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cakez
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Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...why are you still reading this?

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CPU = Central Processing Unit, the heart of the PC, it does all the calculating you need

GPU = Graphics Processing Unit, it handles all of things you see on your screen and calculates physics in games

RAM = Random Access Memory,  a fast cash of storage were all the things your processor needs to access is stored until it is used

Motherboard = Connects everything in the PC, with slotts for the RAM, CPU and GPU and more

HDD = Hard drive, stacked magnetic discs that spin at serverall thousend RPM and its used to store data in large quantities. its a non volitile type of storage and has mechanical parts

SSD = fast storage with no moving parts

PCI = a type of slot on your motherboard that can be used to plug in things like sound cards and similar

PCI-E = PCI express, a faster version of the PCI standard, used for graphics cards and some Wifi cards ect

 

tell me if there is anything else you need explained

 

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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2 hours ago, cakez said:

Could someone explain in a simple but detailed way, what each component does,and what the component does when the computer is opened, running a software or playing a video

thx

The question you are asking is actually extremely long.

I suggest you get books on all your questions. There is no short answer, if you seek a complete answer.

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