- Paperback: 223 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 2 edition (Aug 25 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0072124679
- ISBN-13: 978-0072124675
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 21.3 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 544 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,146,442 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Outstanding, very informative & easy to read! This was the most informative book on building computers I have ever read, and I have read a few. I would recommend this book to anyone who was considering building a PC or who just wanted to see how they were put together, operate, and what you can do with them." -- Amazon reviewer
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As personal computers prices continue to fall, component prices fall as well. With Pentium III chipsets and motherboards available at reasonable prices, more and more novices consider building and customizing their personal computers. Build Your Own PC, Second Edition, takes away the mystery and fear most people have about the internal workings of a PC. If readers can put together a Lego set or follow a recipe, they can use Build Your Own PC to design and build a PC and save money. This is a highly visual, easy-to-read guide, with over 150 step-by-step photographs and includes a visual glossary that defines each part of a PC.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
If you have the Motivation you will do it!!!!!,
By "jmendezzz" (Great Neck, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Build Your Own PC, Third Edition (Paperback)
This book is great. Although the book does not explain every part in details (230 pages), it does a hell of a good job. I bought the Third Edition. I do have to say that if you are a true beginner, and what I mean by a beginner, is that you don't know anything about a computer, you might have a hard time, but is up to the beholder to get what he/she wants to achieve. I also have to say that the first 3 chapters are an "Introduction to PC Hardware and in general how they work".Let me give the specs of the system That I build: 1 PENTIUM III 1.13GHZ-tualatin By the way, I also overclocked the motherboard to maximize the speed of my CPU(The speed of my CPU now is 1.8GHZ, the default was 1.13ghz) although I WARN YOU, be very careful, you might end up burning your motherboard and not to mention ruin your processor or your complete system. In order to OVERCLOCK try getting a more detail book and reading the manual that comes with your motherboard. ...
3.0 out of 5 stars
excellent but dated,
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This review is from: Build Your Own PC, Third Edition (Paperback)
Excellent book, great photos. Fantastic for DIY.However, the year 2004 is creeping on us, so an update would be nice, especially with amd64.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wicked awesome,
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This review is from: Build Your Own PC, Third Edition (Paperback)
As of the date of this review, the Third Edition is a terrific book. Absolutely right on. It covers everything you need to know to build your own ATX-form factor computer, with the possible exception of leads to the best online vendors. It also doesn't cover things like mini-ITX configurations, but that wouldn't be appropriate for an introductory text anyway. If you are looking for the one book that will show you how to build your own machine, this is it.
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