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9780471783596

Building a PC For Dummies®, 5th Edition

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    9780471783596

  • ISBN10:

    0471783595

  • Edition: 5th
  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2006-01-01
  • Publisher: For Dummies
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Summary

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

Table of Contents

Introduction
Can I Really Do This?
What's in a Computer, Anyway?
What Type of PC Should I Build?
Building Your PC
Building the Foundation: The Case and Motherboard
A Bag of Chips: Adding RAM and a CPU
The Three PC Senses: Ports, Mouse, and Keyboard
Images "R" Us: Adding Video and a Monitor
Make Room! Your Hard Drive and Other Storage Devices
Adding the Fun Stuff
Putting the Spin on CD-ROM and DVD
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