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What to look when you buying your first PC
Buying your first PC is an important decision. After all, the world today runs on computers. You can do everything from basic word processing to shopping with the Internet, plus much more. The following are some things to look for when buying your first PC.
 First, you need to decide on the type of PC. Do you want a desktop PC with a large screen, or do you want a highly mobile notebook or laptop? Desktop machines tend to be more powerful, but they are nor mobile whereas laptops are lightweight and can be brought along to a number of locations. Consider the size of the model as well as its resolution (i.e. how sharp the picture will be on such a machine).
If you do decide to go with a desktop model, consider the tower. This is where the processor, memory,  and hard disk are located. You want to be sure that there are a good number of USB ports so that you can hook up necessary items for things like music or photo transfer. Additionally,
The processor of your computer is important. This is the engine that ignites your computer and processes all of its information. The higher the speed of your processor, the faster your computer should run.
32-bit and 64-bit: More Power, Slightly Delayed
Structurally speaking, the main differences between a 32-bit CPU, or central processing unit, and a 64-bit processor are faster speeds, more transistors, and more advanced silicon processes enacted during the manufacturing stages.
Binary language is that with which a computer reads and stores sequences of random numeral 1's and 0's as they pertain to  data and memory. Due to a far greater binary range, a computer built with a 64-bit processor is capable of numerical calculations into the quadrillions and quintillions. A 32-bit processor's binary calculation maximum lies in the trillions. To remove any confusion, a million is the numeral one followed by six zeroes, while a quadrillion is one followed by fifteen zeroes, and a quintillion is followed by eighteen zeroes.
Planning Your Website Hardware
You spent thousands of dollars in development on your new website , went to launch and cannot understand why your website performance is not where it should be. More than likely you completely overlooked the hardware system that your website was going to be running on.
Many times in the development process companies will spend hundreds if not thousands of hours on the code development, yet will not take the time to properly spec out a system for what the need. The truth is this part of the process is almost as important as the code design portion yet takes considerably less time to do. Most reliable IT professionals can identify and recommend a system with a couple hours of time.
The key here, like any other part of business, is to spend as little amount of money as possible to get a maximum performance gain. With the steep drop in technology prices that are only a single generation behind the current top of the line it can be very easy to overspend on products that you never need. Not every website will require multiple quad core processors to perform effectively, sometimes you can get away with minimizing this portion. It is however recommend that you go with high quality name brand parts and that you have service in case something does go wrong.
While it is OK to buy servers and components that are not on the cutting edge, avoid saving money on cheaper parts and products that are prone to failure.
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