You have been asked to build a computer from scratch. before you begin, you need to know for what the computer will primarily be used. the computer’s use will have a significant impact on your choice of which two primary components of the motherboard and why?

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■︎□︎⬥︎ ⧫︎♒︎♋︎⧫︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎ ♒︎♋︎❖︎♏︎ ♎︎♏︎♍︎♓︎♎︎♏︎♎︎ ⧫︎□︎ ♌︎◆︎♓︎●︎♎︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎❒︎ □︎⬥︎■︎ ♍︎□︎❍︎◻︎◆︎⧫︎♏︎❒︎︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎ ❍︎◆︎⬧︎⧫︎ ♒︎♋︎❖︎♏︎ ♋︎ ♌︎♋︎⬧︎♓︎♍︎ ◆︎■︎♎︎♏︎❒︎⬧︎⧫︎♋︎■︎♎︎♓︎■︎♑︎ □︎♐︎ ⬥︎♒︎♋︎⧫︎ ♏︎♋︎♍︎♒︎ ♍︎□︎❍︎◻︎□︎■︎♏︎■︎⧫︎ ♎︎□︎♏︎⬧︎︎ ✡︎□︎◆︎ ♎︎♓︎♎︎■︎︎⧫︎ ❒︎♏︎♋︎●︎●︎⍓︎ ⧫︎♒︎♓︎■︎ ⬥︎♏︎ ⬥︎□︎◆︎●︎♎︎ ◆︎⬧︎⧫︎ ◆︎❍︎◻︎ ❒︎♓︎♑︎♒︎⧫︎ ♓︎■︎⧫︎□︎ ♌︎◆︎♓︎●︎♎︎♓︎■︎♑︎ ♓︎⧫︎︎ ♎︎♓︎♎︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎✍︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎⬧︎♏︎ ♋︎❒︎♏︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎ ♍︎□︎❍︎◻︎□︎■︎♏︎■︎⧫︎⬧︎ ⧫︎♒︎♋︎⧫︎ ♋︎❒︎♏︎ ♐︎□︎◆︎■︎♎︎ ♓︎■︎⬧︎♓︎♎︎♏︎ ⧫︎□︎♎︎♋︎⍓︎︎⬧︎ ♎︎♏︎⬧︎⧫︎□︎◻︎ ♍︎□︎❍︎◻︎◆︎⧫︎♏︎❒︎⬧︎︎

⬧︎⧫︎□︎❒︎♋︎♑︎♏︎

⧫︎♒︎♏︎ □︎◻︎♏︎❒︎♋︎⧫︎♓︎■︎♑︎ ⬧︎⍓︎⬧︎⧫︎♏︎❍︎ ♋︎■︎♎︎ ♋︎●︎●︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎❒︎ ♐︎♓︎●︎♏︎⬧︎ ♋︎❒︎♏︎ ⬧︎⧫︎□︎❒︎♏︎♎︎ □︎■︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎❒︎ ♍︎□︎❍︎◻︎◆︎⧫︎♏︎❒︎︎⬧︎ ♓︎■︎⧫︎♏︎❒︎■︎♋︎●︎ ⬧︎⧫︎□︎❒︎♋︎♑︎♏︎︎ ❄︎♒︎♏︎❒︎♏︎ ♋︎❒︎♏︎ ⧫︎⬥︎□︎ ♎︎♓︎♐︎♐︎♏︎❒︎♏︎■︎⧫︎ ♓︎■︎♎︎⬧︎ □︎♐︎ ⬧︎⧫︎□︎❒︎♋︎♑︎♏︎ □︎◻︎⧫︎♓︎□︎■︎⬧︎ ♋︎❖︎♋︎♓︎●︎♋︎♌︎●︎♏︎︎ ♒︎♋︎❒︎♎︎ ♎︎♓︎⬧︎ □︎❒︎ ⬧︎□︎●︎♓︎♎︎︎⬧︎⧫︎♋︎⧫︎♏︎︎ ❄︎♒︎♏︎ ♍︎♒︎♏︎♋︎◻︎♏︎❒︎ □︎◻︎⧫︎♓︎□︎■︎ ♓︎⬧︎ ⧫︎□︎ ♑︎□︎ ⬥︎♓︎⧫︎♒︎ ♋︎ ⧫︎❒︎♋︎♎︎♓︎⧫︎♓︎□︎■︎♋︎●︎ ♒︎♋︎❒︎♎︎ ♎︎♓︎⬧︎︎ ♋︎⬧︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎⬧︎♏︎ ♎︎❒︎♓︎❖︎♏︎⬧︎ ♋︎❒︎♏︎ ♋︎❖︎♋︎♓︎●︎♋︎♌︎●︎♏︎ ♋︎⧫︎ ♋︎ ●︎□︎⬥︎♏︎❒︎ ◻︎❒︎♓︎♍︎♏︎ ◻︎♏︎❒︎ ♑︎♓︎♑︎♋︎♌︎⍓︎⧫︎♏︎︎

