Build Your Own PC

by Morris Rosenthal

Shows with photographs and images how to assemble from scratch - or simply upgrade - your PC. Organized in three main sections, this how-to guide leads you through making preparations to build your... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072124679
• ISBN13: 9780072124675
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

GREAT BOOK FOR BEGINNERS AND EXPERTS!!

If you asked me what the diffrence between a moniter and a video card was, I would be clueless! That's until I read this book. Now I know what every single pc part looks like, how each pc part works, how to build a pc, and the average of how much each pc part costs! This book has 250+ photos of each part of a PC and it has a photo for each and every single step of building a pc! I'm only 13 years old and know nearly everything about computers now! It even talks about recent brands of pc parts and each brand's advantages and disadvantages to help you buy the right pc parts! And it's all thanks to this book!!! Of course for first-time-builders, some of it my be a little bit hard to understand at first, but it won't be that hard. Trust me, you'll be building your computer in no time!I "HIGHLY RECOMEND THIS BOOK TO BEGINERS OR EXPERTS"!

If you have the Motivation you will do it!!!!!

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-tualatin2 ASUS MOTHERBOARD(cpu range up to 2.0GHZ)3 RAID 0+1 Controller Card4 Two 80GB MAXTOR 7200RPM5 ONE GB CRUCIAL PC-133MHZ SDRAM6 CREATIVE LAB VIDEO CARD 64MB RAM (DDR)7 NIC (Network Interface Card)8 MODEM V.90 9 CREATIVE LAB SOUND CARD WITH TRUETABLE AND POLIPHONY10 SONY-DVDROM 16X11 TDK-CDRW - 24x10x48(BEST BURNERS!!)12 IOMEGA-100/250MB ZIP DRIVER13 REGULAR FLOPPY DRIVER14 350 WATTS POWER SUPPLY.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. ...

THE BEST DO-IT-YOUR-SELF PC BUILDING BOOK EVER!!!

I was amazed at how easy it was to build my own PC with the help of this highly organized and well-written book. After reading throught the book once, I had enough information to decide on the type of system that I really needed; assembling it was a snap because of the detailed instructions with pictures. I highly recommend this book for anyone who likes putting together their own customized computer system!

Excelent Book!

One of the greatest how-to books there are on building your own pc. It goes into great detail with how to install all the components and put them together to build a computer. It doesn't only tell you how to build a Pentium. It also covers AMD, like Athlons. One of the great feutures about this book is that it is up to date. Another great reason to buy this how-to book is because the author does not care to waste any ink, so he describes it ALL in great detal, as mentioned before. If you buy this book and after reading it, dont know where to buy any parts, ... The author should mention this site, but he didn't. After reading this book you will have more knowledge about building computers then you had before reading it. Even if you are a profesional. There is always something you will miss and this book will just make your life easier if you plan to build a computer that will fit your personal needs, even if you are going to sell it.

WOW! This is a GREAT book for FIRST TIME PC BUILDERS!

This is an excellent book for anybody who wants to build their own computer. Even if you don't know any of the computer parts, this book fully details every part of the computer and how they work. The author introduces computer terms and allows the reader to understand what they mean in simple terms. I am 13 years old, and am making my own computer thanks to this book. The book makes things simple, building a PC is not half as hard as it seems. The book is filled with photos, allowing you to see every process of assembling the computer. This book will teach you in normal language how to make a desktop or tower. Not to mention, this book was written recentely and includes PIII cpu's, AMD processors, and even DVD-ROM drives. However, to make your own computer following this book, you must be willing to specd at least $500.00. I highly recommend this book to any person, any age, who wants to make their own computer. However, this book seems to leave some questions about assembly unanswered, and a little research by yourself might be necessary. Overall, this is a simple, fun book to read that makes PC building very easy. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.