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9780072229011

Build Your Own High-Performance Gamer's Mod PC

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  • ISBN13:

    9780072229011

  • ISBN10:

    0072229012

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-03-24
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
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Summary

Rev it up, take it into overdrive, and transform your ordinary desktop PC into a cool looking, high-performance gamer's mod PC. Learn to acquire and install the latest CPUs, the largest hard drives, and the fastest RAM. Plus, tweak sounds and video cards so applications and games look and sound better. Also explains physical modifications including painting and lighting design.

Author Biography

Joel Durham, Jr. was the first Technical Editor of PC Gamer. He currently works as a freelance writer and editor for gaming magazines and Web sites Edward Chen is a Web programmer for one of the largest communications companies in the world. He is the founder and Webmaster of GideonTech.com

Table of Contents

Part I: Making It a High-Performance PC

1: The Case and Power Supply

2: The Motherboard, Processor, and Memory

3: The Graphics Card

4: The Sound Card and Speakers

5: Storage, Cooling, and Finishing Up

6: Outside the Box

Part II: Modding the Case

7: Window Construction

8: Case Lighting

9: Painting Techniques

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