♎︎□︎■︎♑︎ ■︎♑︎□︎︎♍︎■︎♏︎⧫︎

♒︎♋︎❒︎♎︎ ♎︎♓︎⬧︎⬧︎ ♍︎□︎■︎⧫︎♋︎♓︎■︎ ⬧︎❍︎♋︎●︎●︎ ❍︎□︎❖︎♓︎■︎♑︎ ◻︎♋︎❒︎⧫︎⬧︎ ⧫︎♒︎♋︎⧫︎ ♋︎❒︎♏︎ ❍︎□︎❒︎♏︎ ♐︎❒︎♋︎♑︎♓︎●︎♏︎ ⧫︎♒︎♋︎■︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎♓︎❒︎ ⬧︎□︎●︎♓︎♎︎︎⬧︎⧫︎♋︎⧫︎♏︎ ♍︎□︎◆︎■︎⧫︎♏︎❒︎◻︎♋︎❒︎⧫︎⬧︎︎ ♋︎■︎♎︎ ⬥︎♒︎♓︎●︎♏︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎⍓︎ ♍︎♋︎■︎ ♌︎♏︎ ♒︎♋︎♎︎ ♐︎□︎❒︎ ⬧︎♓︎♑︎■︎♓︎♐︎♓︎♍︎♋︎■︎⧫︎●︎⍓︎ ●︎♏︎⬧︎⬧︎︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎❒︎♏︎ ♋︎❒︎♏︎ ⬧︎□︎❍︎♏︎ ♎︎❒︎♋︎⬥︎♌︎♋︎♍︎⬧︎︎ ✡︎□︎◆︎❒︎ ♍︎□︎❍︎◻︎◆︎⧫︎♏︎❒︎ ⬥︎♓︎●︎●︎ ■︎□︎⧫︎ ◻︎□︎⬥︎♏︎❒︎ □︎■︎ ♋︎⬧︎ ♐︎♋︎⬧︎⧫︎ ♋︎⬧︎ ♓︎⧫︎ ⬥︎□︎◆︎●︎♎︎ ⬥︎♓︎⧫︎♒︎ ♋︎ ⬧︎□︎●︎♓︎♎︎︎⬧︎⧫︎♋︎⧫︎♏︎ ♎︎❒︎♓︎❖︎♏︎︎ ♋︎■︎♎︎ ♓︎⧫︎ ⬥︎♓︎●︎●︎ ♋︎●︎⬧︎□︎ ♏︎⌧︎◻︎♏︎❒︎♓︎♏︎■︎♍︎♏︎ ⬧︎●︎□︎⬥︎♏︎❒︎ ❒︎♏︎♋︎♎︎ ♋︎■︎♎︎ ⬥︎❒︎♓︎⧫︎♏︎ ⬧︎◻︎♏︎♏︎♎︎⬧︎︎

