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Informative Speech: How To Build A Computer

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Topic: How to Build a Computer
General Purpose: Informative
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience how to build a computer on their own

Introduction
A. Attention getter: How many of you own a computer, or have access to a computer?
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According to my research at statista.com, the general consensus is that over 80% of Americans own a computer, and over 70% of them use the internet. According to Time magazine, there are arguments that the internet should be considered a utility because it’s such a vital part of most Americans lives. Computers are not going away. Technology advances at an exponential rate and there is no reason to believe this to change any time soon. Computers have so many uses from instant information, …show more content…

Thesis:
Okay, so all of that sounds great, so how do you get the PC you need? I’m going to inform you about what parts you need, briefly describe how to assemble the components, and how to power it up and set up what you need.
Body –
Point 1
I. What parts will you need? 1. Motherboard – This is exactly what it sounds like. It is the mother of the board. It controls all the connections between the components on your computer.

2. Central Processing Unit, CPU or processer. This is the brain of the computer. And controls almost all processes of the computer.

3. Graphics Processing unit, GPU, or commonly known as designated graphics card. This is the component that renders images on the monitor for gaming, videos, pictures etc.

4. Random Access Memory or RAM. The more ram your computer has, the easier it will be to channel information and processes quickly. Most people won’t notice a huge difference in performance of their computer as long as they have enough RAM. However, if you do not have enough, you will notice your computer will struggle to …show more content…

Next you will install all components you can, to the motherboard itself. First will be the processor. Follow the instructions from your motherboard because most will require a bracket or some way to secure the processer. This will also include applying thermal paste to the processer and the heatsink. The thermal paste is used to be a conductor to help fill in any possible gaps between the two and releases the heat from the processer. 3. Install the motherboard, power supply, hard drive to the case. Also connect the SATA or data cable from the hard drive to the motherboard.

4. Next follow the instructions of your motherboard and power supply to make sure you have power connected to all the correct components.

5. Finally, is my least favorite part and that is managing the cable so that they are not touching any fans, hot areas of the computer, and are astatically pleasing.
Transition
Now that you have everything installed, it’s time to power on your computer, set everything up, and enjoy! Point 3
III. Setup

1. Plug in all external accessories to the case such as your mouse, keyboard, monitor

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