"Which PC is right for me?". This has become the most difficult question to answer in recent times, given the mammoth range of PC configurations available. Also, every buyer has his/her own budget, and wants to pack in as much bang for the buck as possible. There are people with 'money no bar' attitude, wanting only the best, most powerful, & most expensive PC available. The following article will help in taking a decision wrt buying a PC.
The major components that determine the price/performance of a system are the processor( of course!), motherboard, hard disk, RAM( to some extent), the graphics card & the monitor and the sound card.
This article covers all the above mentioned devices in detail, along with a few titbits about cdrom drives, speakers and the like.
 

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What to look for when deciding on-

1. The Processor
2. Motherboards
3. Hard disk drives
4. RAM
5. Video cards
6. Monitors
7. The rest of the peripherals
8. The final decision...

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