Explaining parts to un-educated people

Caporegime
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Heyo

Just got paid and bit the bullet and bought myself some new bits. But as my sisters were paying for some as my Christmas present I had to explain in simple terms what they were, which was... challenging.

8800GT - Makes my PC's graphics much better than a PS3 for a fraction of the cost.

Freezer 7 Pro - Means I can make my PC's brain run faster instead of having to buy a new faster one (took some explaining about cooling etc).

Coolermaster 690 Case - My current case is loud and i cant sleep with my PC on, this one is much quieter and looks nicer (met with a 'turn your PC off at night then' answer....)

Cheap 5.1 Sound Card - So I can put sound and pictures through my TV which is pointing the other way from my PC, and allows me to play games etc with headphones while someone else can watch a film. (answer: you can connect your TV to your PC?)

I got there in the end and they paid up. What other means have you used to purswade people who arent as geeky minded as us that PC parts are a worthwhile upgrade?
 
My GF tells me that she loves my geekyness.... Im not so sure, I just think she likes my free, on demand PC repair service.

The fact with this is I had to convince my sisters to cough up some cash for it. PEople need to know what there paying for...
 
Every time I see a TFT set to a non native resolution because the user wants BIGGER WORDS AND MORE SPACE I cry a little inside an a Kitten Dies. Worst was in a GP practice the other day. 24" Almost new Samsung Monitor that must have cost £300ish, being run at 1024x768! ITS NOT EVEN A WIDESCREEN RESOLUTION!

And yes, Memory, Ram, Storage, Drive Space, Hard Drive etc seem to be interchangeable words for the non literate. Does my head in!
 
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