 How to choose a good computer by Ethan Rhyman. Let's start off with PCs Now I know the majority of you guys watching this are probably gonna get a PC so that's why I'm gonna start off with PCs And to start off we're gonna start off with the CPU. So let's start off with AMD CPUs So the CPU is like your computer's brain, and it's also the CPU stands for central processing unit the AMD CPU I'd recommend looking for Ryzen CPUs whether it's a desktop or a laptop because Ryzen is AMD's current most advancing CPU line and Ryzen 5000 is the newest series so if possible go with a Ryzen 5000 series processor and Ryzen is most is in most laptops as of right now And this will be the same with every CPU but always look for the CPU gigahertz speed or GHZ speed and Unmost AMD Ryzen processors or basically any AMD Ryzen Processor I'd say go between 3 gigahertz and 5 gigahertz Somewhere in the middle of there is gonna be good for most tasks and then another thing to look for is the core count now You can kind of think of cores as mini CPUs inside of one CPU So if you have four cores think of it as four tiny CPUs inside of that one CPU for most tasks like web browsing word processing and stuff like that between four and eight cores is gonna be good if you need more advanced power like video editing or Advanced web development or game development or app development Basically anything that has a higher workload go with 16 or even more cores, which will help improve your speed Also be doing more demanding tasks look on the higher side of the gigahertz speed somewhere between the like the higher 3.9 gigahertz up to 5 gigahertz will do good for most tasks like that Onto the Intel CPU Intel is another brand of CPU just like AMD is for Intel CPUs look for their core series processor. You're gonna see these like core i3 i5 and i7 and i9 As of right now the Intel core i5 and core i7 are some of the best ones that Intel make They are currently the ones that will run pretty much everything the i3 is okay It's just slow for most more advanced tasks and even the i3 just doing simple web browsing can get Chugged it down So yeah, that's why I recommend going with the Intel core i5 and i7 if you need more power Go with an Intel i7 or even an i9 because those will provide more power And you can still get both of those in laptops and desktop PCs And just like on the AMD processors you can look for gigahertz speed between 3.5 and 5 gigahertz Intel processors tend to have a higher gearhertz speed Which is why I'm saying 3.5 to 5 gigahertz that should hopefully get you around for basically any task And if you're doing more advanced stuff look on the higher end like the 4 gigahertz market and 5 gigahertz Depends on what CPU you're getting but the i7 and the i9 are mostly gonna get you up to that 4 and 5 gigahertz mark and for cores on Intel processors 4 to 16 cores Just like AMD is gonna get you for most tasks if you're doing higher demanding tasks 18 and more I'm sorry not 18 8 and more cores will do you just fine on things like that 16 I would recommend for as the minimum for a lot more advanced tasks On to RAM RAM or random access memory is a small amount of storage on your computer The RAM is where your programs that you're running in your operating system will store files that it needs at that moment because RAM is a lot faster Than regular storage, which is why it loads whatever it can and whatever it needs into RAM because then it'll make your computer faster in most cases And yeah, it's where program files are loaded into when running apps in games For RAM on most computers I'd recommend in this day and age 12 to 16 gigabytes of RAM as a minimum if you can go more than 16 in your computer That is an amazing Great, that's a great thing if you can get more than 16 because it's pretty easy to get more than 16 It does make it more pricey but 16 gigabytes at this time as of me recording this is pretty much the minimum for most tasks If you're using Google Chrome Google Chrome does use a lot of memory So I say 12 to 16 gigabytes of RAM should be your minimum on Google Chrome For more demanding tasks like video editing I would say go between 16 to 32 gigabytes of RAM if you can get more if you're doing like 4k editing 8k editing or any other kind of demanding tasks. That's not video editing either Definitely go with 16 to 32 if you can get more than 32. That's great And if you have a tighter budget you can go with 8 gigabytes of RAM It's just not your computer is not gonna last as much longer performance wise It's just gonna get it's gonna turn into a slower computer over time That's why I'd say going with 16 to kind of future-proof your computer for the next few years Storage I'd recommend between 512 gigabytes of storage and one terabyte now one terabyte you can think of it as a thousand thousand gigabytes and One terabyte will last you quite a few years worth of files And it's not it's not like an infinite amount of storage. It's an okay amount of storage Which is why I'm recommending 512 to one terabyte the computer that I'm using has one terabyte of storage and I've had it for just over a year and Storage is going okay. I mean I delete files every now and again. I reorganize them One terabyte is what I definitely recommend if you can afford it And if you can't even afford a computer with 512 gigabytes of storage 256 gigabytes is okay. It's just not gonna you're gonna need to do a lot more file management With 256 gigabytes of storage and if you can get more than one terabyte that is great Again more than one terabyte. It's gonna be pretty expensive But if you're doing more demanding tasks like video editing you're gonna need to store all of your files If you need them on your computer definitely go with one more than one terabyte of storage Operating system on most PCs you're gonna find windows on there And as of right now windows 10 and windows 11 are most common at this time a lot of people don't like windows 11 But you're still gonna find if you're buying a new computer windows 11 is going to be on most of them windows does have some downsides downsides like viruses Are more common on those because windows is so popular. It's more. It's more of a thing for Hackers and people who make viruses to go on windows because the majority of the people are there It's not like someone is gonna make a virus for Linux because not many people use Linux But and also windows is not the most stable operating system, but it's okay for most things Linux is an option. I have used Linux in the past It can be more complicated and most apps that you would want to use on windows and Mac do not