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I am now going to show two graphic related upgrades I would make to this system. I have highlighted the upgrades i have chosen in the system spec.

System specification

Intel Pentium D 'Dual Core X2' CPU (5.3 Ghz)
VIA Chipset 1066 Mhz Motherboard - slots available: AGP8x (1), PCI (3), RAM (2); ports available: LAN (1), USB (6)
512 MB RAM
80 GB HDD (SATA300)
18X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer & Dual Format
onboard UniChrome PRO 3D Graphics with 64 MB shared memory
mouse and keyboard
15" flat screen
cheap inkjet printer

Upgrade one
I would improve the graphics card because the one that is in at the moment has a very low amount of cache memory. The more cache memory you have the more strain this will take off the computer. The current card is not set up for advanced graphics packages which would need. This would give the system better quality images.

Upgrade two
I would also increase the RAM from 512Mb to at least 1Gb. This would increase how much a can do at a time. The current system memory is causing a bottleneck. This is due to a lot of things such as graphics programs and windows being stored on the RAM this cause the system to use the spare space on the hard drive.

I am now going to describe what these following items do in a computer system to
Manipulate digital graphics.

Components that are used to manipulate Digital graphics towards(P1)

Screens

Present the image you can get higher colour screens and larger screens to create a better quality image.

Graphics
Graphics card takes a lot of effort off the CPU. You can get better graphics cards that can handle more complicated graphics therefore create better pictures.

Digital camera
Digital cameras allow the user take photos of things and implement them on the computer software you can get cameras with more pixels.

Flash cards
Are storage cards that are used in digital cameras like memory cards. You can get flash cards with more memory.

USB storage devices
USB storage devices allow the user to take files from the computer and use them on other computers. There are higher memory USB storage devices available.

Scanner

This device can be used to scan a picture that has already been printed and this will allow the user to edit it.

Mouse

The mouse is the key way to choose the options on the screen. You can get high resolution mice which improve the navigation around the screen