- Any thing man can make will eventually break and so it is with your computer.
- The problem today has essentially two problems, economies of scale and us.
- We're building hundreds of millions of computers each year, a far cry from only a few short years ago when we built mere millions. The price of the average computer has also dropped and reasonable machines can be had in the $600.00-800.00 range.
- With cheaper machines you get what you pay for and that's where we're the problem. We cry for lower prices but how low can you go before you sacrifice quality?
- Low end machines use cheap , poorly made components and there exists NO manufacturer who's products are consistently better than the other today. Only education at a level that allows you to distinguish good from bad can help protect you.
- Most Common Desktop Component Failures:
- Power Supplies (These are usually cheap and even minor electrical spikes can turn them into system killers)
- Hard Drives (Drives today run hotter and are packed into ever smaller spaces so heat buildup causes problems)
- Motherboards (The list is endless, surges, cheap capacitors, overheating, poor solder joints, corrupted manufacturing processes)
- CPU's (Simple meltdown, your cooler is inadequate or your heatsink is clogged or the system runs all the time in an enclosed space that gets little or no airflow)
- System Corruption. Simply put, software problems. Operating System Corruption, Lost or Corrupted System Files. Software Incompatibility, Incorrect useage and configuration, and much more can all create system instability.
- Viruses & Malware/Spyware
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