The Complete Building Your Own PC Manual (4th Ed) - December 2019

The Complete Building Your Own PC Manual (4th Ed) - December 2019

English | 127 pages | PDF | 90.3 mb



Your essential step-by-step guide to building your own computer from planning to completion.

Building your own PC is not something everyone will want or need to do. It takes some time, planning and careful thought and is not always the best possible way to get a new computer within your budget. However, if you want to feel a great sense of satisfaction, save money, learn more about how computers work and set yourself up to be able to solve hardware problems in the future, we recommend it to anyone. If you need to either get your first PC or replace an old one, this guide, aimed at the first time builder, takes you through every step: from planning the system to installing components and adding essential software.



Introduction 3

Plan Your Build

10 Reasons to Build Your Own PC 8

Choosing the System Type 10

Choosing a PC Case 12

Motherboards 16

Choosing a Processor 20

The Right RAM 24

HDD, SSD or Both? 28

and more...

Building Your PC

Getting Ready to Build 54

Preparing the Case 56

Navigating Your Motherboard 58

Fitting the CPU 62

Adding a CPU Cooler 64

Fitting the Memory Modules 66

Fitting the Motherboard into the Case 68

Fitting the Hard Drive (HDD) 72

Fitting Optical Drives 74

and more...

Installing Software

Installing the Windows OS 92

Upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or 8.1 96

Updating Your Motherboard BIOS 100

Updating Your Device Drivers 104

Optimising Your PC for Performance 106

Protecting Your PC from Malware 108

Upgrading to a Solid State Drive (SSD) 110

and more...