The next selection in building your own computer is the sound card. If you have been following along my recommendation was to obtain a motherboard with the video and sound on board. The sound cards that are built in to most motherboards are sufficient for most computer users. There are some computer users that have a greater demand for the sound output from their system. They are usually dj’s and music producers. A great sound card source for them is from Musicians Friend.
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If you have been following along so far I have recommended that for a basic computer you should go with the option of having a video card on the motherboard. If you are planning a gaming computer or advanced graphics rendering then you will require a little more powerful video device for your computer. Be sure to refer to your motherboard specifications when picking out a video card especially the adapter that is on your motherboard. The current selections for video cards are:
With the increasing technology I would recommend that the PCI-Express is the best choice for advanced computer builds.
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Now that we have the CPU selection down it is time to move on to the memory. We will refer back to the motherboard again to find the specifications of the memory required for the motherboard. The types of memory currently used for computers are:
168-Pin SDRAM
184-Pin DDR SDRAM
240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM
240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
Each of these memory types also has different speeds associated with it. The motherboard specifications will let you know the speeds and type of memory to use with that particular motherboard. With the price of memory being very low at the moment it is always a good idea to order as much as the motherboard can hold without going over your budget. The more memory you put in your computer the better your computer will perform.
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