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Choosing the right CPU

Choosing the right CPU

From the course: CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1101) Cert Prep

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Choosing the right CPU

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- Choosing a CPU that meets all of your needs is one of the most critical and important decisions that you will make when building your pc. The wrong choice can oftentimes mean a computer that simply doesn't perform the needed tasks or quickly becomes outdated, both things that you want to avoid. And since we've already learned about some of the CPU's features, such as multi-cores and clock speed, let's discuss choosing the right CPU for the job at hand. Now, the first consideration you want to have is what type of system are you going to build or what type of system do you want? You're going to need to make considerations on whether you have a laptop or a desktop on exactly what CPU. There are some features in laptops that have better power efficiency on CPUs. There are features in desktop CPUs that have more horsepower to them so you can do those high-end video editings and play those high-end games. And that kind of brings us to our next consideration is what's going to be the…

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