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Building the Perfect PC >> mm oo cc k.k. oo oo bb ee ww oo ww w.w. ww ww << k k oo oo BB ee w! w! oo WW m m oo d frd fr aa oo nlnl ww oo DD Building the Perfect PC Third Edition Robert Bruce Thompson Barbara Fritchman Thompson Beijing • Cambridge • Farnham • Köln • Sebastopol • Tokyo Building the Perfect PC, Third Edition by Robert Bruce Thompson and Barbara Fritchman Thompson Copyright © 2011 Robert Bruce Thompson and Barbara Fritchman Thompson. All rights reserved. Printed in Canada. Published by O’Reilly Media, Inc., 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472. O’Reilly Media books may be purchased for educational, business, or sales promotional use. Online editions are also available for most titles (http://my.safaribooksonline.com). For more information, contact our corporate/institutional sales department: 800-998-9938 or [email protected]. Editor: Brian Jepson Production Editor: Rachel Monaghan Copyeditor: Rachel Head Proofreader: Rachel Monaghan Indexer: Angela Howard Cover Designer: Mark Paglietti Interior Designer: Ron Bilodeau Illustrator: Robert Romano Print History: August 2004: First Edition. December 2006: Second Edition. November 2010: Third Edition. The O’Reilly logo is a registered trademark of O’Reilly Media, Inc. Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and O’Reilly Media, Inc., was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in caps or initial caps. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and authors assume no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. ISBN: 978-1-449-38824-9 [TI] To Mark Brokering, who came up with the idea and kept the ball rolling. Contents Foreword to the Third Edition ......................... ix Preface ..... .... ... ... .. .. . .. .. . . .. .. . ....... .. ....... .. ..... xiii 1. Fundamentals ... ... ....... . .... ... ...... ... ... 1 Why Build a PC? .............................................................. 2 Designing the Perfect PC .................................................... 6 Things to Know and Do Before You Start ...................................18 Things You Need to Have ...................................................21 Troubleshooting ............................................................24 2. Choosing and Buying Components .. ..... 33 Choosing Components .....................................................37 Buying Components ........................................................80 Final Words ..................................................................86 3. Building a Budget PC .. ... ....... ..... ... ... 89 Determining Functional Requirements .....................................90 Hardware Design Criteria ...................................................91 Component Considerations ................................................92 Building the Budget System ................................................99 Final Words ................................................................ 117 4. Building a Mainstream System ....... .... 119 Determining Functional Requirements ................................... 120 Hardware Design Criteria ................................................. 120 Component Considerations .............................................. 122 Building the Mainstream System ......................................... 130 Final Words ................................................................ 157 vii 5. Building an Extreme System .... ......... 159 Determining Functional Requirements ................................... 160 Hardware Design Criteria ................................................. 160 Component Considerations .............................................. 162 Building the Extreme System ............................................. 176 Final Words ................................................................ 204 6. Building a Media Center System ........ 205 Determining Functional Requirements ................................... 207 Hardware Design Criteria ................................................. 209 Component Considerations .............................................. 210 Building the Media Center System ........................................ 220 Installing Software ........................................................ 245 Final Words ................................................................ 260 7. Building an Appliance/Nettop System 263 Determining Functional Requirements ................................... 263 Hardware Design Criteria ................................................. 265 Component Considerations .............................................. 266 Building the Appliance System ........................................... 273 Final Words ................................................................ 290 8. Building a Home Server ..... .......... .. .. 291 Determining Functional Requirements ................................... 292 Hardware Design Criteria ................................................. 295 Component Considerations .............................................. 299 Building the Home Server ................................................ 308 Final Words ................................................................ 326 Index ..................... .......... ...... .. .. ... .. .. .... 329 viii Contents
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