Building the Perfect PC, 2/e (Paperback)

Description

This popular Build-It-Yourself (BIY) PC book covers everything you want to know about building your own system: Planning and picking out the right components, step-by-step instructions for assembling your perfect PC, and an insightful discussion of why you'd want to do it in the first place. Most big brand computers from HP, Dell and others use lower-quality components so they can meet their aggressive pricing targets. But component manufacturers also make high-quality parts that you can either purchase directly, or obtain through distributors and resellers. Consumers and corporations alike are opting to build rather than buy PCs to ensure high quality and compatibility.

The new edition of Building the Perfect PC shows you how to construct a variety of top-flight systems with the latest technology, including AMD Socket AM-2 and Intel Core 2 processors, that are Vista- and Linux-ready. The book includes several new options, including:

• A Budget PC you can build for approximately $350 that offers performance and reliability similar to that of mainstream systems
• A full-blown media-center system that runs Linux and MythTV or Windows MCE with multiple tuners and HDTV support
• A fire-breathing high-performance gaming system
• A fast, low-power, low-heat, low-noise, Small Form Factor system (the size of a shoe box)
• A low-cost SOHO (small office, home office) server system with a 2 terabyte (2,000 GB) disk subsystem that's suitable for a residential environment rather than a server closet

Regardless of your technical experience, Building the Perfect PC will guide you through the entire process of building or upgrading your own computer. You'll use the latest top-quality components, including Intel's Core 2 Duo and AMD's Athlon X2 CPUs. And you'll know exactly what's under the hood and how to fix or upgrade your PC, should that become necessary. Not only is the process fun, but the result is often less expensive and always better quality and far more satisfying than anything you could buy off the shelf.

描述

這本受歡迎的自組電腦書籍涵蓋了關於組裝自己系統的所有知識：計劃和選擇合適的組件，逐步指導組裝完美的個人電腦，以及深入探討為什麼你會想要這樣做。大多數來自HP、Dell和其他品牌的電腦使用低質量的組件，以滿足他們的價格競爭目標。但組件製造商也生產高質量的零件，你可以直接購買，或通過分銷商和經銷商獲得。消費者和企業都選擇自己組裝電腦，以確保高質量和兼容性。

《打造完美的個人電腦》的新版向你展示如何使用最新技術構建各種頂級系統，包括支持Vista和Linux的AMD Socket AM-2和Intel Core 2處理器。該書還包括幾個新選項，包括：

- 一台預算型個人電腦，價格約為350美元，性能和可靠性與主流系統相似
- 一個完整的媒體中心系統，運行Linux和MythTV或Windows MCE，具有多個調諧器和HDTV支持
- 一個高性能遊戲系統
- 一個快速、低功耗、低熱量、低噪音的小型系統（鞋盒大小）
- 一個適用於住宅環境而不是伺服器機櫃的低成本SOHO（小型辦公室、家庭辦公室）伺服器系統，具有2TB（2000GB）的磁碟子系統

無論你的技術經驗如何，《打造完美的個人電腦》都將引導你完成組裝或升級自己的電腦的整個過程。你將使用最新的頂級組件，包括Intel的Core 2 Duo和AMD的Athlon X2 CPU。你將清楚地知道內部結構，以及如何修復或升級你的電腦，如果有必要的話。這個過程不僅有趣，而且結果往往比你從貨架上買到的任何東西更便宜、質量更好，並且更加令人滿意。