Processor

The Processor is the beating heart of the PC. There are a few questions you need to answer here.

  1. Are you going to go AMD or Intel? There are two main chip makers and it will have a major effect on your other components, but mainly your motherboard. The motherboard must have a socket that fits your processor and it must be compatible with the specs of your processor.

  2. Age you going with integrated graphics or are you going to have a dedicated video card? This is a big question right now since Video cards are very expensive right now because of the pandemic. You may choose to go with integrated graphics and buy a video card later.

  3. How powerful of a processor do you need? How many cores and what series of processor? If you are only using it for word processing and internet browsing you don't need a powerful processor.