Building a PC for dummies

By Mark L. Chambers, Mark Chambers

Subjects: Nonfiction, Computer architecture, Amateurs' manuals, Microcomputers, design and construction, Microcomputers, Design and construction, Computer Technology, Microcomputers, handbooks, manuals, etc.

Description: Shows tech hobbyists how to build the perfect PC, whether they want to create the ultimate gaming machine or combine new and recycled parts to construct an inexpensive computer for a child The do-it-yourself craze is sweeping through the tech community, and this guide is now significantly revised and updated to cover the wide array of new hardware and accessories available Step-by-step instructions and dozens of photos walk first-time computer builders through the entire process, from building the foundation, and adding a processor and RAM, to installing a video card, configuring a hard drive, hooking up CD and DVD drives, adding a modem, and troubleshooting problems