Buying a Computer

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Buying a Computer

In the world we live in today, having access to a computer on a daily basis is almost mandatory. Depending on what you do for a living; you will almost always need to use a computer for something, whether it is checking email, researching topics for school or to write papers, everybody should decide which computer is best for them before they commit and buy one. Some of peoples’ needs vary when it comes to computers but for the most part it is for: Internet surfing, checking email, writing papers, uploading pictures, creating projects, for their work or business, advertising, printing and perhaps gaming. The modern computer can just about do anything you want it to do, that’s why you would want to narrow down the specifics for what you will be using it for before you get one.

Personally I would want a computer that is more geared for gamming, since today there are some pretty exciting games you can play on the computer. For me it would be Microsoft Flight Simulator X, because I am a pilot; I like to keep up my flying skills as much as I can, and it is just down right fun to play. With my current computer, I cannot run the graphics too high otherwise the game will start to glitch up and freeze every now and then. The first software I would use to make my computer run faster would be an anti-virus program such as Norton Webroot and Kasperkey. The reason this is important, so not only do viruses slow down your computer, most of the time these programs will also clean up your desktop, organize files and delete internet cookies and other annoying things that slow down the operation of your computer. Moving on, I would next get a new graphics card for my computer; the one that usually comes installed in the computer is not always rated to handle the amount of loads imposed on it, especially with a high graphics game such as Flight Simulator. This is probably the biggest reason the game glitches up, is because the computer cannot keep up with the...