Before you buy your new computer, read these essential tips!

You are thinking of buying a new computer in the near future, but there are so many options it can become very difficult choosing one. Read this blog post for some essential tips you must know before buying. Save yourself some money!

Be factual. What are you really going to do with your new pc?

This might be the most important question you have to ask yourself before making your purchase. Think of what you are going to use your pc for. Will it be for just browsing the web and sending mails or are you going to perform heavy duty tasks like gaming or video editing. Or somewhere in between? The following tips will help you out.

The most important components

There are a couple of things to look for when purchasing your new computer, once you know these you won’t be needing the help of that annoying salesmen anymore. These will just try to sell you a far too expensive product. The components you need to look for are the following:

-       The kind of processor

-       How much RAM memory

-       Mow much storage do you want

-       The video card required

The Processor

The processor provides all the horsepower for your new computer. There are many different variants and variables involved when buying a processor. Many of these aren’t worth putting your time into. The only thing you need to be looking at is what type of processor. The best options are the Intel Core i3, i5 and i7. The i3 being the least powerful and the i7 the most powerful. It is preferable to go for the newest generations. Opt for either the 7th or 8th generation processor. This is also indicated by the numbers after. For example the I5-7400 is 7th generation and the I3-8100 is the 8th generation. The numbers after can vary but simply focus on the 8 or 7. There are also options from the company AMD. Same thing, go for an Ryzen 3, 5, or 7. Newest generations.

The Ram Memory

The RAM memory is easy enough. You want a minimum of 6GB to run everything smoothly. RAM memory in short is very fast memory that will storage data of applications you are using. When closing these applications (Like your internet browser) the memory stored on the RAM memory will also be deleted. In theory the more RAM memory you have the faster your PC will work and the more applications you can open at once.

The amount of storage

The amount of storage you will need is purely based on what you will store on your new computer. And then there’s the factor that there are two different types of storage options. You have the HDD option or the SSD option. The HDD is the standard storage option used for multiple years now. A mechanical harddrive that houses a spinning disk with all of your data. The SSD is different, everything is stored on a chip and there aren’t any moving parts involved. In short, the HDD is the cheaper option and will provide you with more storage but is significantly slower. The SDD is really fast but far more expensive and will give you less storage. So what is the sweet spot? Well I would recommend to have always have a 1TB (1000GB) HDD in your system. It is the cheapest option and will do just fine. Otherwise focus on having an 248 GB SSD in your system for all regular applications and windows, and have an HDD as extra to store your movies and pictures. The SSD will make your system start-up really fast, so if you don’t want a slow starting computer go for an SSD. And yes you can have a SSD and a HDD in one system.

The Video Card required

This will vary greatly. It is only necessary to look at what type of video card the pc will have if you are planning on gaming or video editing. The heavy stuff. If not, don’t bother. The video card that comes standard with the pc will easily suffice. If you do on planning to game or edit videos there are multiple options. The are two types you can choose from. Either NVIDEA GTX or AMD Radeon. GTX being the better of the two in general. Go for either a GTX 1000 series or the Radeon 500. Video cards are simply to complex and need their own separate blog. Want to know more about video cards? Keep on the look-out for my upcoming blog!

So what do YOU need for your new computer?

Want a computer that just works and will perform your daily tasks just fine?

-       Go for an i3 processor or Ryzen 3

-       Minimum of 6 GB Ram

-       500GB or 1 TB HDD storage

-       Video not required to look at

Want a computer that can handle more tasks at once and will be more future proof?

-       Go for an i5 processor or Ryzen 5

-       Minimum of 8 GB Ram

-       256 GB SSD and an HDD with a minimum of 500Gb

-       Again video card not required

Want to even know more in-depth about what to look for when buying a PC? The following video will help you out even more!

Want a high performance PC? Keep on the look-out for my upcoming blog!

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