Dude, You can do it! How to build a Sweet PC

Chapter 1. Why Build Your Own PC?

Have you read the introduction to this book? If not, please stop what you're doing right now and go back to the introduction. Stop reading. We mean it! Once again, stop reading this chapter, go back to the introduction, and give it a quick read. Don't worry, it's short and full of great information.

If you're still reading—and you've actually read the introduction— then congratulations are in order. You passed the first test! You followed directions without skipping parts that may be important, which is key to building computers. We want to make this clear here in Chapter 1, right from the start, before you learn anything else. Following directions carefully is all that you need to do to successfully and skillfully ...