Build Your Own PC Do-It-Yourself For Dummies

* Packed with over 300 detailed, step-by-step photos and illustrations-including eight pages in full color-this innovative guide breaks the PC-building process into small, easily achievable tasks * A bonus DVD starring the author shows people how tackle key steps, including building the foundation, adding a processor and RAM, installing a video card, setting up a hard drive, hooking up CD and DVD drives, and installing an operating system * From selecting parts to troubleshooting problems, this is the clearest, most accessible PC-building guide ever-a book whose progressive, task-by-task chapters show people exactly how to construct the computer they've always wanted * Includes options for creating every type of specialized PC, from souped-up gaming and multimedia machines to inexpensive office and family computers