⬧︎□︎●︎♓︎♎︎︎⬧︎⧫︎♋︎⧫︎♏︎ ♎︎❒︎♓︎❖︎♏︎⬧︎︎ □︎■︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎ □︎⧫︎♒︎♏︎❒︎ ♒︎♋︎■︎♎︎︎ ♋︎❒︎♏︎ ❒︎♏︎●︎♋︎⧫︎♓︎❖︎♏︎●︎⍓︎ ■︎♏︎⬥︎ ♋︎■︎♎︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎❒︎♏︎♐︎□︎❒︎♏︎ ⬧︎⧫︎♓︎●︎●︎ ❑︎◆︎♓︎⧫︎♏︎ ♏︎⌧︎◻︎♏︎■︎⬧︎♓︎❖︎♏︎︎ ❄︎♒︎♏︎⬧︎♏︎ ♎︎❒︎♓︎❖︎♏︎⬧︎ ◆︎⬧︎♏︎ ♐︎●︎♋︎⬧︎♒︎ ⬧︎⧫︎□︎❒︎♋︎♑︎♏︎ ⧫︎♒︎♋︎⧫︎ ♒︎♋︎⬧︎ ■︎□︎ ❍︎□︎❖︎♓︎■︎♑︎ ◻︎♋︎❒︎⧫︎⬧︎ ♋︎■︎♎︎ ♓︎⬧︎ ❍︎◆︎♍︎♒︎ ❑︎◆︎♓︎♍︎♏︎❒︎ ⧫︎♒︎♋︎■︎ ♋︎ ■︎□︎❒︎❍︎♋︎●︎ ♒︎♋︎❒︎♎︎ ♎︎♓︎⬧︎︎ ✌︎ ◻︎□︎◻︎◆︎●︎♋︎❒︎ □︎◻︎⧫︎♓︎□︎■︎ ♓︎⬧︎ ⧫︎□︎ ◆︎⬧︎♏︎ ♌︎□︎⧫︎♒︎ □︎♐︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎⬧︎♏︎ ⬧︎⧫︎□︎❒︎♋︎♑︎♏︎ ♎︎♏︎❖︎♓︎♍︎♏︎⬧︎︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎ ⬧︎□︎●︎♓︎♎︎︎⬧︎⧫︎♋︎⧫︎♏︎ ♎︎❒︎♓︎❖︎♏︎ ♐︎□︎❒︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎ □︎◻︎♏︎❒︎♋︎⧫︎♓︎■︎♑︎ ⬧︎⍓︎⬧︎⧫︎♏︎❍︎︎ ⬥︎♒︎♓︎♍︎♒︎ ⬥︎♓︎●︎●︎ ❒︎♏︎⬧︎◆︎●︎⧫︎ ♓︎■︎ ♐︎♋︎⬧︎⧫︎♏︎❒︎ ♌︎□︎□︎⧫︎ ⧫︎♓︎❍︎♏︎⬧︎︎ ♋︎■︎♎︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎ ●︎♋︎❒︎♑︎♏︎❒︎ ♒︎♋︎❒︎♎︎ ♎︎♓︎⬧︎ ♐︎□︎❒︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎❒︎ ♎︎□︎♍︎◆︎❍︎♏︎■︎⧫︎⬧︎︎ ❍︎◆︎⬧︎♓︎♍︎︎ ❍︎□︎❖︎♓︎♏︎⬧︎︎ ♋︎■︎♎︎ ⬧︎□︎ □︎■︎︎

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This is the second part of CNET's guide to building your own computer. Make sure you read part one before proceeding.

Now that you have decided to build your own computer, you must have a basic understanding of what each component does. You didn't really think we would just jump right into building it, did you? These are the components that are found inside today's desktop computers:

Storage

The operating system and all your files are stored on your computer's internal storage. There are two different kinds of storage options available: hard disk or solid-state. The cheaper option is to go with a traditional hard disk, as these drives are available at a lower price per gigabyte.

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Hard disks contain small moving parts that are more fragile than their solid-state counterparts, and while they can be had for significantly less, there are some drawbacks. Your computer will not power on as fast as it would with a solid-state drive, and it will also experience slower read and write speeds.

Solid-state drives, on the other hand, are relatively new and therefore still quite expensive. These drives use flash storage that has no moving parts and is much quicker than a normal hard disk. A popular option is to use both of these storage devices: the solid-state drive for the operating system, which will result in faster boot times, and the larger hard disk for your documents, music, movies, and so on.