work on Linux But again, if you want a more secure operating system different Linux district distributions are pretty good Battery power though, this only goes if you're using a laptop, but I'd recommend going between five and ten hour battery life Most of time that'll last you an entire days of work and again You're probably gonna plug it in throughout the day Which is gonna last you a decent amount of time But if you're planning to have your laptop plugged in pretty much the entire day I'd recommend going with more performance over battery life because if you're only on the go a few times And you don't really need the more battery life. You're just gonna have your laptop plugged in I'd recommend getting more performance because it'll last it'll be a lot more performance for whatever you're trying to do And again, if you're keeping it stable Then one spot plugged in all the time I mean if you need a desktop a desktop would be better for it in that case But if you still want a laptop Definitely go with more performance over battery life and depending on what programs you're using on your computers That can affect the battery life And another thing to keep in mind when buying a PC is always choose a good brand There are a bunch of knockoff brands out there that are make computers But a lot of the time they're not gonna be as good of quality as ones from reputable brands like Dell HP Lenovo Dell and HP and Lenovo are some of the best Laptop brands that you can find but if you're looking for desktop HP I buy power Dell ASUS and NZXT are good desktop computer sellers and again if you need like more proof For a good computer brand most of time if it's so if it's sold in Best Buy or other computer stores like Micro Center It is most likely going to be a good brand other things to keep in mind when buying a PC For laptops, I'd say you're gonna look at pricing between $500 and $600 again, they can be more expensive than that You can find ones cheaper, but the majority of the time good quality ones are gonna be in that price range and desktop computers A good price range look at is $900 to $2,500 and that's gonna get you a decently good desktop computer if you're looking to do gaming or heavy loader or heavy load tasks Expect a higher price because it's gonna have more Heavy components inside so it's gonna be cost more to make them And if you do need more support ask a person at the computer store most of the time They'll give you a good idea of what you need, but always keep in mind that they might be paid To recommend you a different computer rather than other one Let's move on to Apple computers. My favorite are Apple computers And that's why I've used an Apple computer for basically my entire life On to CPUs for Apple computers at this time Apple is doing a transition from Intel processors to M1 processors And M1 is their own CPU It's actually just called the M the Apple M series processors or M the Apple M series CPUs And for most tasks, I'd say an M1 at this time is a great option for any task I have an M1 Mac mini and it's basically been able to handle 4k video editing And simple tasks, but if you are looking for much more performance And you're still looking for a Mac at this time, they do have the M1 pro and M1 Macs available in the Mac book pros RAM wise 8 to 16 gigabytes is currently offered as of January 2022 on the M1 Mac mini the M1 iMac and the M1 Mac book air I think that just because the max can go up to 16 is because that's maybe a limit of the M1 processor But I have 16 in my M1 Mac mini and 16 gigabytes like on PCs is going to be the minimum for most tasks 8 gigabytes does work fine. I've seen But if possible go with 16 gigabytes of RAM In the M1 pro Mac book pro That's a bit of a time twister the M1 pro Mac book pro can have up to 32 gigabytes of ram in it and the M1 Macs Mac book pro can have up to 64 gigabytes of RAM Storage what amount of storage do you think you need for your Mac? Well, it's pretty similar to PCs Um 512 to 1 terabyte again are great options if for a cheaper Mac you can get 256 gigabytes That's that'll be okay But just like on a PC you're going to need to have more advanced file management and not storing as much on your computer More than one terabyte is available on pretty much every Mac computer Um, and it's great for video editing and heavier tasks because you can store them right on the computer with more storage Um, the more storage you can the more you can store which is basically the same on any storage and ram and stuff like that The more storage you have the more files you can store Other notes for Mac computers Expect prices to be higher, but Macs are more stable and overall better than PCs And I guess you're just paying that what we call the Apple tax You're getting a more advanced computer for a higher price The macOS operating system is great for everything but gaming Apple's really not had ever the best gaming support But some steam games do support Mac But other games you're not really going to get many Like triple A games on a Mac because they don't really most of them are over on windows And another thing to keep in mind is Apple provides a free suite of office apps called pages numbers and keynote I'm actually using keynote for this video And honestly, I like the Apple iWork as I still call it it used to be called apple iWork I like this suite of apps. I really um think that they're in my opinion are better than microsoft office But you can still download microsoft office if you want these are just included free on your computer And if you have an ipad or iphone or any other apple device Using iCloud your apple devices will sync amazingly together by this I mean any photos you have stored in iCloud photos can sync between your ipad your iphone and your mac Text messages phone calls facetime all work between these devices And basically anything else that you can do on your iphone almost anything you can do on other devices will sync Same if you copy and paste if you copy something on one device Using handoff it can um you go to another computer So if I copy something on my ipad and I go and I do command um And I command v on my mac it'll actually paste what was um what I had copied on my ipad So thank you guys for watching. I hope you guys enjoyed it If you did if you did like this presentation give it a like and subscribe I'm if this video turns out well I may do a few more of these other how to buy other things like that Other tech things like this and I hope you guys enjoyed You can find me at ethanryman.com or here on my youtube channel And we'll have a great rest of your day and goodbye