( 7 reviews )
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Posted: Sep 9 2007
Really a good book for someone that knows next to nothing about PCs. Explains everything very simply. The proof will be when I buy things and try to put it all together, but that could be a wee while yet. Highly recommended!
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Posted: Sep 8 2007
No SLI a 256 Vid card in a Ultimate Gaming Machine ? If you are a 1st time builder this book might help with explanations of what does what and how it does it. But if you are looking to build a Gaming PC thats dx 10 ready to play games such as COD 4 and Crysis go with a recent Maximumpc release.
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: May 19 2007
I bought this book several months ago, and have since built a new computer that I am typing on right now. :) This book is VERY helpful in getting you familiar with computer terms, and knowing what does what. Also in telling you how to shop and buy your computer parts. I have seen complaints saying that this book is outdated and other such things. Well, it is, but that doesn't take very long to do in the computer world. But that still does not lower the quality or helpfullness of the book. You still will learn what to look for in parts. Online forums are also a big help. This book does alot of step by step instructions. But you also have to use some common sense, and look some things up online yourself, because you will most likely not build the exact computer that they build in the book. If you have a flexible mind, can read instructions that come with what you buy, and have some common sense, you will do just fine! The only thing about this book that I did not like was several spelling and punctuation errors. There were also one or two sentances in the book, that were not actual sentances. You could still tell what they were saying though. Has anyone making this book heard of "proof reading"? My concluding thought: This book is a TERIFFIC guide, and I will recommend it to anybody. Just be flexible and know that if you actually build a computer, things will not be EXACTALLY the same as how it is in the book. But everything you need to know is in there.
