COMPUTER HARDWARE! :D

Want to upgrade your computer without any hiccups? Easy there's a few thing you can do for your old rugged computer to extend it's lifespan and making it more reliable! Here's a few steps and facts you have to keep in your head!

1.Hardware
-When it comes to replacing old graphic cards and memory MAKE sure the frequency of the hardware matches your motherboard i.e : If your processor is a 800MHZ make sure you're buying a DDR2 or a 800MHZ chip because if you do get a DDR3 for a 800 MHZ it's going to run at half or 3/4 of the potential power .

-Get a graphic card that can dual channel . Why? Because if you're budget is tight you can always get 1 then another 1 to dual channel with later on so that you don't have to buy 2 solo running cards thus making it cheaper , better and more efficient in your computer!

-Always remember if you're going to change the processor or the motherboard you mind as well buy a new computer because you're basically replacing everything in it due to the fact that if you're buying a new processor or a new motherboard or both you'd mind as well just buy a new computer because let's face it who does not buy a DDR3 capable processor or a motherboard to replace your old rugged DDR2? When you do get it , you'll realize all your old DDR2 hardware are now going to run like rubbish being cluttered all over the floor when you put two incompatible running hardware together!!!

2.Financial
-Be patient when it comes to hardware shopping , bear in mind that computer parts are cheaper in the annual PC fair which happens in Malaysia every 2-4 months so therefore you should buy from PC fair because it's 20%-70% cheaper than buying retail , 15%-35% cheaper than direct manufacturer.

-Always know that when it comes to buying hardware know what you need and don't need for example never doubt an extra fan when it comes to buying more power consuming hardware for you'll never know how cool they have to be to run at 100% efficiency , another example is buying 2 1 GB ram when getting a 1 2GB ram is much better because there will be more PCI slots although much expansive but in the investment in making your hardware less space consuming makes it much more vast for upgrades!

-Don't be too cheap when it comes to buying hardware know that expansive parts have more longevity than cheap useless parts like for example buy a Kingston ram instead of some cheap China brand chip because it's better to rely on veteran chip makers than to use some useless sound-so-cool brand chip! Trust me on this for you'll never know when you'll get conned for being a cheap arse! Besides the PC fair is very cheap on chips so there's no excuse in budget cuts and going overboard on parts.

3.Maintainability
-When it comes to maintaining your hardware it's best not to overclock it , why? Because overclock is just some dumb cosmetic excuse into making killing your own computer sound cool and a necessity. Overclocking damages hardware! It's a fact because overclocking means making your hardware consume more electricity in a more unstable matter thus making the hardware burn out or get damaged due to an overheat or an unstable load of electricity come crashing down on those gold plates you see on your chips making them blow up ( not literally ) and making it complete in death.

-Caring for you computer is essential don't just skip a defrag or a virus scan just because your friends came by your house to play some powerfully demanding games and you can't! Always know that you're defragging because you need to consume less hard disk space and less hard disk space means faster internet , faster gaming , faster everything! A virus scan is essential so essential that if a virus kill your OS it can kill your hardware data too thus making your hardware dead! If you don't want to defrag then buy a SSD ( Solid State Drive ) it's expansive but more efficient the RPM is faster than the old classic hard drives 2000-5000RPM faster making your data faster to read and making gaming faster! Also SSD do not need to defrag , in fact defragging it will cause a placebo so don't! Lastly SSD may not have more space and they hardly reach 500GB of space ( the most now is a 320 GB ) but they yield more power and more convinience to your monthly maintainance by cancelling defrag for life and making virus check 50-80% faster because virus scan speed are based on how fast your hard disk reads it's data and also don't worry about the speed SSD are more safer than classic hard disks.

4.Controls
-Buying fancy gaming mouses and keyboard ain't for FARKS neither is it a waste of money , if you've tried it for some time you'll know it's better than those cheap crap you've been using all these while but do understand that if you don't feel the difference it means you do not need one , I've met people who bought these professional stuff but are too blinded by the influences from thier friends that they eventually could not see the diffence and therefore they just doubt the power of it . SO realize it before buying!

-You should off your sticky keys and all the other irritating stuff that pops out because Microsoft belives that if you off it it's because you have fancy gaming mouses and keyboards and if it's on it mean they want you to stop trashing your cheap keyboard and go buy something that works!

- Controls are affected by hardware , software and the gamer so don't blame the hardware if you suck at shooting , don't blame the software if they do not have controls as you'd desire and don't blame yourself if you can't frag people faster than the others for you only need experience ,strategy and practice to frag people the right way!

So if you want to upgrade your computer , remember the four things you've read just now HARDWARE , FINANCIAL , MAINTAINABILITY AND CONTROLS so that you'll know what you've upgraded thus making you appriciate you dedication to your old machine turned new again! :D

CORNMASTER! :D