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Building the Perfect PC, 2nd Edition
By Barbara Fritchman Thompson, Robert Thompson
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Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: December 01, 2006
ISBN-10: 0-596-52686-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-596-52686-3
Pages: 352

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Dedication
		Foreword to the Second Edition
		Preface
		Chapter 1.  Fundamentals
			Section 1.1.  Why Build a PC?
			Section 1.2.  Designing the Perfect PC
			Section 1.3.  Things to Know and Do Before You Start
			Section 1.4.  Things You Need to Have
			Section 1.5.  Getting to Know Your Motherboard
			Section 1.6.  Troubleshooting
		Chapter 2.  Choosing and Buying Components
			Section 2.1.  Choosing Components
			Section 2.2.  Buying Components
			Section 2.3.  Final Words
		Chapter 3.  Building a Mainstream PC
			Section 3.1.  Determining Functional Requirements
			Section 3.2.  Hardware Design Criteria
			Section 3.3.  Component Considerations
			Section 3.4.  Building the Mainstream PC
			Section 3.5.  Post-Assembly
			Section 3.6.  Final Words
		Chapter 4.  Building a SOHO Server
			Section 4.1.  Determining Functional Requirements
			Section 4.2.  Hardware Design Criteria
			Section 4.3.  Component Considerations
			Section 4.4.  Building the SOHO Server
			Section 4.5.  Final Words
		Chapter 5.  Building a Gaming PC
			Section 5.1.  Determining Functional Requirements
			Section 5.2.  Hardware Design Criteria
			Section 5.3.  Component Considerations
			Section 5.4.  Building the Gaming PC
			Section 5.5.  Final Words
		Chapter 6.  Building a Media Center PC
			Section 6.1.  Determining Functional Requirements
			Section 6.2.  Hardware Design Criteria
			Section 6.3.  Choosing Software
			Section 6.4.  Component Considerations
			Section 6.5.  Building the Media Center PC
			Section 6.6.  Final Words
		Chapter 7.  Building a Small Form Factor (SFF) PC
			Section 7.1.  Determining Functional Requirements
			Section 7.2.  Hardware Design Criteria
			Section 7.3.  Component Considerations
			Section 7.4.  Building the SFF PC
			Section 7.5.  Final Words
		Chapter 8.  Building a Budget PC
			Section 8.1.  Determining Functional Requirements
			Section 8.2.  Hardware Design Criteria
			Section 8.3.  Component Considerations
			Section 8.4.  Building the Budget PC
			Section 8.5.  Final Words
		About the Authors
		Colophon
		Index