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smoothly. Many desktop computers can run virtual machines, but if you want

the best possible performance, you want lots of RAM and a good CPU.

EXAM TIP You’ll need lots of RAM—think maximum RAM—and a fast

CPU with many cores to get great performance out of a virtualization

workstation.

To wrap, a virtualization workstation:

• Needs very large amounts of RAM—often the maximum the system

can accept

• Needs a fast CPU with as many cores as the systems—and your wallet

—allow

Chapter 22, “Virtualization,” discusses virtual machines in great detail.

We’ll take the opportunity there to flesh out the discussion of virtualization

workstations.

Gaming PC

Computer gaming is one of the most process-intensive operations you can do

with a PC. As an aspiring PC tech, you probably took your first apprehensive

steps into the dark underbelly of PCs with a game: Fortnite, Minecraft,

Grand Theft Auto, Borderlands 2, World of Warcraft . . . you’ve played at

least one of them. While casual gamers can get by with a standard desktop

PC (like the thick client you read about earlier), those who take their gaming

seriously want a powerful gaming PC ready to pump out the latest games (see

Figure 11-5).

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