Build Your Own PC Do-It-Yourself for Dummies [With DVD ROM] (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780470196113)

If you've dreamed about having a customized multimedia PC or one tricked out for your favorite games, build your own and make your dreams come true Build Your Own PC Do-It-Yourself For Dummies makes it easy.

Not only is building your own PC a really rewarding project, it can also save you a nice chunk of cash. This step-by-step guide helps you decide what you need, teaches you what all those computer terms mean, and tells you exactly how to put the pieces together. It shows you:

• What tools you need (not as many as you might think )
• All about operating systems
• How to install CD and DVD drives
• The scoop on sound and video, and how to put a sound system together from start to finish
• How to connect a monitor and install a modem
• All about setting up and configuring the hard drive
• Secrets for securing your system, and more

Included is a bonus DVD showing you how to install the motherboard, CPU, RAM, ports, hard drive, video and sound cards, a DVD drive, and more. With Build Your Own PC Do-It-Yourself For Dummies, you can have the computer you want plus the satisfaction of doing it yourself

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Author: Mark L. Chambers
ISBN-10: 0470196114
ISBN-13: 9780470196113
Publisher: For Dummies
Language: English
Published: 02/03/2009
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.90w x 0.80d