Maximum PC Magazine June 2018 Vorige editie

OPTIMIZE YOUR UPGRADES
Computers are funny things: a complicated collection of components, each working in conjunction with the rest to produce on-demand output. But as with any team effort, there is always a weak link in the chain. As more and more people join the PC enthusiast community, it’seasy to get swept up in the hype, and upgrade a very basic system with high-end componentry. And while that’s not always a bad thing, it can lead to those weak links being stretched to breaking point, as top-end hardware makes its way into a system that wasn’t designed to host it. This can lead to bottlenecking, when one piece of hardware doesn’t perform as well as it should, due to another component in the system being ill-equipped to handle the potential performance levels. So, which are the most common problem parts? How do you identify them? And how do you break through that barrier? Read on to find out.