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P.C upgrading is big business; so big, that companies specialise in the manufacture of specific upgrade components: for example, Intel and AMD specialise in the C.P.U and motherboard upgrade markets. Businesses pump a lot of money into advertising: on the TV, in specialist magazines and/or newspapers and on the Internet, in order to convince consumers to part with their cash for the latest hardware upgrade, touting it to be the greatest thing since slice bread. Consumers wanting a computer are completely overwhelmed with information and may be fooled into thinking that they need an expensive PC when they don't, especially those consumers who generally believe that the most expensive computer or P.C hardware upgrade is the best. In the world of computing however, the beauty of computing is that the most expensive computers are not necessarily the most suitable for the job. So, the first top tip would be to understand exactly what it is that the computer should offer you, whether you are an avid power hungry computer gamer or graphics developer, or a casual user wanting to simply use the computer for basic functions (basic as in, a lot less processor intensive) such as word processing and E-Mail.

Users that use power-hungry applications, such as the latest P.C games and other processing heavy applications such as video-editing packages, often purchase new computers or upgrades simply because they want the fastest and silkiest means of performing their tasks. They need to because to gain the best enjoyment from any of the newest games to the fullest, a computer needs to be equipped with the most effective pieces of hardware.

One should begin to think that if gamers need the most expensive computer and subsequent upgrades for games and other processor intensive applications, should such a computer be required for relatively simpler word processing and internet applications? The answer is no, one does not need the most expensive computer for the simpler requirements. If a user's requirements is simple like use of word processor, use of a database, use of financial management software, and use of the Internet then modest computing hardware will work just as well as the most expensive, top of the range pieces of hardware because, after all, the speed at which a document can be produced is determined by the person's typing skills. So, simple requirements are one reason why the latest computer technology is not required. What about if you already own a PC and

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