Building a PC For Dummies
- ISBN-10
- 1118084829
- ISBN-13
- 9781118084823
- Category
- Computers
- Pages
- 360
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-05-09
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Mark L. Chambers
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
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