The Complete Building Your Own PC Manual (4th Ed) - December 2019 (gnv64)

The Complete Building Your Own PC Manual (4th Ed) - December 2019
English | 127 pages | PDF | 90.3 mb

Your essential step-by-step guide to building your own computer from planning to completion.
Building your own PC is not something everyone will want or need to do. It takes some time, planning and careful thought and is not always the best possible way to get a new computer within your budget. However, if you want to feel a great sense of satisfaction, save money, learn more about how computers work and set yourself up to be able to solve hardware problems in the future, we recommend it to anyone. If you need to either get your first PC or replace an old one, this guide, aimed at the first time builder, takes you through every step: from planning the system to installing components and adding essential software.

Introduction 3
Plan Your Build
10 Reasons to Build Your Own PC 8
Choosing the System Type 10
Choosing a PC Case 12
Motherboards 16
Choosing a Processor 20
The Right RAM 24
HDD, SSD or Both? 28
and more...
Building Your PC
Getting Ready to Build 54
Preparing the Case 56
Navigating Your Motherboard 58
Fitting the CPU 62
Adding a CPU Cooler 64
Fitting the Memory Modules 66
Fitting the Motherboard into the Case 68
Fitting the Hard Drive (HDD) 72
Fitting Optical Drives 74
and more...
Installing Software
Installing the Windows OS 92
Upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or 8.1 96
Updating Your Motherboard BIOS 100
Updating Your Device Drivers 104
Optimising Your PC for Performance 106
Protecting Your PC from Malware 108
Upgrading to a Solid State Drive (SSD) 110
and more...