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shhhh.

Hardware

Processors

Manufacturers

AMD Vs. Intel - Current best of each, and best overall (also best perf/£)

The big 2: Intel and AMD.

Smaller ones: VIA (most common in mini-ITX motherboards)

Sockets

Socket

• AMD A
• Intel 423
• Intel 478
• Intel LGA775
• AMD 754
• AMD 940
• AMD 939
• AMD AM2

Cores

Number of cores, performance effect

Temperatures

Reasonable temps and safeguards

Memory

Types

(obsolete)

• SDRAM (168-pin modules)

Getting old now, still turns up in older Socket A, Socket 423 and some older Socket 478 Motherboards.

• PC-66: SDR at 66 MHz
• PC-100: SDR at 100 MHz
• PC-133: SDR at 133 MHz

• RDRAM (RIMM)

Old, very rarely used, very pricey nowadays, was mainly used in some Socket 423 and Socket 478 Motherboards.

(current)

• DDR (184-pin modules)

Used in Socket 754, 939, 940 and Intel 478 Motherboards.

• DDR2 (240-pin modules)

Used in Socket 775 and AM2 Motherboards.

(future)

• DDR3

Not yet used.

Speeds

DDR

• PC-1600: DDR at 100 MHz using DDR-200 chips
• PC-2100: DDR at 133 MHz using DDR-266 chips
• PC-2700: DDR at 166 MHz using DDR-333 chips
• PC-3200: DDR at 200 MHz using DDR-400 chips
• PC-3500: DDR at 216 MHz using DDR-433 chips*
• PC-4000: DDR at 250 MHz using DDR-500 chips*

DDR2

• PC-4200: DDR2 at 266 MHz using DDR2-533 chips
• PC-5300: DDR2 at 333 MHz using DDR2-667 chips
• PC-6400: DDR2 at 400 MHz using DDR2-800 chips
• PC-8000: DDR2 at 500 MHz using DDR2-1000 chips*
• PC-8500: DDR2 at 533 MHz using DDR2-1066 chips*
• PC-9600: DDR2 at 600 MHz using DDR2-1200 chips*

*These are non-standard, generally manufacturers making memory faster than specified (mainly for overclockers)

Heatsinks (ramsinks)

Do /not/ help the memory cool, but apparently they can help keep temps stable which can help with system stability.

Motherboards

Components

Multi-GPU

Layouts

Badgers

Heatpipes

Some makers use <<heatpipes>> for cooling components on the motherboard,

However the heatpipes used often do not work as well if the motherboard is used flat or upside-down (as in lianli v1000 etc)

Optical Drives

Types

• CD
• DVD
• HDHVD
• BluRay

Common problems

Interfaces

Optical drives will talk on PATA or SATA (the latter being less common, but now coming down in price)

Hard Drives

Types

Cache

2,8 or 16MB

Speeds (RPM)

Common speeds are

• 5400rpm
• 7200rpm
• 10000rpm

RAID

Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks

Most common RAID levels:

RAID0

RAID1

RAID3

RAID5

RAID6

RAID10/01

RAID50

Common problems

Death

Interfaces

pata/sata (maybe warrants a section?)

Video Cards

Onboard Vs. Video Cards

Multi-Card Solutions

SLI vs. Crossfire

Pictures and how they go together

Brands

Chip manfs. Sellers

Memory

TV out

Connectors

Overclocking

Power Consumption

Sound Cards

Onboard vs. Soundcard

Recommended cards

Surround, digital etc.

Power Supplies

General

Wattages

Modding

*DANGER*

Anything within this section will probably kill you and your family if you fuck up

Fan Speed mod (also fan replacement)

cable sheathing (pffft. sheath)

Case replacements, just don't, bad chav.

Cooling

CPU Heatsinks

Graphics Coolers

Fans

Extreme Cooling

Pros/cons of Watercooling

Pros/cons of Refrigeration

Cases

Types

standard ATX Upside down ATX (notes about not BTX) BTX

Materials

alu,steel

Layouts

where stuff goes in standard and common but weird cases

Modding

windows, lights, stealthing.

BIOS

General Info

Basic Setup

Advanced Setup

Flashing/updating

help me it's all gone wrong!

Monitors

LCD Vs. CRT

Pros/cons of each

Refresh Rates/flannel response times

connectors

DVI,D-sub, tv stuff.

Peripherals

Keyboards

simple cheap keyboards

nice expensive keyboards

Mice

gaming mice

Wired vs. Wireless

pros, cons, blah blah blah

Joysticks

eurgh (yes, that's what she said)

Gamepads

xbox/xbox 360

Adaptors and connectors

how to make plug A go into socket B (generally a bigger hammer)

Graphics Tablets

wacom, NEXT!

Card Readers

handy.

Overclocking

Potential of given types, risks and gains, low-cost options

FSB

overvolting (list of standard voltages for cpus?)