It’s hard to make a decision especially when it comes to buying a PC. Most of us will look for a new PC when they fell their PC has become sluggish, or when they’ve been using the rig for more than 3-4 years. But choosing the next computer is not a walk-in a park job. Visiting computer stores sometimes will get you confused because of so many processors, motherboard, RAM and other components to be chosen.

First thing that you need to ask before deciding what things to buy is what you gonna do with your new computer? If most of the time you’ll be using it for graphics manipulation, 3D rendering or playing games that require high-end graphics capability, you may need to consider getting a high-end specs computer.

In other words you need to have a fast Central Processing Unit (CPU) and Graphics Processor Unit (GPU), big amount of Random Access Memory (RAM) and also the big size of hard disk storage to keepsake whatever you’re working with your computer. A Quad Core processor with at least 2GB memory and 1GB graphics processor will be much likely your option.

But if you’re just a normal user, mainly working on your Word, Excel and Power Point documents; or surfing, YM or merely updating your blog over the Internet, you don’t have to get a high end computers because you will be using just a fraction of your total computer resources.

Well, of course you can just buy anything you want if you have extra cash. This article is intended for those who wish to do a wise investment in this current economy downturn.