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Building the Perfect PC, Second Edition
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 004
EAN: 9780596526863
Edition: 2nd
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 0596526865
Label: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 422
Publication Date: December 22, 2006
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Studio: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Editorial Review:
This popular Build-It-Yourself (BIY) PC book covers everything you want to know about building your own system: Planning and picking out the right components, step-by-step instructions for assembling your perfect PC, and an insightful discussion of why you'd want to do it in the first place. Most big brand computers from HP, Dell and others use lower-quality components so they can meet their aggressive pricing targets. But component manufacturers also make high-quality parts that you can either purchase directly, or obtain through distributors and resellers. Consumers and corporations alike are opting to build rather than buy PCs to ensure high quality and compatibility.
The new edition of Building the Perfect PC shows you how to construct a variety of top-flight systems with the latest technology, including AMD Socket AM-2 and Intel Core 2 processors, that are Vista- and Linux-ready. The book includes several new options, including:
- A Budget PC you can build for approximately $350 that offers performance and reliability similar to that of mainstream systems
- A full-blown media-center system that runs Linux and MythTV or Windows MCE with multiple tuners and HDTV support
- A fire-breathing high-performance gaming system
- A fast, low-power, low-heat, low-noise, Small Form Factor system (the size of a shoe box)
- A low-cost SOHO (small office, home office) server system with a 2 terabyte (2,000 GB) disk subsystem that's suitable for a residential environment rather than a server closet
Regardless of your technical experience, Building the Perfect PC will guide you through the entire process of building or upgrading your own computer. You'll use the latest top-quality components, including Intel's Core 2 Duo and AMD's Athlon X2 CPUs. And you'll know exactly what's under the hood and how to fix or upgrade your PC, should that become necessary. Not only is the process fun, but the result is often less expensive and always better quality and far more satisfying than anything you could buy off the shelf.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Book is an excellent overview
"How to Build a Perfect PC" is a very good overview, but PC's and components are forever changing - so to be entirely pertinent, this is the type of book that requires frequent updates. If you're building your own, you'll find that with all the accompanying instructions and manuals, you go into sensory overload trying to determine the proper way to do your build-out and then make everything work. The most difficult aspect of building a new computer is your wiring and cable management. Make a wrong ... Read More
Rating: - A good book but you need the buyers guide too
I am happy with this book so far although I have not had time to put it to the test. I have been monkeying with computers since 1985. I wanted to get current in a hurry. The book looks well put together and easy to understand with good pics. I like the way the information is presented. It looks like it was written with great care and honesty. Not a bunch of BS. You need the buyers guide to go with it. It's cheap, more up to date and a great reference. The writers admit that the book needs a supplement ... Read More
Rating:  - Building a computer is never been so easy
After reading this book I was able to build my first system. Great book easy to understand.
Rating:  - Dissapointed Novice Builder
I am a fan of Make but was dissapointed in the book because it is so out of date. There is a long lead time between completion of a manuscript and publication of a book. The parts lists, price information, and even some instructions are out of date and inconsistent. The overall ideas in the book are good, but maybe this is a project that should be published as an online guide where updates are dynamic. As a novice builder, the first thing I did was flip back to the budget PC parts list, log-on to NewEgg, ... Read More
Rating:  - A good book in theory, but not in practice
This book has gotten some pretty good reviews, which is one reason I chose it over other, similar titles. So I hate to be the voice of dissent, but here's how I feel about this book.
I think this book is extremely useful in theory. What I mean by that is you can sit back and read the book without actually doing the projects and learn quite a bit about PC components. For example, I now know that Antec is a really good brand to choose for the case. I saw the layout of a motherboard and have a better ... Read More
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