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Main computer components

Last updated on June 12, 2021

Computers are made up of many different components; you will find a description a the main ones on the following pages:

  • What is a CPU?
  • What is a graphics card?
  • What is a hard disk drive (HDD)?
  • What is a motherboard?
    • What is the chipset of computer motherboard?
    • What is the CPU socket?
  • What is a power supply unit (PSU)?
  • What is the RAM memory?
  • What is a computer case?

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  • Components
    • CPU
    • Graphics card
    • Hard disk drive
    • Motherboard
      • Chipset
      • CPU socket
    • PSU
    • RAM
    • Case
  • CPUs
    • Search for CPUs
      • by name
      • by base frequency
      • by family
      • by integrated GPU
      • by micro-architecture
      • by number of Cores
      • by number of Cores and Threads
      • by number of Threads
      • by socket
      • by TDP
      • by year
    • Compare CPUs
      • Desktop CPUs
      • Laptop CPUs
      • Workstation CPUs
    • List of Chipsets
    • Windows 11 supported CPUs
  • Tutorials
    • BIOS
      • Activate XMP Profile
      • Update BIOS
      • Enable TPM 2.0
    • Hardware
      • Replacing a swollen battery
      • Upgrade a PC
      • Replace HDD with SSD
      • Adding RAM
      • Replace CMOS battery
      • Replacing the motherboard
    • Software
      • Clone a HDD
      • Copy a HDD
      • Uninstall Kaspersky Internet Security
    • Win10
      • Fix Windows startup
      • Add a language
    • Win11
      • Check Windows 11 compatibility
      • Upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11
      • Downgrade from Windows 11 to Windows 10
      • Windows 11 Start menu to the left
      • Windows 11 “Disks and Volumes” Settings
  • Concepts
    • What are bits and bytes?
    • Not all gigabytes are equal
    • Powers of two
    • Powers of 2 from 20 to 21024
    • What is a hexadecimal number?
    • Decimal, binary and hexadecimal converter
    • Decimal, binary and hexadecimal numbers from 0 to 255
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