Some Gift Suggestions For Your Computer this Christmas

By Dorthy Weatherbush

Every year when Christmas comes around we all hope for that one gift. That pair of shoes that you haven't been able to afford, that set of power tools for your garage, or that toy you've been wanting all year. But what about that one gift for your computer? While computers aren't alive there are many things that can be bought for them that would make them happy if they were.

Remember if your computer runs well, and is happy, you will end up happy as well. So let's take a look at some hardware upgrades to consider machine. If you're familiar with how your computer works, there are a range of presents to buy for your electronic partner. First off, we'll take a look at its power supply. Many people don't realize the importance of this hardware to your PC. The old power supply will no longer suffice.

While it may say 700 watts on the side, it might be bad quality. Remember you need one that has enough amps on the 12 volt rail to support your video card. A good power supply or PSU generally has around 40 amps on the 12 volt rail. If you don't have a video card and are using an onboard chipset then it's time to get one. Video cards do more for your machine than make games look good.

Dedicated video cards are more capable than an integrated chipset and can take additional strain off the primary processor, or CPU. These cards have their own memory installed; this makes space on the RAM, allowing faster performance. They also decode DVD's and BLU RAY movies faster.

You can also purchase a dedicated sound card in addition to the video card, and also some new speakers. The 5.1 surround sound card and speaker system will give your games the sound quality they deserve. Of course this will not work the way it should if you don't have the RAM to make your machine perform at its best. Luckily RAM chipsets are among the cheapest components available for your computer.

So go ahead and buy your computer the 4 Gigabytes of RAM it deserves this Christmas. You could also buy a 1 Terabyte hard drive for your machine. You can say goodbye to the space constrains for your music, games, pictures, and home movies. Finally you could give your computer additional cooling with high performance fans.

You can buy high performance mouse and an ergonomic keyboard to upgrade peripheral devices, preferably the transparent ones with the multi-colored LED lights in them. For an interface upgrade, grab a new HDTV monitor. If you're on a role, consider buying a transparent case with LED fans. Nothing spells Christmas like swapping computer parts between cases while drinking Eggnog.

Always remember that whatever upgrades that you have bought for your computer, it can't be happy with them. Therefore, be happy with every upgrade you both for your machine. Enjoy the Christmas presents you bought for your computer, have a blast in playing online games, streaming music and videos with your new and improved computer. - 30201

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