nothing to do with the computer, its the processor the determines that (u can get processor upgrades)
The processor (obviously)
minimum date is 1980. maximum date is 2099.
desktops
It all depends on how many USB Ports are on your computer. If you count them up, then you have your answer.
That depends on what kind of games you are considering to play. In order to play the new high-end games with maximum quality you need a very decent computer. The CPU speed could be a single core 3,4 GHz processor or a Quad core 3GHz processor. It all depends on how much money you are willing to spend on the computer or what processors that are compatible with the computer you are using. If you're wanting to play very old games, some of them relied on the computer clock speed being locked at 4.77 MHz (yes, really), and will run far too fast to even see on a computer whose clock speed is nearly a thousand times greater. However, you can use programs like DosBox to make the game "think" that it's running on an old PC-XT.
The processor (obviously)
The maximum amount of RAM supported by a computer depends on the processor and the motherboard.
The maximum temperature of an Intel processor varies by the type of processor and the chassis of the computer. Many of the Intel processors however, will send a message to the motherboard to shut the computer down if the temperature goes over 100 degrees Celsius.Ê
Different pastes keep your processor cooler then others. In a way, yes it does effect the processor because the better paste you have the cooler your system will run which then will allow your computer to run at maximum speed.
Right click My Computer, and figure out what type of processor you have first. (Pentium III, Pentium 4, Athlon, Phenom, etc). This can narrow you down to a small year range that determines the literal age of your processor. For example, the Phenom II have a maximum age range of 2008-2012. How old it is in terms of years of use? This is something nobody can tell you-- Keep track of this yourself or ask the previous owner of the processor.
A desktop processor is a processor that has been optimized for maximum performance on the desktop, for tasks such as playing video games or editing video. This is as opposed to a laptop / mobile processor, which is optimized to provide longer battery life and run cooler.
Yes it can. I've done it plenty of times (my computer uses a 1.8GHz dual-core). I've played UT2004 and Need for Speed Most Wanted fine on it. Mind you, if your computer has a 1.6GHz processor, increase the RAM to the maximum supported, it really helps.
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The 8086/8088 processor is a 16 bit processor. In a 16 bit two's complement notation, the maximum number is 0x7FFF, or 32767, while the minimum number is 0x8000, or -32768.
As of 2011 the maximum capacity of a computer is 64 bit.
The layout, or form factor, determines what sort of case the motherboard needs and provides a maximum expansion slot limit
That will be dependent on the processor and other electronic hardware.