ACTIVITY 1.4.7

Research Computer Components
*Your customer already owns the case described in the table below.
BRAND AND MODEL NUMBER:
Cooler Master
CAC-T05-UW

FEATURES:
ATX Mid Tower
ATX, Micro ATX compatible form factor
2 External 5.25” drive bays
2 External 3.5” drive bay
2 Internal 5.25” drive bays
7 expansion slots
USB, Firewire, Audio ports

COST:
$ 49.99
P 225.55


*Search the Internet, a newspaper, or a local store to research a power supply compatible with the components that your customer owns. Enter the specifications in the table below.
BRAND AND MODEL NUMBER:
Coler Master Extreme
Power Plus
RS-460-PMSR-A3

FEATURES:
ATX 12V
451-500 w
1 Fan

COST:
$ 39.99
P 1801.95


*Your customer already owns the motherboard described in the table below.
BRAND AND MODEL NUMBER:
GIGABYTE
GA-965P-DS3

FEATURES:
LGA 775
DDR2 800
PCI Express x16
SATA 3.0Gb/s interface
1.8V-2.4V RAM voltage
1066/800/533MHz Front Side Bus
4 Memory Slots
Dual Channel Memory Supported
ATA100 connector
RAID 0/1
4 USB 2.0 ports
ATX Form Factor

COST:
$ 138.00
P 6210.00


*Search the Internet, a newspaper, or a local store to research a CPU compatible with the components that your customer owns. Enter the specifications in the table below.
BRAND AND MODEL NUMBER:
Intel Core 2 Duo
E 4600 2.4 GHz

FEATURES:
Socket 775
Front side Bus 800 MHz
Process 65 nm
Core Voltage 1.6 V
12 Cache 4x1 MB
Cooloing device Heatsink/Fan

COST:
$ 117.90
P 5312.57


*Search the Internet, a newspaper, or a local store to research a cooling device compatible with the components that your customer owns. Enter the specifications in the table below.
BRAND AND MODEL NUMBER:
Cooling Device
Antec Pro 80 mm
PC Case Fan

FEATURES:
80 mm
Clear design
Spins at 2600 RAM
Moves air at 34c

COST:
$ 7.99
P 359.55


*Search the Internet, a newspaper, or a local store to research RAM compatible with the components that your customer owns. Enter the specifications in the table below.
BRAND AND MODEL NUMBER:
RAM
Kingston 2 GB
PC 2-5300
DDRZ RAM (KVR66702NJ4226)

FEATURES:
2x1 GB
Non ECC unbuttered PC 2-5200
DDRZ RAM
667 MHz
CL 5
DIMM 240 pin

COST:
$ 41- 53
P 1845-2385


*Your customer already owns the hard disk drive described in the table below.
BRAND AND MODEL NUMBER:
Seagate
ST3400620AS

FEATURES:
400 GB
7200 RPM
16 MB Cache
SATA 3.0Gb/s interface

COST:
$ 119.99
P 5399.55


*Search the Internet, a newspaper, or a local store to research a video adapter card compatible with the components that your customer owns. Enter the specifications in the table below.
BRAND AND MODEL NUMBER:
Video Adapter Card
AVGA-e-Gefone
8600 GT
256 MepgExpress Graphic Card

FEATURES:
Core clock: 540 MHz
Memory Clock: 1.4 Ghz
GDR3: SD RAM 128 Bit
HDTS out

COST:
$ 69.00
P 3,105



*List three components that must have the same or compatible form factor.
>CPU >Motherboard >RAM

*List three components that must conform to the same socket type.
>CPU >Motherboard >Heat sink / RAM

*List two components that must utilize the same front side bus speed.
>Motherboard >CPU

*List three considerations when you choose memory.
>Price >Capacity

*What component must be compatible with every other component of the computer?
>Motherboard