LEARNING COMPUTER HARDWARE TERMS

Learning Computer Hardware Terms

PROCESSOR :

- CORE is the die of the processor, each series has its own code name. By knowing the code core processor, we can recognize the type of processor, FSB, its cache size, technology, and other important information. To that end, so that we can better understand and get to know about the processor, let's talk about core and code corenya, never again get stuck at the official naming of the processor manufacturer. The naming of the series from the producers do not necessarily indicate actual performance and potential, and tend to confuse and trap. By understanding our core code name will be more observant determine where the best processor and has the greatest potential for overclocking. For example: FX 60 has the same type of core X2 4400 + (Toledo), whereas the price offered two times more expensive, and of course still very many other examples. With the introduction of many cores we can reduce costs by getting the goods are much cheaper with performance not much different.

- CLOCK Processor often confuse us, so do not ever see the performance of the processor clock (GHz / MHz) speednya. Often we get stuck with a clock rate "GHz / MHz" from the processor. But actually it is VERY, VERY wrong, and very, very not relevant anymore to make our performance benchmarks. For example, some people are confused with long output processor with a clock 3000Mhz / 3GHz, but why exactly recent processor now has only a lower clock (1.8GHz, 2.4Ghz). Worse, sometimes some people actually consider this as fraud. the Pentium I era, Pentium II, Pentium III, AMD K6, and processor-processor that is more old school, the clock speed can still be dijadiin benchmark, but now can not anymore. This ni a growing headache 'users' because the performance of the processor that the dim and not obvious, because the naming of the series that many really and not easily dipahamin.Because of garanya Intel also began using performance benchmarks, not anymore based on the clock, which previously had developed AMD. lo-lo may still remember the fit Athlon XP 1700 + with a clock can ngehajar 1463Mhz Pentium IV with clock 2000MHz. So for benchmark crude and simple, if lo - lo want to buy the processor, should we look for a clock that "low / equal" but the technology / type of processor that is "new" [eg Quad-core (4 cores), Hexa Core (6 core)] . But do not buy the same processor as dual core processors with the same technology and size chacenya with a lower clock!!, If the latest type, definitely offered the performance will be higher.

- CODE series processor, / batch production code processor, can sometimes be very important for ngedeteksi series 'Gold-Batch' of a particular processor type. Because the processor to type and quality of the same series can vary. which again anget angetnya in omongin namely a dual / triple-core AMD could be in magic so Quad-core in early batch series production by utilizing the features of ACC (advanced clock calibration) on the 790GX series with the southbridge chipset 710/750 (AMD was so caught cheater ! Sell Dual / Quad-core triple core dapetnya. wakakaak). so, apasih 'Gold-Batch' it? This simple explanation, hundreds of processor chips with the same technology, although its speed is different series, printed in one place the same mold of "wafers" (wafer is a circular plate as a template processor, do not be thinking about wafer pliers * O!). Here the processor is in the middle position wafers 'he said' tend to have higher capacity, because the accuracy of projections onto the silicon beam focus more precisely on the center of the wafer (not the wafer inget! pliers * O!). From the resulting processor performed the initial tests, and usually the difference between the performance of the test was made ​​level processor speed variations in the market. Thus, processors with different speeds can aja he would be in the same mold. For that difference in the performance of "optimal" was actually the same as well, just wrote to the PCB plate processor given a "FID" / regulator to determine the clock speed that he run in standard conditions. Sometime early in the production of a new processor type, single plate wafer used for a series of the same, so there is the possibility of processor with the highest quality can be sold on the series, and series production code then this is what we call the "Gold-Batch" . To find the processor where the reply was in that position, there is a certain batch code that can be traced, the processor-processor option with the special code-code commonly sought after by overclockers. The term 'Gold-Batch' is only to facilitate the give the name of the processor-processor.

Mainboard

- Chipset is the first major point must be lo observe from your mainboard. Try to see the chipset and look for the characteristics, functions, and support. The chipset is the main controller chip on the mainboard which ngatur track all components of existing data, usually consisting of two chipsets, the south bridge (the south / bottom), and the north bridge (north / top / middle near the CPU). South bridge usually set the I / O, PCI, hard drive, FLOPYDISK, Sound, Lan, and other supporting components.North bridge is being used to control data flow main components like CPU, memory, and display slots (AGP / PCI-E). but there is also the chipset of their own work / single chipset that also regulate everything (kesian then, no apartment). All pheriperal which can be plugged and the ability to upgrade the mainboard is determined by the chipset used. The chipset also determines the ability of upgrades and hardware support that can be handled by the computer lo!

- COMPONENTS quality influences the stability, performance and quality of the mainboard. Actually, to distinguish the quality of components used, it is very easy to detect and highly visible. Without the need to consider the brand was, we can distinguish clearly the quality of components used only by looking at their physical appearance alone. Then the apasajakah that we need to consider?

1. PCB , mainboard which has the durability and very high quality can be seen from PCBnya quality, high-end mainboard common uses 8 layer PCB. In addition to the number of layers, to examine the difference can be seen from the sharpness of the lines and kegetasan when PCB's try a little lo bengkokkin. For some high quality mainboard PCB there is a layer on cooling for waste heat.

2. Capacitors , differences in the quality of the mainboard can be easily seen from the density, number, size and the most important thing is that using that type of capacitor. Mainboard capable of maintaining stability in high compression for some regular parts using low-esr capacitors (capacitor silver), for high quality capacitors under low-esr is 1st grade capacitors made ​​in Japan, for example like 'Rubycon' and 'Nichicon' to form which we easily recognize the parts of the capacitor form the letter 'K' to 'Rubycon' and the letter 'Y' to 'Nichicon'. There is also a 2nd grade Japanese capacitors are good quality with several other characteristics, while China is known capacitor is much cheaper with a less good quality (no price is fine). For now almost every brand of upscale mainboard use Japanese capacitors, but you still must be careful, because there are also some that use capacitors 2nd grade and 3rd grade.The more upscale type of capacitor, usually the board is able to offer stability and durability of the higher.