Overview
00:00 | Intro
04:41 | Motherboard
06:40 | Processor
- AKA CPU
- Specs
- Clock speed, measured in Hertz (how many operations it can do in one second)
- Number of cores
- Notable brands - desktop
- Intel
- AMD
- Notable brands - mobile
- Qualcomm
- Apple
- Samsung
- Nvidia
09:33 | Storage
- Note the difference between Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Drives
- Specs
- Storage space, measured in bytes
- Read/write speed, measured in bytes per second
- Notable brands
- Seagate
- Western Digital
- Samsung
- Toshiba
13:00 | Memory
- AKA RAM
- Specs
- Memory space, measured in bytes
- Notable brands
- Corsair
- Samsung
- G.Skill
- Kingston
- Many, many others
15:50 | Graphics Card
- AKA GPU, Video Card
- Specs
- Clock speed, measured in Hertz (how many operations it can do in one second)
- Number of cores
- Memory space, measured in bytes
- Teraflops
- Realistically though, you have to look at benchmark tests that people have run to see how a graphics card compares to others
19:32 | Power Supply
- AKA PSU
- Specs
- Wattage
- Power efficiency, reported on an arbitrary rating scale
- Notable brands
- Corsair
- EVGA
- Cooler Master
- Many, many others
20:08 | Case
- How much space does it have inside
- How easily accessible are the components
21:26 | Cooling
- Note the difference between active and passive cooling
- Notable brands
- Cooler Master
- Corsair
- EVGA
- Many, many others
