[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":534},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fle-choix-des-composants-ordinateur":3,"blog-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fle-choix-des-composants-ordinateur-surround":476,"blog-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fle-choix-des-composants-ordinateur-certifications":533},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"categories":464,"cover":465,"cover_contain":466,"credly_badge_id":464,"date":467,"description":468,"extension":469,"meta":470,"navigation":466,"path":471,"related_certifications":464,"seo":472,"slug":473,"stem":474,"__hash__":475},"blog\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fle-choix-des-composants-ordinateur.md","Choosing Computer Components",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":451},"minimark",[9,14,18,22,25,48,51,55,67,70,73,195,198,201,257,263,268,271,291,294,297,383,386,445,448],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"real-world-use-case","Real-world use case",[15,16,17],"p",{},"You want to build your own PC without making mistakes: here's how to identify your needs before choosing components.",[10,19,21],{"id":20},"the-computer-and-its-components","The computer and its components",[15,23,24],{},"Building a computer is extensively documented on the Internet, making it easy for anyone to do it. The method has barely changed since 1970. A computer is made up of three main categories of circuits:",[26,27,28,36,42],"ul",{},[29,30,31,35],"li",{},[32,33,34],"strong",{},"Inputs\u002Foutputs",", which let the computer communicate with the outside world.",[29,37,38,41],{},[32,39,40],{},"Memory",", which stores the data to be processed.",[29,43,44,47],{},[32,45,46],{},"A processor",", which processes information and produces a result.",[15,49,50],{},"Here I'll identify the components, briefly explain them, and highlight common use cases for a computer to help you choose the right type of computer for your needs.",[10,52,54],{"id":53},"table-of-contents","Table of contents",[56,57,58,61,64],"ol",{},[29,59,60],{},"The components of a computer",[29,62,63],{},"How to choose your components?",[29,65,66],{},"Conclusion",[10,68,60],{"id":69},"the-components-of-a-computer",[15,71,72],{},"To assemble a computer, I often compare it to a puzzle or a Lego set. Here are the essential components when building a PC:",[56,74,75,98,124,139,151,167,179],{},[29,76,77,80,83,84,87,88,97],{},[32,78,79],{},"The motherboard",[81,82],"br",{},"\nIt has specific characteristics: it only supports certain types of processors (called a ",[32,85,86],{},"socket","), as well as certain memory types and frequencies, and it also has a ",[89,90,94],"a",{"href":91,"rel":92},"https:\u002F\u002Ffr.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChipset",[93],"nofollow",[32,95,96],{},"chipset"," that coordinates everything.",[29,99,100,103,105,106,108,109,112,113,116,117,112,120,123],{},[32,101,102],{},"The processor",[81,104],{},"\nIt's compatible with a specific ",[32,107,86],{},"; we care about its ",[32,110,111],{},"cores"," and ",[32,114,115],{},"threads",", as well as its ",[32,118,119],{},"clock speed",[32,121,122],{},"cache",", along with other features such as VT-D, VT-X, and so on.",[29,125,126,128,130,131,134,135,138],{},[32,127,40],{},[81,129],{},"\nIt runs at a specific frequency and comes in a ",[32,132,133],{},"specific form factor"," that must be selected ",[32,136,137],{},"based on your motherboard or computer type",", for example, the laptop format differs from a desktop PC.",[29,140,141,144,146,147,150],{},[32,142,143],{},"Storage",[81,145],{},"\nIt stores the user's data but also ",[32,148,149],{},"holds the operating system"," (e.g., macOS, Windows, or Linux). A hard drive, SSD, or PCIe NVMe are storage components.",[29,152,153,156,158,159,162,163,166],{},[32,154,155],{},"Peripherals",[81,157],{},"\nThey enable ",[32,160,161],{},"communication with the outside",", for example with the user, who interacts with the operating system via a mouse and keyboard. ",[32,164,165],{},"External peripheral devices"," like a printer and a graphics card let you print in