Lab - Research Computer Components

Use the Internet, trade publications, or a local store to gather information about the components you will need
to complete your customer’s computer. Information is provided for the components that your customer already
has. Use these specifications to make sure that the components you research are compatible with the
components your customer already owns. Be prepared to discuss your selections.

Step 1: Answer the following PC component questions.

a. List three components that must have the same compatible form factor.
The three components which must have the same compatible form factor are as follows: Case, Power
Supply and the Motherboard.
b. List three components that must conform to the same socket type.
The three components are as follows: motherboard, heatsink and the CPU.
c. List two components that must utilize the same front side bus speed.
The two components are the CPU and RAM.
d. List three considerations when you choose memory.
Size and type, Frequency and Memory must be considered when choosing the memory.
e. What component must be compatible with every other component of the computer?
The motherboard must be compatible because it serves as the backbone of the computer.

Step 2: Perform research for compatible components for your customer.

Your customer already owns the components described in the table below.

Component Brand and Model Number Features Cost

Case NZXT ATX Mid Tower $39.99

Source 210 2 x USB 2.0 Front Ports
Bottom Mounted PSU
Wire Management Support
Dual 120mm Front Intake
Also fits 2 x 120/140mm fan
Motherboard ASUS LGA 1150 $104.99
H97-PRO Gamer Core i7 / i5 / i3
Intel H97 Chipset
DDR3 1600/1333 MHz Non-ECC,
Un-buffered
32GB Maximum
Dual Channel Memory Supported
1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16
2 x PCI Express x1
4 x SATA 6Gb/s
4 x USB 3.0
Hard Drive Western Digital SATA 6.0Gb/s $52.99

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WD5000AAKX 500GB
7200 RPM
16MB Cache

Search the Internet, trade publications, or a local store to research the following components, make sure they
are compatible with the components that your customer owns. Enter the specifications in the table below.

Component Brand and Model Number Features Cost

Power Supply EVGA 500W 80 PLUS Output Power 500 W Limited $51.99 CAD
CERTIFIED ACTIVE PFC Warranty 3 Year Output Voltage
12V 34A POWER SUPPLY 12 V DC Weight (Approximate) 4
120MM FAN lb Form Factor Internal Height
3.3" Width 5.9"

CPU Intel Core i7 4790K Process Technology 22 nm $469.99 CAD

Unlocked Quad Core HT Clock Speed 4 GHz Processor
4GHZ/4.4GHZ Processor Socket Socket H3 LGA-1150 L2
LGA1150 Haswell 8MB Cache 1 MB L3 Cache 8 MB
Cache Retail Width 1.5" Depth 1.5"

Heatsink/Fan Cooler Master Elite V2
550W ATX Power Supply
12V V2.3 20/24PIN SATA
PCI-EXPRESS 120mm Fan
Input Voltage 110 V AC 220 V $59.99 CAD
AC Output Power 550 W Output
Voltage 3.3 V Form Factor
Internal Height 3.4" Width 5.9"
Depth 5.5"

RAM G.SKILL F3-12800CL10D- Capacity- 8GB , 16GB $75.99 CAD

16GBXL Ripjaws X 16GB Speed - DDR3-1600 (PC3
2X8GB Kits 240PIN DDR3 12800)
SDRAM DDR3 1600
Test Voltage - 1.5 Volts CAS
Desktop Memory
Latency - 10-10-10-30-2N

Video Adaptor Card
C2G USB 3.0 to HDMI USB 3.0 to HDMI Audio/Video $66.99 CAD
Audio/Video Adapter Adapter - External Video Card
External Video Card •0.5m USB 3.0 A to Micro B
Platform Supported PC
Thickness 2.2" Form Factor
External Maximum Resolution
2560 x 1600 Height 0.7"
Width 3.3"

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