Cooling & Power
This inexpensive method of cooling just requires a fan
What is Air Cooling
Aside from the CPU this components also has its own RAM and cooler.
What is a graphics card
This type of storage consists of disks and other moving parts
What is a hard disk drive (HDD)
This is what happens when a component limits the full power/potential of another component due to the difference in the maximum capabilities of the two components
What is bottlenecking
This method of cooling utilizes a radiator and coolant.
What is Liquid Cooling
This component as a platform for electrical components to sit on and it acts as a distributor of electricity to the components
What is a motherboard?
This storage method involves non-moving parts and chips soldered onto a circuit board
What is an SSD
Describe the different use cases for SSDs vs HDDs.
ssds can be used on compacts pcs and hdds can be used for data center / long term storage.
Power converter that regulates flow of electricity to the cpu
What is a VRM (Voltage Regulator Module)
This chip is considered the brains of the computer and is responsible for processing computations and information
What is a CPU?
This type of memory is volatile and gets flushed when the computer shuts down.
This component is often overlooked at and draws electricity from the outlet and sends it to the motherboard.
What is a power supply unit (PSU)