1. Dream Machine An in depth guide to designing a gaming computer.

2. Factors to Consider  Advantages  Function  Price  Parts Required

3. Advantages  Able to tailor the machine to your needs  Saves money  Upgrade potential  Learning experience

4. Function  What games are you going to play?  World of Warcraft  Counterstrike  Candy Crush  Depending on the games you play, this will affect the parts required (parts discussed later)

5. Price  Computer parts have a wide range of prices  Parts are suggested for budget, mid-range, and high-end builds in lesson  What is the your price range?  Budget - $500?  Mid-range - $1000?  High-end - $1500?  You get what you pay for!

6. Parts Required  Central processing unit (CPU)  Motherboard  Graphics card  Random-access memory (RAM)  Hard drive  Power supply  Case

7. Central Processing Unit (CPU)  Carries out instructions of computer programs  Known as the brains of the computer  Recommended parts  Budget – AMD FX-6300 6-Core  Mid-Range – Intel Core i5-4690K  High-End – Intel Core i7-4790K

8. Motherboard  Makes hardware communicate with each other  Also referred to as mainboard or logic board  Recommended parts  Budget – Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  Mid-Range – Asus Z97-A  High-End – Asus 797-A

9. Graphics Card  Controls and enhances how graphics are displayed  Plugs into a slot on the motherboard  Recommended parts  Budget – EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Superclocked 2GB  Mid-Range – EVGA GeForce GTX760 FTW with ACX Cooler 4GB  High-End – GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked 4GB

10. Random- Access Memory (RAM)  Used as a temporary storage space for running software  Common sizes for gaming 4, 8, and 16 GB  Recommended parts  Budget – Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz  Mid-Range – Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz  High-End – Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz

11. First Half Review Question #1: Which of these parts makes hardware communicate with each other?  A. Graphics Card A. Graphics Card  B. RAM B. RAM  C. CPU C. CPU  D. Motherboard D. Motherboard

12. You are correct! Click the face to proceed to the next question.

13. Sorry, that’s incorrect. The answer is D. Motherboard. Review last question Next question

14. First Half Review Question #2: Which of these parts is used as a temporary storage space for running software? A. Graphics Card B. RAM C. CPU D. Motherboard

15. You are correct! Click the face to proceed to the next question.

16. Sorry, that’s incorrect. The answer is B. RAM. Review last question Next question

17. First Half Review Question #3: Which of these parts is known as the brains of the computer? A. Graphics Card B. RAM C. CPU D. Motherboard

18. You are correct! Click the face to proceed to the next question.

19. Sorry, that is incorrect. The answer is C. CPU. Review last question Next question

20. First Half Review Question #4: Which of these parts plugs into the a slot on the motherboard? A. Graphics Card B. RAM C. CPU D. Motherboard

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22. Sorry, that is incorrect. The answer is A. Graphics Card. Review last question Continue Lesson

23. Hard Drive  Stores and retrieves digital information  Also referred to as a hard disk drive (HDD)  Recommended parts  Budget – WD Blue 1 TB  Mid-Range – WD Blue 1TB  High-End – Crucial NM500 120GB Solid State Drive

24. Power Supply  Converts one form of electrical energy to another  Also referred to as electric power converter  Recommended parts  Budget - Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt  Mid-Range – XFX 550 Watts  High-End – XFX PRO 650W Core Edition 80+ Bronze

25. Case  Enclosure that contains computer components  Also referred to as chassis, system or cabinet  Recommended parts  Budget – Rosewill Challenger ATX Mid Tower  Mid-Range – Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower  High-End – Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced Mid Tower

26. Second Half Review Question #5: Which of these parts converts one form of electrical energy to another? A. Hard drive B. Power drive C. Case D. Power Supply

27. You are correct! Click the face to proceed to the next question.

28. Sorry, that is incorrect. The answer is D. Power Supply. Review last question Next question

29. Second Half Review Question #6: Which of these parts is also referred to as the chassis? A. Hard drive B. Case C. Power Supply D. None of the above

30. You are correct! Click the face to proceed to the next question.

31. Sorry, that is incorrect. The answer is B. Case. Review last question Next question

32. Second Half Review Question #7: Which of these parts stores and retrieves digital information? A. Hard drive B. Case C. Power Supply D. System

33. You are correct! Click the face to continue the lesson.

34. Sorry, that is incorrect. The answer is A. Hard Drive. Review last question Continue Lesson

35. Other Parts to Consider  CD/DVD drive  Monitor  Sound  Keyboard  Mouse

36. Review  Central Processing Unit (CPU) - Carries out instructions of computer programs Central Processing Unit (CPU)  Motherboard - Makes hardware communicate with each other Motherboard  Graphics card - Controls and enhances how graphics are displayed Graphics card  Random Access Memory (RAM) – Used as a temporary storage space for running software Random Access Memory (RAM)  Hard drive - Stores and retrieves digital information Hard drive  Power supply - Converts one form of electrical energy to another Power supply  Case - Enclosure that contains computer components Case

37. Other Resources The following links provides great additional information on how to build your dream machine!  http://www.build-gaming-computers.com/ http://www.build-gaming-computers.com/  http://lifehacker.com/5840963/the-best-pcs-you-can-build-for-600-and-1200 http://lifehacker.com/5840963/the-best-pcs-you-can-build-for-600-and-1200  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WQxr59KRto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WQxr59KRto