Processors or CPUs

Start of with processors – not many things to know about them, just a few things to memorize or take notes of. What do processors do and why does your computer needs one. Well, CPU does about 90% of your computers calculations, that means if there were no CPU (Central Processing Unit), everything would just stand still, you would not be able to move your mouse.

Of course, most important feature of your processor is speed, the higher the speed the faster your computer can perform various actions. You may hear “CPU clock-speed” sometimes, know that they are referring to the speed of your processor. Some processors can be “Over-clocked”, that means that you can tweak your processor to get that little bit extra speed. Tweaking can burn your CPU, it not recommended to tweak it.

These days Intel Dual-Core is very popular choice, dual-core means just that underneath that hard surface of the processor, there are two small twin processors that share the work between them. Soon Quad-Core will be available to everyone, we may see even more advanced Operating Systems that will use all that processing power the Quad-Core will provide.

You should remember the socket number or name that your processor fits into and what other processors you can fit there. This is simple three numbers that show the count of pins there should be on a processor. An example would be, Intel Pentium Dual-Core fits into socket LGA 775 also know as Socket T, it also supports Intel Celeron D and Pentium D. Knowing what processors your motherboard supports is always for the best, you then know exactly how fast can you be.

Of course these sockets are different for laptops or server computers, because these use server and mobile processors. Knowing your's is enough, knowing what special features it may have which suite your specific needs best is even better.

We hope that explained the mystery of processors and their speeds. We hope this info was useful to you and will help you to make a better choice. Don't forget to sign-up for updates so you won't miss any important tips. In the next post we will be covering motherboards and which should fit you best.