Maximum PC Guide to Building a Dream PC

February 1, 2005
The cost of name-brand PCs continues to drop, but dedicated do-it-yourselfers and performance purists maintain the importance of hands-on construction and control over component quality. From Maximum PC magazine, Dream PC addresses beginning to intermediate readers wanting to build the perfect performance PC, providing a blend of buyer's guides, step-by-step instructions, and technical tips. A full-color, heavily illustrated format and informal prose reassure; straightforward introductions to each computer component and its role provide background for the newest do-it-yourselfer. For power users, explanations of ways to beef up a system include overclocking, specialty graphics cards, and speaker placement. An enthusiastic and clear guide; appropriate for all public libraries. Also for beginning to intermediate readers, Building provides much more background and more thorough explanations, walking readers through building PCs for specific uses, including a general-purpose PC and a small or home office server. Nice full-color, step-by-step photos and instructions allow less-experienced readers to duplicate projects, while the issue of timeliness is addressed with updated online recommendations and buying guides. For all libraries.

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