Brilliant Build your own PC

Brilliant Build your Own PC

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Brilliant Build your own PC a visual quick reference book that explains all you need to know about selecting the right parts for your own computer and putting them all together, to create your very own customised PC. From start to finish it gives you all the information you’ll require to make the smart choices, stick to a budget and get the right results. From power supply to motherboards, from hard drives to graphics cards, from peripherals to operating systems and testing and debugging your new computer, it is all here in Brilliant Build your own PC.

Brilliant guides provide the quick, easy-to-access information that you need

• Detailed table of contents and troubleshooting guide to help you find exactly what you need to know

• Easy-to-follow task-based format

• Numbered steps guide you through each task

• Numerous screenshots and pictures illustrate each step

• ‘Important’ boxes point you to the crucial information you really need to know

• ‘Timesaver Tips’ sections give you brilliant bite-sized nuggets of help and advice

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• Starts at the beginning: what exactly are all the parts that go into a fully functioning computer and how do you choose which one to buy? No previous knowledge is assumed.

• Guides you through the simple task of assembling a PC, piece by piece, step-by-step, with advice about precautions and pitfalls.

• Makes assembling your PC easy with clear reference photos of each step, descriptive text and step-by-step instructions so you can read and see what you’ll be doing.

• Shows you how to check that your newly built PC works, how to install software, drivers and software with tips on how to get your computer running at top speed.

• Shows you how to troubleshoot the sometimes serious, but mostly trivial, problems which can occur during set up of your new PC.

Whether you’re a digital video fan and want a PC with a massive amount of storage, or a games fan and want the very latest gaming kit to cope with the latest games, or simply a computer enthusiast, it is easy to build the PC of your dreams. This book gives you advice on how to select the components you will need for your dream machine, from the huge range of motherboards and processors to graphics cards, designer cases and gaudy additions like neon lights and digital thermometers. This book shows you how to assemble them all together, how to install your operating system and how to debug and optimize your system. You can have a PC that looks exactly as you want it to look and does exactly what you want it to do. Even the biggest PC makers can’t offer you that much choice. Decide for yourself what your PC will be.

What you need to know and how to do it