Build Your Own Multimedia PC: A Complete Guide to Renovating and Constructing Personal Computers (Paperback)

by Ian Robertson Sinclair (Author), Ian Sinclair (Author)

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Product Description
This work looks at the construction of a PC, either scratch or through the more common way of upgrading a low-cost machine, covering all grades of machine up to multimedia level. The chapters include discussion on how to upgrade to a 386 system from older hardware; the 486, pentium and higher; Windows 95; motherboards; processor upgrades; memory chips; graphics cards; interfaces; CD-ROM drives; and modems. The book also offers a comparison of Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.

Product Details

• Paperback: 276 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2nd edition (February 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750628553
• ISBN-13: 978-0750628556
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,945,932 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Book is about upgrading 386's. It is totally useless, May 30, 1999

By A Customer

Its going back today. If you want a book about cutting edge tech this sure is not it. This book is way behind the times. Don't waste your time. Amazon should not even be selling it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid this awful book at all costs., May 27, 1999

By A Customer

This book is tasteless, hard to read, and just flat out useless to it's purpose. Do Not Buy it. It's so bad it's not even funny. Although I did enjoy one aspect of owning this book, handing it over personally to my tax collector, that'll teach him.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An awesome book!, May 30, 1999

By A Customer

This is the best book I've ever read. It tells you everything you need to know about building your own PC. I built an awesome PC for hardly any money. You would be a fool not to buy this book. I Can't say enough.