When it comes to looking at computers to build or buy, it’s easy to get bogged down by numbers. This is the first part in a series to help make those numbers useful. We start here with the CPU.

This is the second part in a series to help make the stats a store says a computer has more useful. This edition is about the RAM, or Memory.

The third part in our series explaining what computer specifications mean for you. This edition is about Graphics Cards.

The fourth part in our series explaining what computer specifications mean for you. This edition is about Storage.

The fifth part in our series explaining what computer specifications mean for you. This edition is about Computer Cases.