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Pc Basics: Hi people reading this, if you don't know a lot about computers, your in luck. It's 2021 when this is made, and every year computers are going to be more important to us and our lives. Most people now days go to a tech person who probally owns a small company that does a bad job and charges over 200 dollars for something to be changed. If you know only a little about PC's and phones you will do great, and might be able to to fix any problems that you have.

In this article, I will give just a little bit of handy-dandy info. about this topic. (It is a good idea to read this if you are living past the age of 2010)

Ram:

Ram or Random Access Memory is very important. It tells how many tabs of google chrome can open. It is important because it stores memories that are new. It has to be in every computer available or else it will not work. 16 gbs is recommended in 2021. Anything above 8 is ok for gaming but you really want to achieve 16.

PC: This is one of the easiest things to edit. To add it to a PC, open the case, go to the motherboard and there will most likely be 2 slots of ram that you have. They are little strips that look like sticks. To add new ram, or to replace the old with something better, go and open up the ram holders. IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE THE RAM IS COMPATIBLE. Most computers in 2021 use DDR4 ram. Your motherboard box and old ram sticks will tell you what type it is. Next take out the old ram, and push down on the new ram hard to get it in. If it takes a large amount of force, you're doing it wrong. Then it will be installed.

CPU:

CPU or Central Processing Unit is basically the brains of the operation. It is the decision making part of the computer, it runs everything. You need to have a good CPU in order for you to play games and do things well on your PC. All computers have them, and if they don’t, they're screwed. In 2021 getting an i5 or better is recommended to play games but you can really get something less like an i3 if you're just doing work or typing like me. BEWARE: They can get incredibly hot, so make sure you cool it right.

PC: This is not the easiest thing to edit, because it normally has a fan or some sort of cooler around it to keep from overheating. To edit, Open the case, remove the fan or some sort of cooler on top of the CPU, Lift the lever on one side of the CPU, (on different sides for some motherboards) and take it out. To put on in, align it perfectly, and put it in, and finally bring the lever back down. Put the cooling system on it, and then close the case! Done!

VRAM:

VRAM or Video Random Access Memory is very important if you want to play video games on your PC. It is used to store graphics data, and helps the game know what is happening. Without it, many games would not work. Many old computers don’t even have VRAM because it comes from a graphics card. These things are pretty straightforward and new. They look like boxes and normally have 2 fans at the bottom and a heat rod in the middle. They also gain a bit of heat during use, so you want to make sure that you cool them well.

PC: This is definitely more difficult to install, but it is doable. First, take out the old one by just unscrewing the screws and taking it out of the motherboard. Then, make sure the graphics card is compatible, get a graphics card and put it into the motherboard. It is like RAM, but a bit more tricky. Get it into the slots, and then screw it back into the case. There you go! All done.

SSD:

SSD or Nonviable Flash Memory basically stores short term memory from the CPU. It is used for short term memory and when the PC is not running it goes to it’s storage drive, or solid state drive.

PC: Very easy to add and remove, Find it first in the case, looks like a small flat rectangle, and you just find the screw it is in, and unscrew it. Then take it out in the direction of the screw. Reverse if you want to put it in. Very easy and important, so don’t screw it up!

Cooling/Fans:

This is a very important thing for both the graphics card and the CPU. If cooling is not implemented into a PC, it can overheat, resulting in worse experience and if affected for a long time, can permanently damage the PC. There are tons of types of cooling fans, and you can even cool your PC with water! Since there are a lot, I will only teach you the basic, plain 120 mm fan that fits on ALL standard fans. First, get the fan and 4 screws, put the fan in the case, in the direction of airflow you want, and screw it in. Finally, connect the wire it has to the power supply.

Power Supply:

The most basic yet important thing to the computer. It brings it power! Very self explanatory. Just make sure that the power supply can handle the PC, or else it will screw up the PC badly.

PC: Insert the power supply where the case allows, connect up all the wires that come with it to the places where they need to go. Motherboard, Graphics Card, and CPU (and maybe fans). Just connect up everything. Not that hard.

MotherBoard: Finally, the most important part of the PC, the motherboard! It links up everything together. To install, attach everything to it, except the power supply and cooling, and then install it on to the case. You need to install it correctly so please follow the instructions that come with the board.

BIOS:

BIOS is in all computers, it’s basically the system that comes default with all computers if there is no OS installed. If you have a different BIOS for each type of processor. To change the type of BIOS, you have to change the type of processor that you have or CPU. BIOS is very hard to get into if you already have a OS installed like Windows or Mac.

This is just the basics, but very important to learn more after this. I am still even learning and going deeper into the BIOS! I will be updating this in the future if you want. Have a great day!