| 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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