PC Build Project Essay Examples

Part 1: Chart

The following shows chart listing of items that will be needed to meet purchase for customer
Part 2: Justification
Form factor
The recommended motherboard with maximum height is chosen to avoid extra small form factor which can be accidentally damaged by children. To reduce carpal tunnel syndrome, the customer should be advised to place the computer monitor, CPU, keyboard, mouse and system unit on stable surface with sufficient room for to permit accurate arrangement. Nevertheless, there are still no proven approaches to avoid carpal tunnel syndrome.
The operating system for windows 8 and XP are also chosen for a number of reasons. First is that they are readily available. Next is that these operating systems are windows based and hence are easy to learn and use by many customers. Third is that Windows XP and windows7/8 can be configured during installation easily to increase the size of text on the screen. This helps to enhance the visibility of text in the case where the computer system has very low resolution. This configuration can easily be set from the control panel of the operating system windows.

Entertainment

The 2 Steren - 203-250 TV to PC Converter/Tuner, Model has been chosen since it is sold and shipped by the supply sales. This will allow the customer to not only watch but also record television on the computer.
Since the customer needs two monitors, this may also imply using two computers hence two Steren devices are to be purchased. Hence the 2 Pairot Blue-ray+DVDs are also required to allow the customer to watch DVD and Blu-Ray movies on the computer. In addition, Pairot Blue-ray DVDs have low prices. The HP ENVY 4500 e-All-in-One printer has also been chosen because it is cheaper as compared to others like HP office jet One Pro 6830 e-All-in-One printer and Hp laser jet pro MPF M225dw at $119 and $229 respectively and others. It is also economical because it combines both printer ans scanner at the same time hence saves the cost of buying separate printer and scanner which may appear to be very costly.
The selection of Instern SDHC/ SD/MMC memory card reader to USB 2.0 Adaptor, Smoke, Model #: 222883 that cost $3 also appear to be the cheapest memory card reader in terms of price. Purchasing this type of card reader thus helps in saving almost 75% of the cost. Logitech HD Webcam and the Webcam site plug-ins will be very useful for charting purposes. It is also cheaper as compared to other choices like Logitech HD Pro Webcam and Microsoft Life-Cam which with prices equivalent to $99.99 and 79.00 respectively. The Web cam site plug-ins will be very useful in streaming video, conference, presentation, charting and recording. With these selections, the customer will be capable of having video charts with the family on the opposite side of the coast. The 2 HPL1950G19LCD Monitor are also purchased to meet customer’s specification quantity. This model of monitor is thus selected because it is relatively cheaper than others such as Dell Ultra-sharp u2913WM29IPS which run at accost of $ 405 each and many others. The monitor also has good screen size to allow better text size visualization.

Productivity

The Verizon 4G LTE USB Modem 551 L selections has also been made with an aim of reducing the cost of expenditure since it is also cheap. Nevertheless, it performs better as compared to other cheaper modules like Dell refurbished v.92 internal data fax modem which cost only$19.99. Microsoft office home and student 2013 application software is compatible with windows operating systems such as Windows 7 and 8. More important is that this application software is integrated in such a way that it will offer ms word, Excel, PowerPoint and others which are needed by the customer according to the specifications. As a result, the customer will easily conduct business while at home in addition to creating written documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. The 2Seagate Barracuda 500GB, internal, 7200 RPM, 3.5 (ST3500641AS-RK) Hard Drive will be needed to provide high storage capacity in gigabytes for backing up files regularly. This is because; the user also deals with graphics, videos and related files which occupies large storage space.
User accountsMicrosoft Windows XP, X64 compatibility support have also been selected because it has free license. It is also possible to use windows XP and Windows 7 to help in creating different partitions within the hard drive, one for XP and the other for Windows 7. This can easily help the user to create different accounts for users such that different users can log into the computer using different operating systems. In this case the computer will be operating as virtual machine. . These operating systems are also useful in the process of limiting time of access for users. Using these windows based operating system; access restriction will be done by opening the parental control by means of clicking start button and then clicking the control panel from which user accounts together with family safety can be set up. In this case, the password must be provided after when the account whose time limits to be set is chosen. The current settings are then enforced on the parental controls followed by clicking time limits. Finally, the hours to be blocked are selected and dragged to the grid to block the user.
The 2 CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Laptop Memory Model CMSX4GX3M1A1600C9, are also required for a number of reasons. First is that this type and model of memory is relatively cheap as compare to *GB and 16 GB of the same model. The $GB will also be enough to support the user requirements which includes dealing with graphics and videos which require considerable amount of main memory to work properly.