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Title: Building a PC for Dummies
by Mark L. Chambers
ISBN: 0-7645-0782-6
Publisher: For Dummies
Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000
Format: Paperback
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $21.99
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Average Customer Rating: 3.1 (29 reviews)

Customer Reviews

Rating: 4
Summary: Another great book in this series.
Comment: So far no Dummies book has let me down and this book is no exception. I found it easy to read and it included everything from how to buy to how to install each part. It included DVD and PII CPU chips and I found the chapter on video very helpful when I bought my AGP card. This book is a great all--around computer assembly and upgrade manual.

Rating: 1
Summary: Any similar alternate book would be better.
Comment: While I was reading/assembling my computer I found the book to be poorly written, with not nearly enough specific info. I was very frustrated, and needed to purchase a different book to correctly assemble my rig. Since then I've read 15-20 other books related to computer hardware/software/networking affording me a fair amount of perspective. This book ranges from badly outdated general info. to just plain incorrect info. I can say now with confidence that using only this book as a reference will almost guarantee an improper assembly of your computer. You will be frustrated and you will probably waste a decent amount of money.

Rating: 3
Summary: pretty good
Comment: For the absolute beginner, this book is an excellent tool.

Its only problem is that in attempting to cover a broad amount of information in a small amount of space, it must leave out particulars such as in depth explanations of the various components of each part. Explanations such as these would make choosing parts and understanding jargon a lot easier and would make the book more resistant to the passage of time (the recommendations are quite dated).

If you want a computer that would have been the bee's knees in 1999 this is a great resource; otherwise, you will definitely need to use this book in conjunction with a more exhaustive source.

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