{"product_id":"build-it-fix-it-own-it","title":"Build It. Fix It. Own It","description":"\u003cp\u003eBUILD IT. FIX it. OWN IT.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Beginner’s Guide to Building and Upgrading a PC\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuild It. Fix It. Own It.\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate beginner’s guide to building and fixing your own PC. With a friendly, knowledgeable tone, this book shows the beginning PC builder everything he or she needs to know to build a computer or upgrade an existing one. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe step you through the parts that lurk inside a PC, from the motherboard and power supply to the CPU, memory, hard drive, video card, sound card, and networking hardware. In each case, you will learn how the hardware works, what it does, what types of hardware are available, and what to look for when buying the hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThen we walk you step-by-step though a series of PC building projects. We show you how to build five different types of PC: a basic business PC, a home theater PC, a high-performance PC, a killer gaming PC, and a budget PC. And if building a new PC from scratch isn’t in your budget, we show you how to resurrect  an old PC by swapping out a few key components.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen you have your PC built and running, we show you how to set up a wireless network and the BIOS and maintain your new rig.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuild It. Fix It. Own It.\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate PC builder’s guide, even if you’ve never ventured inside a PC case before!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Bio\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul McFedries\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the industry’s most well known and respected technical writers and is a passionate computer tinkerer. He is the author of more than 70 computer books that have sold more than three million copies worldwide. His recent titles include the Sams Publishing books \u003ci\u003eWindows Vista Unleashed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWindows Home Server Unleashed\u003c\/i\u003e and the Que Publishing books \u003ci\u003eNetworking with Microsoft Windows Vista\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFormulas and Functions with Microsoft Excel 2007\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTricks of the Microsoft Office 2007 Gurus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMicrosoft Access 2007 Forms, Reports, and Queries\u003c\/i\u003e. Paul also is the proprietor of Word Spy (www.wordspy.com), a website devoted to tracking new words and phrases as they enter the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCategory     Hardware\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovers         PC Hardware\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUser Level    Beginner—Intermediate\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46286807662830,"sku":"9780132713573","price":37.94,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/build-it-fix-it-own-it","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}