PC Modding For Dummies [Paperback]

Joel Durham Jr. (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764575767 | ISBN-13: 978-0764575761 | Publication Date: February 4, 2005 | Edition: 1

Here's your ticket to the high-octane world of modding!

Supercharge your PC, add windows and fans, try a new paint job, and more!

Why should something as cool as your computer look and act like a staid, sand-colored sedan? With this book and a few basic tools, you can perform the ultimate computer makeover. Kick performance into high gear, discover overclocking, add bells and whistles, toss in some blowholes and awesome lighting effects, and go PC cruisin'!

Discover how to:
* Optimize your computer's BIOS
* Overclock your system
* Choose and install a graphics card
* Keep souped-up parts cool
* Cut a window in the case
* Add a lighted fan

Editorial Reviews

Review

“…a good introduction to modding, for the capable yet inexperienced modder…” (PC Utilities, March 2005)

From the Back Cover

Here's your ticket to the high-octane world of modding!

Supercharge your PC, add windows and fans, try a new paint job, and more!

Why should something as cool as your computer look and act like a staid, sand-colored sedan? With this book and a few basic tools, you can perform the ultimate computer makeover. Kick performance into high gear, discover overclocking, add bells and whistles, toss in some blowholes and awesome lighting effects, and go PC cruisin'!

Discover how to:

• Optimize your computer's BIOS
• Overclock your system
• Choose and install a graphics card
• Keep souped-up parts cool
• Cut a window in the case
• Add a lighted fan

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (February 4, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764575767
• ISBN-13: 978-0764575761
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,257,874 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works for me, March 10, 2005

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Wordhurler "gamer, writer, geek" (Oak Park, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PC Modding For Dummies (Paperback)

I'm pretty well versed in the basics of computer hardware, especially as it relates to games. I've done several motherboard and memory upgrades and a lot of video-card and hard-drive/CD-ROM drive swaps. But the really serious mods -- the windows and lights and bells and whistles -- always seemed a little beyond me.

I always thought it would be cool to have a slick-looking, modded-up PC, but I wasn't sure I could handle the work, and I didn't really want to buy a ready-made one from the handful of companies that make them (and know it was really just like a thousand others out there). I was also afraid it'd end up being too expensive to justify.

But this book convinced me I could do it, and without breaking the bank. I even used the book to convince a couple of friends to go in with me on the tools and materials, so we can share the costs. We figure if a "Dummy" can do it, then we can.

Great stuff. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone looking to do their own custom mods.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Confidence I Need, February 5, 2005

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Janimare - See all my reviews

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This review is from: PC Modding For Dummies (Paperback)

Preferring privacy does not mean bogus. As a competent female who is new to modding I am going along slowly but surely, modding my computer because the Author explains it in a way that I understand.

It is worth every cent I paid for it and more.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well written - gamers will love it, February 11, 2005

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S. Carstens "Mother of boys" (Upstate NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PC Modding For Dummies (Paperback)

Joel obviously knows his stuff. Yet he manages to write so that pretty much anyone who loves games and computers will get something out of this book. I knew you could modify your PC like this, but I didn't realize the extent to which you could really get creative and have fun with it. It would be a good parent/child project for an older kid or young teen who's into computers and likes working with his/her hands. A lot of fun!