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Building a PC for Dummies, Fourth Edition
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Author: Mark L. Chambers
List Price: $21.99
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ISBN: 0764542478
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (02 September, 2003)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 26,318
Average Customer Rating: 3.18 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 3 out of 5
pretty good
For the absolute beginner, this book is an excellent tool. Its only problem is that in attempting to cover a broad amount of information in a small amount of space, it must leave out particulars such as in depth explanations of the various components of each part. Explanations such as these would make choosing parts and understanding jargon a lot easier and would make the book more resistant to the passage of time (the recommendations are quite dated). If you want a computer that would have been the bee's knees in 1999 this is a great resource; otherwise, you will definitely need to use this book in conjunction with a more exhaustive source.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Build a PC for dummies
One day I decided to try to play around and build a PC for grins. I then went out and bought this book. The first 2 or 3 chapters give you a lot of hope and inspiration that it could be done. The author didn't go into depth about XP, but if you can read between the lines and are bold enough to take on the challenge, you can reach that goal of completing the task. I found myself using several books in addition to this one to do so. The author didn't quite give you enough details about what to buy specifically, for any system. Good luck to all that attempt without any book.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Well-written and easy to follow
This really is a "how-to" hands-on book. The author uses a logical approach (unlike other assembly guides I have seen that are impossible to follow in a linear fashion). It also helps you understand what's involved in upgrading pieces of your system. CPU installation is covered in general, so I found it easy to install my P4 without specific coverage by following these steps, but there's no mention of Windows XP or the newest high-speed memory.Overall, a good guide and I can recommend it.
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