Tech ARP - PC Buying Guide

	Date :	29 December 2007
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	Author :	Empire23
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Parting Words

That's it! This is the end of the PC Buying Guide. Hope you found this guide educational, perhaps even liked it. I must admit it is even a little too technical for my tastes, but sometimes you just can't avoid this kind of technobabble.

So, thanks for reading! Hope you will tune for my next article. If you have any comments, feel free to post them in this forum thread.

Introduction	• Buying The Right Parts
Processor Buying Guide	• Processors • Performance
	• Benchmarks
	• Platform Flexibility • Performance Per Watt & Heat
	• Architecture & Design • Pipeline Length • Production Process
	• Clock Speeds • Bus Speeds
	• Cache • Overclockability
	• Special Features • Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) • Independent P-States • Virtualization • Simultaenous Multithreading (SMT) • No Execute Bit / Execute Disable Bit
Motherboard Buying Guide	• Buying A Motherboard • Performance
	• Motherboard Layout
	• Motherboard Cooling • Fan Headers • Thermal Management
	• General Motherboard Features • Additional Controllers • The BIOS
	• Legacy Ports • Multi GPU Technology • PCI Express Lanes • Debug LEDs
	• Advanced Selection Criteria • Capacitors • ESR • Ripple • Dissipation Factor
	• Load Life • Solid Or Liquid? • Brand Factor • Capacitor-less Motherboards
	• Power Delivery • PWM & Regulator Quality
	• Power Phases • Digital PWM

Memory Buying Guide	• Buying Memory • RAM Performance For Newbies
	• RAM Performance For Enthusiasts
	• Heatspreaders • PCB • Warranty
	• Memory Chip • Compatibility • Athlon 64 Memory Controller Limitations
Hard Drive Buying Guide	• Buying Hard Drives • Performance
	• Benchmarks
	• Performance Features
	• Reliability & Other Factors
Sound Card Buying Guide	• Buying A Sound Card • For Gamers • Frames Per Second • CPU Usage
	• Hardware Voices • Environmental Audio • 3D Audio
	• For Audiophiles • Signal To Noise Ratio (SNR) • Frequency Response • Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
	• Intermodulation Distortion (IMD) • Crosstalk • Dynamic Range • DC Blocking Capacitors
	• OpAmp Quality • ASIO Support • SPDIF Accuracy & Clock Jitter
	• General Features • DTS & DD Decoding • Drivers • Software • Extra Ports
The End	• Parting Words

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Date	Revision	Revision History
31-05-2007	1.0 Part 1	Release of the Processor Buying Guide.
24-06-2007	1.0 Part 2	Release of the Motherboard Buying Guide.
28-07-2007	1.0 Part 3	Release of the Memory Buying Guide.
05-08-2007	1.0 Part 4	Release of the Hard Drive Buying Guide.
29-12-2007	1.0 Part 5	Release of the Sound Card Buying Guide.

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