- Normally Features upgrades are easier to accommodate than Performance upgrades, but Performance upgrades tend to be more prevalent.
1. Monitor is the most crucial component. It is the thing you look at whenever you use your PC. Nice strategy for selecting a monitor is first found the best monitor you can afford. Try to buy the next better model. Consider few things when selecting a monitor:
“Size” - A larger monitor provides more desktop real estate, making you able to be more productive. Currently, 19-inch monitors hold the size/price sweet
“Image quality” - a better quality monitor normally shows better image quality. Try to view for yourself a monitor before upgrading. Do note that graphics card also affects image quality. Monitors come in three styles:
“Shadow mask” - most of the monitors are shadow mask. These monitors typically excel in producing sharp text.
“Aperture grill” - these monitors are good at reproducing color and are typically more expensive than shadow mask tubes.
“Flat panel” - these types of monitors are typically much more expensive than the other two, but require much less desktop space, and they look cool.
2. CD/DVD Burner - CD/DVD burner adds another dimension to your PC, especially now that the prices of blank discs are so cheap. Most of the new PCs come with a DVD burner pre-installed. Make sure that the burning software you use is at least as important as the burner you select, and probably more so.
3. RAM using more RAM is usually a good upgrade decision, if you have less than 512-MB, then definitely you require upgrading your RAM. It also depends what you do with your PC, but mostly, you require at least 512-MB.
4. Hard drive-most of the people notice a greater performance improvement from a faster hard drive, than a faster CPU. Try to buy a drive with a low seek time and fast spindle rpm when upgrading your hard drive because both increase hard drive performance.
5. Graphic card - A graphics card can make a huge difference in the image quality of your monitor. It depends on what card you are currently using. Note that some cards are good at 2D, and dull at 3D while some cards are excellent at 3D but offer poor 2D performance. You analyze your needs before upgrading your graphic card.
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