Complete Computer Setup For Customers Workbook Assignment 4 Questions Answers

a) Amy is setting up a family computer for assignments, web browsing, and a bit of casual Valorant (she has her vices). She has a budget of $900 but would like to spend as little as possible. 

Answer – according to her need, she needs basic hardware to only run web browser, Valorant and office suite to do assignments. Here is the list of hardware components that will needed to build a suitable computer for her, with pricing detail according to her budget – 

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b) Steph is a university lecturer and needs a computer to create lectures, mark assignments, and create the occasional educational video. She has told you that she needs at least two monitors – one for PowerPoint and another for research. Propose a system build for Steph that would adequately serve her needs. She has a budget of $1900.

Answer – here are the details of the components that are required to build a computer to meet her need, within her budget – 

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c) Dave wants to be a PC gamer (awesome!). He’s come to you to build the most impressive and powerful system possible. He wants a computer that will run all the latest AAA titles like Assassin’s Creed Odyssey or Far Cry 5 at 4K on their maximum graphics settings. He’s got a buddy that assures him that this will be easily achievable for $2000 (it won’t!). You’ll need to:

1. Design a system that meets his requirements (not his budget), then 
2. Suggest compromises that could be made to make it more affordable.

Answer – here are the details of components needed to built a computer system that is more impressive and powerful which can run the desired games with high resolution. 

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Suggested compromises – although the above listed requirements will fulfil all the demands of Dave of the desired system he wants. But, in case, if the budget of $2600.85 is feel so big deal for Dave, he has to compromise with some components that possibly did not affect the system performance. Most of the components are mandatory components that we have added in the system design but to lower the budget, we can remove the additional components like SSD and speaker. We also can a bit lower the configuration which lower the overall cost about $200 to $300. We can replace the Ryzon 9 to Ryzon 7 and replace motherboard, case, power supply and cooler according to that. This will somehow lower the performance but also lower the overall budget. In this case, Dave has to compromise a bit with system performance but it will not affect his gameplay experience.