David Abarca, Instructor Del Mar College Computer Corner Upgrade Your Computer

Computer Corner Upgrade Targets Memory Video Card CD/DVD Drive Storage (Hard Drive) Processor

Computer Corner Memory Upgrade Considerations Additional memory may allow users to work on more applications at the same time Memory speed is not upgradeable Motherboard may limit amount of memory

Computer Corner Video Upgrade Considerations Video Cards have additional memory dedicated to displaying applications images Various Card formats so be sure to select the proper type of card that is compatible with your motherboard

Computer Corner CD/DVD Upgrade Considerations Read/Write Speeds will increase access capabilities Standard interface allows many upgrade options for every computer

Computer Corner Hard Drive Upgrade Considerations More capacity for few dollars More data storage = More potential loss A couple of interface choices require user to make the proper selection every computer

Computer Corner Processor Upgrade Considerations Expensive upgrade for nominal improvement Almost impossible to see the difference in most applications Motherboard limitations of processor types

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