Three Mistakes in the Rookie

Three big mistakes in the rookie machine

Although the machine is not too fashionable now, there are still many friends who have taken the opportunity. However, there are many misunderstandings in the process of taking the opportunity, and now a few examples are used to attract jade.

Myth 1: The higher the configuration, the faster the system runs.

Many people are complaining that the computer is running slowly, and the reason is attributed to low hardware configuration. In fact, this view is one-sided. . There are many reasons why the system is running slowly. For example, if you install too many applications that run automatically when the system starts up, it will take up a lot of memory resources; or it will infect viruses and Trojans from network or mobile storage devices. CPU usage is always 100%...

In addition, even if the operating system is clean and efficient, basic applications such as surfing the Internet, listening to music, watching movies, etc. do not feel single-core processors and quad-core processors. There is no difference between —— for entry-level and enthusiast hardware, most of the daily applications are a piece of cake, just like the basket is only 1.5 meters high, not only Yao Ming can buckle, in fact, you can also buckle! The hardware configuration of the enthusiast level can only show its advantages when running large 3D games. If you don't have too high a demand for game performance, the mainstream configuration of 4,000 to 5,000 yuan on the market can fully meet your needs.

Mission 2: The higher the CPU clock speed, the better.

CPU, which is the central processor, is the most prone to misunderstanding. I attribute them to the following two aspects:

First of all, "the stronger the CPU performance, the stronger the overall performance of the computer" is such a completely wrong view. There are many factors affecting the performance of the whole machine. In addition to the CPU, it mainly includes memory and graphics card. The comprehensive performance of the computer is mainly determined by the above three, but the status of the CPU is relatively important.

In terms of memory, we strongly recommend that you choose 1GB capacity, because the Windows Vista operating system is popular with the original, 512MB of memory will be stretched, and 2GB of memory in our test is not much faster than 1GB. As for the graphics card, we will have detailed shopping guide on the next page.

Another misunderstanding is: "The higher the CPU frequency, the better." This view may still be correct in the Pentium era, but now it has changed into a world of "Core 2". Intel released the Core 2 Duo processor last summer. It improved the core architecture to provide high computing power at lower main frequencies while reducing power consumption and heat.

CPU Performance Test: The shorter the usage, the stronger the performance. Our test results show that the popular dual-core processor Pentium Dual-Core E2140 (1.6GHz) based on the Core architecture and the previous generation based on the Netburst architecture. Compared with the high-end dual-core processor PentiumD 915 (2.8GHz), the E2140's main frequency is much lower than the PD915, but its performance is about 10% stronger than the opponent!

Dual-core processors from AMD also have great products to choose from, such as the Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and higher-end processors in the same series. Taken together, the performance of 4000+ is roughly at the same level as the E2140.

If you only need to go online, watch movies and other applications, single-core processors such as the Celeron 420 can also meet the demand. The Celeron 420 based on the Core core architecture is only 1.6GHz, but the performance is The previous generation of the Celeron D 365 (3.6 GHz) is equivalent, but the power consumption is reduced by 46%, which is worthy of entry-level user choice.

Mission 3: The larger the memory capacity, the better.

Many people like to hold the CPU supremacy, 攒<quo; high U low display & rdquo; machine, that is, using a very strong CPU, but With an entry-level discrete graphics card or even an integrated graphics card, the overall performance is extremely unbalanced. If you and your family rarely play games, or just play some simple games occasionally, then the "bucket effect" of such a machine is not very obvious, at best, it is a waste of CPU performance. .

Now many consumers are clearly saying that they want a discrete graphics card when they are down, but both nVIDIA and AMD-ATI graphics chip manufacturers are constantly updating and enriching their product lines, so that many consumers can see it. Foggy water.

Like the CPU, the performance of the graphics card is determined by a combination of various parameters, but some consumers blindly only value "memory capacity", which means that the larger the capacity, the better the performance of the graphics card. it is good. This view is not without foundation. In the past, high-end graphics cards only had a larger memory capacity. In fact, the memory capacity alone cannot determine the performance of the graphics card alone, because the memory bandwidth is also important.