Building the Perfect PC, Third Edition

Table of contents

1. Foreword to the Third Edition
2. Preface
3. 1. Fundamentals
   1. Why Build a PC?
   2. Designing the Perfect PC
   3. Things to Know and Do Before You Start
   4. Things You Need to Have
   5. Troubleshooting
4. 2. Choosing and Buying Components
   1. Choosing Components
   2. Buying Components
   3. Final Words
5. 3. Building a Budget PC
   1. Determining Functional Requirements
   2. Hardware Design Criteria
   3. Component Considerations
   4. Building the Budget System
   5. Final Words
6. 4. Building a Mainstream System
   1. Determining Functional Requirements
   2. Hardware Design Criteria
   3. Component Considerations
   4. Building the Mainstream System
   5. Final Words
7. 5. Building an Extreme System
   1. Determining Functional Requirements
   2. Hardware Design Criteria
   3. Component Considerations
   4. Building the Extreme System
   5. Final Words
8. 6. Building a Media Center System
   1. Determining Functional Requirements
   2. Hardware Design Criteria
   3. Component Considerations
   4. Building the Media Center System
   5. Installing Software
   6. Final Words
9. 7. Building an Appliance/Nettop System
   1. Determining Functional Requirements
   2. Hardware Design Criteria
   3. Component Considerations
   4. Building the Appliance System
   5. Final Words
10. 8. Building a Home Server
    1. Determining Functional Requirements
    2. Hardware Design Criteria
    3. Component Considerations
    4. Building the Home Server
    5. Final Words
11. Colophon
12. About the Authors