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