A Powerful and Economical Gaming Computer Has....

Gaming is one of the most famous uses of personal computers. It doesn't just prove to be effective in helping you get past those idle and boring times, but it will help you get past them with great fun and excitement.

Personal computer is probably the most practical and economical gaming platform that an ordinary, average-wager person should buy. Not because its cheap, because it isn't—in fact it is a lot more expensive than all other gaming consoles, but if you carefully consider all the other amazing feats that this machine can do, it is without a doubt that personal computer is the wisest and most practical choice in buying a gaming device. This is one of those times when the saying "Sometimes spending wisely means spending more" applies.

Investing on a new gaming computer can be a very tricky and expensive task especially if you know nothing about computer hardware. However, if money isn't an issue in your case, then you can just carelessly buy all the high-end computer specs and not worry about thinking which component should you spend more on and which should you not. But if money is a concern and you are looking to buy a powerful yet economical gaming computer, please consider the following tips:

A powerful yet economical gaming computer has...

1. a crystal-clear and high-resolution display (Flat CRT or LCD) - this is your gaming computer's soul. Everything that gets processed and generated behind the scene (in your CPU) will be displayed here. So it is just rightful that you make this your priority. Invest on a wide-screen and high-resolution gaming display and experience an extraordinary, superb gaming.

2. a high-speed and a high-resolution Video Card - this component may be listed second to the display, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it should just be your secondary priority. Definitely not! These first two hardware components are the defining factor of your rig. They will tell a lot to a person what kind of rig you have and what use you have for it. With a high-res and high-speed video card combined with your wide-screen display, PC gaming will never be the same again.

3. a crisp and a base-thundering sound system - now that you have already secured the visuals, let's deal with your computer's audibility. This component too is very important, but not as significant as the previous two. Sound effects is one of the important factors that defines a game along with graphics and gameplay. So make sure that you are hearing clearly what you are suppose to hear in order for you to feel the intensity and thrill of the game. That's why I would highly recommend that you get a powerful speaker or headphones.

4. a good amount of RAM - if this would not have been a gaming computer, this component would probably be ranked in the top two. But as what I've been saying, this ranking is for a gaming rig that's why RAM fall to the 4th spot. Even when you're a pure gamer, RAM is still very important. In games When you start your game, just before you see any graphics, all the buffing and caching is done by the RAM, that's why it is still imperative that you get an above average RAM.

5. a mediocre processor - just like the RAM, this would have been rank in the top two if this article wasn't about a gaming computer. Gaming applications doesn't necessarily need high-processing processors. Games are all about graphics. So don't spend too much on processors. You can instead buy an "OK" processor, and spend more on those top 3 hardware components.

6. Gaming Accessories - keyboard and mouse will actually do the work, but if you have some spare of fortune, why not spend a little something on an analog gamepad or a driving wheel.

House tools you can use to clean your computer

Personal Computers specifically, your CPU is a very disgusting, dust-prone and -infested place. It started gulping dust the moment you turn it on—when your in-haust fan started rotating carelessly, vacuuming anything that goes within its radius.

Dusts in particles may not pose as a threat, but when you have a group of dusts trapped, they turn into creepy-looking cobwebs that make your computer look old, feel old, and act old. Yes! Dusts, cobwebs and everything else in between, are proven to affect your computer's performance.

These dusts are like termites that slowly, strategically, and effectively gathers around and start depriving your computer from one of the most important element that your computer needs, fresh air.

You see, computers are so sophisticated that even though they aren't really alive to be needing air to breathe, they will need air for ventilation to keep those internal hardware from overheating. Just a reminder in case you've forgotten the main reason why you have an exhaust fan and inhaust fan installed on your PC.

A lot of people have been in this undesirable and very expensive situation. When your hard drive burned due to overheating, your chances of retrieving important data is as slim as waiting for a miracle to happen. You'll either retrieve some small amount of data and buy a new hard drive or, more likely, not retrieve anything at all and buy a new hard drive. Either way, you're surely going to be spending a few hard-earned bucks for a new hard disk.

The good news is you don't have to go through all of these hassles. With a consistent cleaning, and with a little tool-help, all of these can be prevented easily. So easy that in fact, the tools you will need to prevent such catastrophic situations are just around your house sitting dormantly, waiting for them to be called upon to help.

Meet your long-lost, unused friends.

1. Paint Brush. Yes! You can use a paint brush to dust off those 2-year-old cobwebs on your PC. This is perhaps the most economical and the most-of-the-time available (if not always) replacement for those hundred-dollar and powerful air-blower equipment. Just make sure that the paint brush is clean—meaning it's free from paint residues, maintaining its soft, hairy structure.

Directions: So easy to use. Just simply and gently brush off the cobwebs and dusts.

2. Eraser. You have no idea how useful this "I-thought-I'll-never-use-again-since-6th-grade" tool. I thought in this digital age, erasers are just "have beens". I never knew that even the coolest man-made machines (computers) will need help from an 18th century eraser. A simple pencil eraser can help clean your PC's Random Access Memory. The best time to use this is after you turn on your computer, and you don't hear any single, short beep, and your monitor doesn't display anything. That usually means your motherboard did not detect any RAMs installed, even if there is. No need to fret when you encounter this problem because more often than not, it's just caused by dusts and your eraser can easily take care of this situation. Believe me, it works!

Directions: Remove your RAM from your PC. Simply and gently brush the sides of your
RAM's teeth (they are gold in color and are row-arranged like your teeth). This should
take care of any memory problem.

But remember, an eraser can only do so much. There will come a time when your eraser
has already done too much erasing, and that you need to replace your memory.

3. Hair Blower. This will never replace a paint brush in wiping off dusts, but your mother's
hair blower will come in handy in times when you're trying to remove dusts that are
trapped inside those teensy-weensy openings that only air can go in and out of it.

Directions: Just simply aim the blower to that teensy-weensy hole. And don't forget to plug
it in.

So there you have it. Your dormant house tools that can help you save some years of entertainment and livelihood.