Building a PC In Easy Steps: Covers Windows 8
Author(s): Stuart Yarnold
For those who want more than the standard pre-built PC. Pre-built systems are often a compromise between what the manufacturers want to sell you and what you want to buy. One solution is to build it yourself. Buying a copy of Building a PC in easy steps is the first step in the right direction to build a PC. Written in concise and easy-to-understand style, this book will take you by the hand and walk you through all the stages of building and setting up a computer: Buying the parts and avoiding sales scams; mastering and installing each component (CPU, memory, video, etc); altering default settings in the BIOS for optimum performance, installing and configuring device drivers. The troubleshooting chapter is invaluable in the event of problems. By the time you've finished, you will have a computer that's tailored to your exact requirements with no superfluous features or functions. This fourth edition covers Windows 8 and 8.1
General Information
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- : In Easy Steps Limited
- : In Easy Steps Limited
- : 0.431
- : 01 September 2013
- : 227mm X 186mm X 11mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 September 2013
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Stuart Yarnold
- : Paperback
- : 4th Revised edition
- : 621.3916
- : 192
- : Full colour screensots, photographs and diagrams
- : Full colour screensots, photographs and diagrams
More About The Product
Stuart Yarnold is an electronics engineer who has been working in the industry since leaving college. Originally a marine radio and radar troubleshooter, he now devotes much of his time to playing poker professionally and can usually be found lurking in one of the online poker rooms. Based in the U.K., he has authored several successful In Easy Steps titles including "Windows 7 Tips and Techniques in easy steps, Windows 8 Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts in Easy Steps, " and "Building a PC in Easy Steps."