Technical issues

PC technology is evolving all the time, each year manufacturers release new generations of components with new and exciting features and functions. This thread is the main hub for talking tech!

When you first venture into PC building, arguably the most confusing thing is all of the acronyms used for EVERYTHING... CPU, RAM, PSU, HDD... we could go on, so we will below! PC - Personal Computer - frankly the most important acronym of all! CPU - Central Processing Unit (A.K.A Processor) - The brain of the PC RAM - Random Access Memory - The short term memory of the PC GPU - Graphical Processing Unit - The eyes of the PC HDD - Hard Disk Drive - The long term memory of the PC SSD - Solid State Drive - The long term memory of the PC - but on caffeine! PSU - Power Supply Unit - The energy source of the PC PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect - A type of connection found on the Motherboard USB - Universal Serial Bus - A commonly used connection type for external devices KBM - Keyboard & Mouse The deeper into the rabbit hole of PC building you go, the most acronyms you will come across. Feel free to add any we have missed below!

Listen up! We want to see your glorious PC builds in all their - well - glory! Post an image of your PC build here with a small caption to highlight what this build means to you, what you have learned, and what you plan on doing with your PC! Happy building!