one case and connect a monitor in the other.",[29,168,169,172,174,175,178],{},[32,170,171],{},"The power supply",[81,173],{},"\nIt ",[32,176,177],{},"powers all the computer's components electrically",", and it must be chosen based on the power consumption needed.",[29,180,181,184,186,187,190,191,194],{},[32,182,183],{},"CPU cooling",[81,185],{},"\nCooling is ",[32,188,189],{},"essential for the processor",", which, via a thin thermal paste layer, a heatsink, and a fan, helps ",[32,192,193],{},"maintain a proper operating temperature",".",[10,196,63],{"id":197},"how-to-choose-your-components",[15,199,200],{},"I encourage you to clearly identify your usage and needs, here are a few common profiles:",[26,202,203,209,221,227,233,239,245,251],{},[29,204,205,206,194],{},"You're someone who browses, communicates, and regularly uses on-demand video on the internet? And who occasionally processes and prints a few invoices using a word processor? You're ",[32,207,208],{},"a beginner internet and computer user",[29,210,211,212,217,218,194],{},"You're someone who easily uses the web and downloads music\u002Fvideos? Who likes to polish videos and photos with an editing tool? And\u002For regularly uses ",[89,213,216],{"href":214,"rel":215},"https:\u002F\u002Ffr.libreoffice.org\u002F",[93],"an office suite"," and an email client? You're ",[32,219,220],{},"an experienced internet and computer user",[29,222,223,224,194],{},"You're someone who uses the web and regularly downloads and installs programs? You back up your system and data regularly? Video games are an occasional source of entertainment? You're ",[32,225,226],{},"an advanced internet and computer user",[29,228,229,230,194],{},"You're someone who's proficient in everything mentioned above but also does audio\u002Fvideo editing and\u002For visual publishing? You're ",[32,231,232],{},"a graphic designer",[29,234,235,236,194],{},"You're someone who's also proficient in everything above, but where video gaming dominates all your usage? You're an ",[32,237,238],{},"advanced gamer",[29,240,241,242,194],{},"You're someone who isn't necessarily proficient in the points above, but who doesn't want to deal with waiting and latency in your tasks? You're ",[32,243,244],{},"a power user",[29,246,247,248,194],{},"You're someone looking above all for a lot of computing power to be able to solve any type of calculation? You're a user who needs ",[32,249,250],{},"a dedicated workstation",[29,252,253,254,194],{},"You're someone who uses their operating system and programs mainly for development? Then your setup will be defined by your development focus and software requirements. You're ",[32,255,256],{},"a developer",[15,258,259],{},[260,261,262],"em",{},"Take my case for example: I'm proficient enough with the internet in general, occasionally do video editing, create documents, and often play video games. I back up my system every day with software, and I sometimes have heavy workloads to run on my computer, particularly for mining cryptocurrencies.",[264,265,267],"h3",{"id":266},"my-usage-defines-my-component-choices","My usage defines my component choices",[15,269,270],{},"Finally, here's my personal usage sorted in ascending order of resource consumption:",[56,272,273,276,279,282,285,288],{},[29,274,275],{},"Heavy cryptocurrency workloads.",[29,277,278],{},"Video games.",[29,280,281],{},"Video editing.",[29,283,284],{},"My system backup software.",[29,286,287],{},"Web browsing and internet usage.",[29,289,290],{},"Document creation.",[15,292,293],{},"To be able to handle the heavy computing workloads related to cryptocurrencies, graphics requirements for editing and gaming are needed, since I need one (or several) graphics card(s). I also need a sufficiently robust processor to recompute video conversions and handle the demands of my graphics cards. Not to mention I need enough memory to meet the software requirements of my programs: backups, office suite, operating system, web browser, antivirus, as well as the video games that need RAM. Everything needs to be sufficiently powered and cooled.",[15,295,296],{},"Finally, here's the hardware I decided to buy between September