Building a PC For Dummies

by Mark L. Chambers

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

Genres: Reference, Computers, Technology

380 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Foxtower · Rating 3 out of 5]

Back in the day, before “plug and play”, before thirty gigabyte hard drives and hundreds of thousands of operating files computer users had to do things like set pins on the mother board or drives, change the boot files and just generally spend a lot of time inside the computers. Thus there was market for configuration books. This is one of several I used, providing references to drive parameters and hundreds of other now obscure and forgotten bits of data one needed just to upgrade a bit or get the thing working better. Thank goodness those days are gone, as not only do I refuse to ever learn anymore about computers, but thankfully I can use then and not need to waste limited brain capacity with all that useless data!

[Geoffrey Oliver · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for basic knowledge

This isn't a book for experts, obviously , but a good source of basic knowledge of your PC. I knew that before I started, but wanted to start my computer education at a basic level, and this book does that. Worth the time to read if you want to learn right.

[Greg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wanted to build a PC with my dad. Never did. Still a good read but the content is very much outdated shortly after reading due to the nature of the industry. Now a days all of this could be found online, thus the problem with Barnes and Noble

[Kevin J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for the beginner. It is, however, somewhat outdated, but some of the major points still apply.

[Pat Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book makes it seem possible to put your own computer together.

[Miguel · Rating 3 out of 5]

very educational