Hardware
My Gaming Rig
CPU(AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core)
The central processing unit is the brain of the computer. It is the hardware within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system.
Motherboard(ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+)
A motherboard (sometimes alternatively known as the mainboard, system board, planar board or logic board is the main printed circuit board found in computers and other expandable systems. It holds many of the crucial electronic components of the system, such as the central processing unit (CPU) and memory, and provides connectors for other peripherals. Unlike a backplane, a motherboard contains significant sub-systems such as the processor and other components.
Memory/RAM(G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600)
Random-access memory is a form of computer data storage. A random-access memory device allows data items to be read and written in roughly the same amount of time regardless of the order in which data items are accessed.
Storage HDD(Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM)
A hard disk drive is a data storage device used for storing and retrieving digital information using rapidly rotating disks coated with magnetic material. An HDD retains its data even when powered off. Data is read in a random-access manner, meaning individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order rather than sequentially. An HDD consists of one or more rigid rapidly rotating disks with magnetic heads arranged on a moving actuator arm to read and write data to the surfaces.
Storage SSD(Intel SSD 730)
A solid-state drive (SSD) also known as a solid-state disk or electronic disk, though it contains no actual disk is a data storage device using integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data persistently. SSD technology uses electronic interfaces compatible with traditional block input/output (I/O) hard disk drives, thus permitting simple replacement in common applications. Additionally, new I/O interfaces, like SATA Express, have been designed to address specific requirements of the SSD technology. SSDs have no moving components. This distinguishes them from traditional electromechanical magnetic disks such as hard disk drives (HDDs) or floppy disks, which contain spinning disks and movable read/write heads.
Graphics Card(Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II)
A video card (also called a video adapter, display card, graphics card, graphics board, display adapter, graphics adapter or frame buffer and sometimes preceded by the word discrete or dedicated to emphasize the distinction between this implementation and integrated graphics) is an expansion card which generates a feed of output images to a display (such as a computer monitor).
Case(NZXT H230 (Black) ATX Mid Tower)
A computer case also known as a "computer chassis", "tower", "system unit", "base unit" or simply "case", is the enclosure that contains most of the components of a computer. Cases are usually constructed from steel or aluminium. Plastic is sometimes used, and other materials such as glass, wood and even Lego blocks have appeared in home-built cases.
Power Supply(Corsair 600W ATX12V)
A power supply unit (PSU) converts mains AC to low-voltage regulated DC power for the internal components of a computer. Modern personal computers universally use a switched-mode power supply.
Heatsink/Cooler(CoolMaster Hyper 212 EVO)
a heat sink is a passive heat exchanger that cools a device by dissipating heat into the surrounding medium. In computers, heat sinks are used to cool central processing units or graphics processors. Heat sinks are used with high-power semiconductor devices such as power transistors where the heat dissipation ability of the basic device is insufficient to moderate its temperature.
Optical Drive(LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer)
An optical disc drive (ODD) is a disk drive that uses laser light or electromagnetic waves within or near the visible light spectrum as part of the process of reading or writing data to or from optical discs. Some drives can only read from discs, but recent drives are commonly both readers and recorders, also called burners or writers. Compact discs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs are common types of optical media which can be read and recorded by such drives. Optical drive is the generic name; drives are usually described as "CD" "DVD", or "Blu-ray", followed by "drive", "writer", etc.
Operating System(Windows 7 Ultimate)
An operating system (OS) is software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is an essential component of the system software in a computer system. Applications usually require an operating system to function.