After discussing with all group members in this work, we have agreed to have these as our ideal desktop hardware specifications.
Mainly, our ideal desktop hardware specifications are as follows:
1. Intel Xeon E5-2687W 3.10GHz LGA2011 processor
2. Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 (rev. 1.x)
3. CORSAIR DOMINATOR PLATINUM 16GB DDR3 2400MHz RAM
4. Samsung 840 Evo 1TB SSD drive
5. Asus GeForce GTXTITAN-6GD5 6GB GDDR5
6. LG GGW-H20L BD-RW Drive
But anyway, we also put the reasons why we chose these specifications.
1. PROCESSOR
(CPU)
The
Central Processing Unit (CPU) is responsible for interpreting and executing
most of the commands from the computer's hardware and software. The CPU could
be considered the "brain” of the computer. Without a CPU, a computer
system cannot run at all.
Intel
Xeon E5-2687W @ 3.10GHz
We chose to use this
processor because it has 8 cores and it was the top CPU in http://www.cpubenchmark.net
, a popular CPU benchmarking website (last checked was on 22/07/2013). The
specifications of this processor, of course, a high-end one, is surely great
because it was the top processor in that CPU Benchmark website after all. It
was quite expensive though, but absolutely, we will be satisfied with its
performance. Let’s read the performance of this CPU below.
THE SPECIFICATIONS OF
Intel Xeon E5-2687W
2. MOTHERBOARD
The
motherboard serves to connect all of the parts of a computer together. The CPU,
memory, hard drives, optical drives, video card, sound card and other ports and
expansion cards all connect to the motherboard directly or via cables. The
motherboard can be thought of as the "back bone" of the computer.
Motherboards
vary greatly in respect to the types of components they support. For example,
each motherboard supports a single type of CPU and a short list of memory
types. Additionally, some video cards, hard drives and other peripherals may
not be compatible. The motherboard manufacturer should provide clear guidance
on component compatibilities.
Gigabyte
GA-X79-UP4 (rev. 1.x)
This
design and model of motherboard was chosen because it can support the processor we mentioned above. Let’s read the specifications of this motherboard.
Specifications of Gigabyte
GA-X79-UP4 (rev. 1.x) motherboard
3. MEMORY
(RAM)
RAM, alternatively
referred to as main memory, primary memory, or system memory, Random Access
Memory (RAM) is a computer storage location that allows information to be
stored and accessed quickly from random locations within DRAM on a memory
module. Because information is accessed randomly instead of sequentially like a
CD or hard drive the computer is able to access the data much faster than it
would if it was only reading the hard drive. However, unlike ROM and the hard
drive RAM is a volatile memory and requires power in order to keep the data
accessible, if power is lost all data contained in memory lost.
CORSAIR
DOMINATOR PLATINUM 16GB DDR3 2400MHz (CMD16GX3M2A2400C10)
We chose this type and model of RAM because it
was the latest type of Ram and my motherboard we chose before only support this
type of RAM, which is DDR3. Besides that, this RAM has heat sink attached on it
and it will cool the RAM fast enough. Besides that, this RAM clock speed is
2400MHz, which was faster than any RAM available for sale on market right now.
Let’s read more specifications of this RAM below.
4. STORAGE DEVICE
Alternatively referred to as
storage, storage media, or storage medium, a storage device is a hardware
device capable of holding information. There are two storage devices used in
computers; a primary storage device such as computer RAM and a secondary storage
device such as a computer hard drive. The secondary storage could be a
removable, internal, or external storage. Without a storage device, you and
your computer would not be able to save any settings or information and would
be considered a dumb terminal.
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB SSD drive
We chose this type and model of storage device
because it is a solid state drive (SSD), which can transfers data up to 10
times faster than hard disk drive (HDD). Let’s read more specifications of this
SSD drive.
Specifications of Samsung 840 Evo 1TB
SSD drive
5. GRAPHICS CARD (GPU)
A
Graphics card is responsible for delivering the image you see on your PC
monitor. Its GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) processes the data and changes it
into a signal to the monitor. There are many factors to a graphics card.
Choosing one can be a tricky business these days as there is so much technology
that is different in each new graphics card release.
Asus GeForce GTXTITAN-6GD5
We chose this type and model of graphics card
because it uses NVidia GeForce chipset which was one of the best chipset
nowadays. Besides that, it has 6GB GDDR5 which was one of the fastest one
nowadays. Anyway, let’s read the specifications of this graphics card.
Specifications of Asus GeForce
GTXTITAN-6GD5
6. OPTICAL DRIVE
An
optical drive is a disk drive that uses laser light or electromagnetic waves
within or near the visible light spectrum as part of the process of reading or
writing data to or from optical discs. Some drives can only read from discs,
but recent drives are commonly both readers and recorders, also called burners
or writers. Compact discs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs are common types of optical
media which can be read and recorded by such drives. Optical drive is the
generic name; drives are usually described as "CD" "DVD",
or "Blu-ray", followed by "drive", "writer", etc.
Optical drives retrieve and/or store data on optical discs like CDs, DVDs, and
BDs (Blu-ray discs) which hold much more information than classic portable
media options like the floppy disk.
LG GGW-H20L BD-RW Drive
We chose this type of optical drive because it
can read and write Blu Ray discs. Blu Ray discs are new type of disc that can
store up to 25GB of data, which is a lot more than DVD. Besides that, it can also read and write any
other types of disc like DVD and CD. Let’s read the other specifications of
this optical drive.
Specifications of LG GGW-H20L BD-RW Drive
