAM of the computer is like the working memory for humans. The better working memory you have the more things you can retain/remember in a short time. Ram works in the same way, the more RAM a computer has, the more programs it can run without having to use the hard drive(slowest part of the computer). The motherboard is in charge of relaying information to each of the different components of the computer(bus speed). It doesn’t really matter how fast the rest of the computer can operate if the way that they communicate is slow and delayed. The hard drive can slow your computer because of the actual physical parts on the inside. For example, the disk rotation speed, the moving pieces that read and write to the hard drive, and the type of cable used can greatly affect the speed of your PC. An easy way to avoid most of these problems is to instead use a Solid State Drive that does not contain all of the moving parts that a hard drive does. The graphics card has its own CPU and ram (higher tier graphics cards) and does the heavy lifting when playing games or viewing things that require complex 3D rendering. The more powerful the graphics card, the easier it is for the game to be rendered and enjoyed. After doing all this research I have found that every part of the computer is integral to its functioning and with that, not any one part of the computer trumps the rest.
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