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Building your own PC is not only rewarding but also hugely cost-effective and the best way to ensure you have all the components you want within a computer. Bursting with essential advice on hardware, software packages and media centre guides, as well as featuring comprehensive instructions to every stage of installing an operating system, this magbook is a must have for anyone looking to build their own PC.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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This book is billed as the PC builder's essential handbook 2010 and it really lives up to this description.
Some 160 pages of very well written text, supported by excellent colour illustrations make this book essential reading for anyone contemplating building their own PC. It is clear enough for a first time builder to be able to tackle building a PC and detailed enough to provide additional information to someone who has built PCs in the past. Although I have build many PCs in the past, I found this book very useful, because it covers all the very latest Hardware and Software, including a chapter on Windows 7.
I was so impressed with the way this book was structured that I also purchased the 2009 Version and another in the series by the same author covering PC Fault Finding.
If you are going to build a PC, this book is a must!
Some 160 pages of very well written text, supported by excellent colour illustrations make this book essential reading for anyone contemplating building their own PC. It is clear enough for a first time builder to be able to tackle building a PC and detailed enough to provide additional information to someone who has built PCs in the past. Although I have build many PCs in the past, I found this book very useful, because it covers all the very latest Hardware and Software, including a chapter on Windows 7.
I was so impressed with the way this book was structured that I also purchased the 2009 Version and another in the series by the same author covering PC Fault Finding.
If you are going to build a PC, this book is a must!
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Im building my first PC (for high end gaming), i was very daunted by what was involved (whats the right motherboard, will this graphics card work ect,)so i decided to look around online and there are a lot of self help articles on the web but not all are very well explained for first time users, so i decided to get a book and plumped for "Build a Better PC 2010" recieved today and spent the morning reading it, this is a excellently made book with a great layout and easy to follow instructions from choosing your hardware, installing OS, what tools to use, whats the right setup for different builds (low-end, media, high end)also helps with setting up the bios and whats the best software for other tasks, anti-virus, video converts ect.
this guide is so easy to follow my nan could build her own rig lol. it took all my fears of building a pc myself away.
highly recommended.
this guide is so easy to follow my nan could build her own rig lol. it took all my fears of building a pc myself away.
highly recommended.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
This is a book for someone building their first PC, which was my position - although I'm certain to dip into it for my 2nd and 3rd (yes, be warned, the process is slightly addictive).
The documentation you will get with your motherboard is pretty good, though the images are likely to be small B&W rather than the nice big colour illustrations in the book. However, where this book scores in particular is helping you think through things like "what kind of PC am I about to build?" (budget, mid-range, top, media centre, storage unit etc).
Having decided roughly what you want, you will then be presented with options such as alternative CPU units that would do the job, the type of motherboard you should use, what graphic card you might want ... You will also be talked through installing drivers and operating systems, what free-ware there is out there that you might want, and a trouble-shooting checklist.
I refurbished a Dell Inspiron 3000 with a new motherboard, processor, memory, and hard drive. What was left you might ask, but I do now have a useable power supply for spare, and was able to reuse the case, the graphic card, one hard drive, the keyboard, mouse and monitor. The result is a very nice and *much* faster computer.
I can recommend this book. Well worth the price and a good confidence booster for a newbie.
PS -- Have a look, though at motherboard sites too. On the Gigabyte site there is a fairly complex, but very useful ebook on building a computer that is a free PDF download. For me, though, this was a "as well as" rather than a substitute item.
The documentation you will get with your motherboard is pretty good, though the images are likely to be small B&W rather than the nice big colour illustrations in the book. However, where this book scores in particular is helping you think through things like "what kind of PC am I about to build?" (budget, mid-range, top, media centre, storage unit etc).
Having decided roughly what you want, you will then be presented with options such as alternative CPU units that would do the job, the type of motherboard you should use, what graphic card you might want ... You will also be talked through installing drivers and operating systems, what free-ware there is out there that you might want, and a trouble-shooting checklist.
I refurbished a Dell Inspiron 3000 with a new motherboard, processor, memory, and hard drive. What was left you might ask, but I do now have a useable power supply for spare, and was able to reuse the case, the graphic card, one hard drive, the keyboard, mouse and monitor. The result is a very nice and *much* faster computer.
I can recommend this book. Well worth the price and a good confidence booster for a newbie.
PS -- Have a look, though at motherboard sites too. On the Gigabyte site there is a fairly complex, but very useful ebook on building a computer that is a free PDF download. For me, though, this was a "as well as" rather than a substitute item.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Build a better pc.
This book arrived very quickly. I like the layout as well as the screen shots of parts of the computer to explain it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bea
very helpfull
as a 1st time builder and even with a manual for case and motherboard I still found this book to be helpful. Read more
Published 1 month ago by A Buyer
A worthy manual for computer enthusiasts
As well as buying PC Upgrades (by the same publisher) I bought this for my son to aid his studies in IT. Read more
Published 2 months ago by debhenri
Build a beter PC
,Seems to be very comprehensive but a bit beyond my capability . Nevertheless it appears. to be well written and I'm sure would be of considerable value to someone with basic... Read more
Published 6 months ago by M. J. Bayliss
Excellent value
Received this promptly from Amazon. Does exactly what it says, explains things simply. Have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone who wishes to build there own PC.
Published 7 months ago by R. J. Brown
wonderful tool
Excellent stuff. Helped me and my 12 year-old son to build a high-end computer and never failed: all it's info was pertinent. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mark Bernes
Useful no-nonsense but basic
I bought this on the strength of other good reviews. It's ok but I would have preferred something with a bit more depth but I'm more than happy with it;if you are like minded you... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Kit Tat
Amazing Product
This book is incredible. Before reading it I was a complete novice when it came to computers, but I really wanted to build my own (I know, it was quite ambitious). Read more
Published 17 months ago by II LJ II
Easy & fun
If you can use a screwdriver and can follow these assembly instructions, you can build your own PC. This book covers just about everything you need to know, but it doesn't give an... Read more
Published 17 months ago by LesleyVipers
A must have for any beginner!!
I looked into building my first pc as it's something i've always wanted to do but didn't have a clue where to start, i knew nothing about what parts to get, how they worked... Read more
Published 19 months ago by B. Kermode
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