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PC Modding For Dummies

PC Modding For Dummies


By Joel Durham, Jr.

ISBN: 978-0-7645-7576-1
Format: Paper
Pages: 376 Pages
Pub. Date: February 2005

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Price: $21.99
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Introduction.

Part I: Introducing the Awesome, High-Octane World of Modding.

Chapter 1: Creating a Mod-Worthy PC.

Chapter 2: Creating a Plan of Attack.

Part II: Building a Modded PC.

Chapter 3: Choosing a Case and Securing Components.

Chapter 4: The Juice: Choosing a Power Supply.

Chapter 5: Assembling the Core Components: The Motherboard, CPU, and Memory.

Chapter 6: Adding Eye-Popping Visuals: The Graphics Card.

Chapter 7: Giving Your PC a Voice of Its Own: The Sound Card.

Chapter 8: Providing Storage: Your Computer’s Hard Drive.

Chapter 9: Eyeing Optical Drives.

Chapter 10: Playing Well with Others: Networking.

Chapter 11: Thinking Outside the Box: Peripherals.

Chapter 12: Software: The Reason Your Computer Exists.

Part III: Modding for Speed: Tweaking and Overclocking.

Chapter 13: Modding and Maintaining the BIOS.

Chapter 14: “Modding” Windows for Speed.

Chapter 15: Overclocking: Blasting Through the Factory Specs.

Part IV: Cooling, Cutting, and Painting.

Chapter 16: Chilling Your Rig.

Chapter 17: Adding a Window.

Chapter 18: Lighting Up the Case the Easy Way.

Chapter 19: Adding Color: Painting the Case.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 20: Ten Terrific Web Sites for Building and Modding.

Chapter 21: Ten Mods to Try for Your Next Modding Project.

Chapter 22: Ten Awesome Accessories For Your Modded PC.

Index.

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