and December 2017:",[15,298,299,300,194,305,307,308,313,314,194,317,319,320,325,326,194,328,330,331,336,337,194,340,342,343,336,348,194,351,353,354,359,360,362,363,366,367,369,370,194,375,377,378,194],{},"Case: ",[89,301,304],{"href":302,"rel":303},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nzxt.com\u002Fproducts\u002Fs340-elite-black",[93],"NZXT S340 Elite",[81,306],{},"\nMotherboard: ",[89,309,312],{"href":310,"rel":311},"https:\u002F\u002Ffr.msi.com\u002FMotherboard\u002FZ270-GAMING-M5.html",[93],"MSI M5 Gaming Z270"," in ",[32,315,316],{},"socket 1151",[81,318],{},"\nProcessor: ",[89,321,324],{"href":322,"rel":323},"https:\u002F\u002Fark.intel.com\u002Fproducts\u002F97129\u002FIntel-Core-i7-7700K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_50-GHz",[93],"Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 7700K"," @4.5GHz in ",[32,327,316],{},[81,329],{},"\nMemory: ",[89,332,335],{"href":333,"rel":334},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.corsair.com\u002Fen-eu\u002Fdominator-platinum-series-8gb-2-x-4gb-ddr4-dram-3200mhz-c16-memory-kit-cmd8gx4m2b3200c16",[93],"Dominator Premium – Corsair 16GB"," ",[32,338,339],{},"DDR4 clocked at 3200MHz",[81,341],{},"\nCPU cooling: ",[89,344,347],{"href":345,"rel":346},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nzxt.com\u002Fproducts\u002Fkraken-x62",[93],"NZXT Kraken X62",[32,349,350],{},"compatible with socket 1151",[81,352],{},"\nPCIe NVMe01: ",[89,355,358],{"href":356,"rel":357},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.samsung.com\u002Fus\u002Fcomputing\u002Fmemory-storage\u002Fsolid-state-drives\u002Fssd-960-evo-m-2-250gb-mz-v6e250bw\u002F",[93],"Samsung SSD 960 EVO – 256 GB"," for the Linux system.",[81,361],{},"\nPCIe NVMe02: ",[89,364,358],{"href":356,"rel":365},[93]," for the Windows system.",[81,368],{},"\nGraphics card 1: ",[89,371,374],{"href":372,"rel":373},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.inno3d.com\u002Fproducts_detail.php?refid=291",[93],"INNO3D iChiLL GeForce GTX1060 X3 V2 6GB",[81,376],{},"\nGraphics card 2: ",[89,379,382],{"href":380,"rel":381},"https:\u002F\u002Ffr.msi.com\u002FGraphics-card\u002FGeForce-GTX-1070-Ti-AERO-8G.html",[93],"MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Ti AERO 8G",[15,384,385],{},"I previously also owned the following hardware:",[15,387,388,389,391,392,397,398,403,404,406,407,412,413,415,416,194,421,423,424,194,429,431,432,194,437,439,440,194],{},"Hard drive: Samsung HD204UI – 2 TB for games.",[81,390],{},"\nMonitor: ",[89,393,396],{"href":394,"rel":395},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dell.com\u002Fdz\u002Fentreprise\u002Fp\u002Fdell-u2414h\u002Fpd",[93],"Dell U2414H dual-monitor"," with ",[89,399,402],{"href":400,"rel":401},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dell.com\u002Ffr-fr\u002Fshop\u002Fsocle-dell-mds14-pour-deux-ecrans\u002Fapd\u002F482-10011\u002Fmoniteurs-et-accessoires-pour-moniteurs",[93],"Dell MDS14"," stand.",[81,405],{},"\nHeadset: ",[89,408,411],{"href":409,"rel":410},"https:\u002F\u002Ffr-fr.sennheiser.com\u002Fx-320",[93],"Sennheiser PC 320"," Gaming.",[81,414],{},"\nKeyboard: ",[89,417,420],{"href":418,"rel":419},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.razerzone.com\u002Fgaming-keyboards-keypads\u002Frazer-ornata",[93],"Razer DeathStalker",[81,422],{},"\nMouse: ",[89,425,428],{"href":426,"rel":427},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.lesnumeriques.com\u002Fsouris\u002Flogitech-g700-p9282\u002Ftest.html",[93],"Logitech G700",[81,430],{},"\nMouse pad: ",[89,433,436],{"href":434,"rel":435},"https:\u002F\u002Ffr.sharkoon.com\u002Fproduct\u002F1694\u002F13265#specs",[93],"Sharkoon Fire Ground",[81,438],{},"\nChair: DXRacer ",[89,441,444],{"href":442,"rel":443},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dxracer-europe.com\u002Fformula-series\u002Fdxracer\u002Fformula-f08-nw-1",[93],"FORMULA (ref: OH\u002FFL08\u002FNW)",[10,446,66],{"id":447},"conclusion",[15,449,450],{},"Component choices vary depending on your usage, and some features cost more than others, such as NVME storage support. 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