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Build It. Fix It. Own It

Manufacturer: QUE
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 5138

Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 576

Dewey Decimal Number: 621.39160288
ASIN: B001BFL9GW

Publication Date: June 3, 2008
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Product Description

This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version.

BUILD IT. FIX it. OWN IT.

A Beginner’s Guide to Building and Upgrading a PC

Build It. Fix It. Own It. is the ultimate beginner’s guide to building and fixing your own PC. With a friendly, knowledgeable tone, this book shows the beginning PC builder everything he or she needs to know to build a computer or upgrade an existing one.

We step you through the parts that lurk inside a PC, from the motherboard and power supply to the CPU, memory, hard drive, video card, sound card, and networking hardware. In each case, you will learn how the hardware works, what it does, what types of hardware are available, and what to look for when buying the hardware.

Then we walk you step-by-step though a series of PC building projects. We show you how to build five different types of PC: a basic business PC, a home theater PC, a high-performance PC, a killer gaming PC, and a budget PC. And if building a new PC from scratch isn’t in your budget, we show you how to resurrect an old PC by swapping out a few key components.

When you have your PC built and running, we show you how to set up a wireless network and the BIOS and maintain your new rig.

Build It. Fix It. Own It. is the ultimate PC builder’s guide, even if you’ve never ventured inside a PC case before!

Author Bio

Paul McFedries is one of the industry’s most well known and respected technical writers and is a passionate computer tinkerer. He is the author of more than 70 computer books that have sold more than three million copies worldwide. His recent titles include the Sams Publishing books Windows Vista Unleashed and Windows Home Server Unleashed and the Que Publishing books Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista, Formulas and Functions with Microsoft Excel 2007, Tricks of the Microsoft Office 2007 Gurus, and Microsoft Access 2007 Forms, Reports, and Queries. Paul also is the proprietor of Word Spy (www.wordspy.com), a website devoted to tracking new words and phrases as they enter the English language.

Category Hardware

Covers PC Hardware

User Level BeginneraIntermediate

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Exelent for a begginer September 1, 2008
It is an exelent book for a beginer. Also a more experienced buyer can get updated information.

4 out of 5 stars

a good door to open for a computer builder wanna be August 23, 2008
I reviewed this book in a local chain bookstore. I had never seen it here on amazon before that. The book has several very good points. It's very well organized. It has several helpful photos, howbeit black and white. It describes how to build a basic comptuer, a gaming computer, and also a home entertainment system. It tells you what hardware is needed for each system-and what is not. It lists the basic tools needed to build or work on the hardware. It also gives you the paramaters of what is safe and prudent to do-and not-for example, it tells you there is no reason to open the power supply, and why. I did not have the money to purchase the book that day, but Im purchasing very soon. I would not try to build a system with just this book- It isn't comprehensive. but it sure helps you narrow down the info you need to get started, and with a little common sense, you will see what other books you will need to fill in knowledge not covered here.

4 out of 5 stars

Build It. Fix It. Own It: A Beginner's Guide to Building and Upgrading a PC July 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book told me all that I needed to build a PC that met my needs. It made me understand me the information hidden in those geek product descriptions. I now won't be wasting money on over-specifying equipment and I won't be disappointed by equipment that doesn't perform to my requirements. Find out how walking on carpet in socks can ruin your CPU! The book is big but easy to read because the author's style is conversational and sometimes funny.

4 out of 5 stars

Very good book July 22, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This book was very good, though not the best PC Building book I've read. I chose this one because it was published recently (2008) and I wanted something that was up-to-date on current technology. The book did not disappoint in that area. Overall, the book did a nice job walking you through each component of a PC and giving you advice on how to select the right components. This book will definitely be of use to both beginner and experienced PC builders. With no prior knowledge, you will be able to build a great computer by following the advice in this book. My only complaint is that I occasionally still had questions about certain components after reading the section on those component. However, I do not feel like this significantly detracted from the usefulness of the book.

5 out of 5 stars

A good choice for anyone! June 23, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful

Really good book so far! I didn't know anything about motherboards, and now I feel more better. The reason this book is good is because it's nice to read even if you don't make a PC. But the proccessors are where it got blurry with numbers for me.