| Online gaming has become something of a | | | | from static damage and dust. The main |
| phenomenon and millions of people play one of | | | | component of the PC is the motherboard which is |
| many MMORP (massive multiplayer online role | | | | the heart of your machine and to which all other |
| playing) games each day. As with other games | | | | components connect to. You also need a |
| these online games have evolved a great deal | | | | processor or CPU (Central Processing Unit) which |
| over the last 5 years in terms of content, but | | | | does all the complex calculations for your pc, so in |
| particularly in terms of graphics quality which | | | | essence it is the brains behind the PC. |
| make them far more immersive and realistic. As | | | | Other important components required include |
| a consequence the hardware required to run | | | | memory or RAM (Random Access Memory) |
| these games has also moved forward in leaps | | | | which makes applications run quicker and a HDD |
| and bounds. Surprisingly, the number of individual | | | | or Hard Disk Drive which stores all the information |
| components inside most PC's (personal computer) | | | | and data. A graphics card is another vital |
| is pretty small. Listed below is some of the basic | | | | component which basically does the rendering of |
| components that will enable you to get online and | | | | the graphics that your game needs to run |
| start playing some of the latest online games. | | | | properly and some cards can produce stunning |
| First of all you need a base unit, or desktop unit | | | | visuals, although this depends on the games |
| to put the various components into which will help | | | | individual software engine. |
| protect the components, which are quite fragile, | | | | |