Table of Contents

Dedication;
Foreword to the Third Edition;
Foreword to the Second Edition;
Foreword to the First Edition;
Preface;
Goals of This Book;
Audience for This Book;
Organization of This Book;
We'd Like to Hear from You;
Disclaimer;
Safari® Books Online;
Acknowledgments;
Thank You;
Chapter 1: Fundamentals;
1.1 Why Build a PC?;
1.2 Designing the Perfect PC;
1.3 Things to Know and Do Before You Start;
1.4 Things You Need to Have;
1.5 Troubleshooting;
Chapter 2: Choosing and Buying Components;
2.1 Choosing Components;
2.2 Buying Components;
2.3 Final Words;
Chapter 3: Building a Budget PC;
3.1 Determining Functional Requirements;
3.2 Hardware Design Criteria;
3.3 Component Considerations;
3.4 Building the Budget System;
3.5 Final Words;
Chapter 4: Building a Mainstream System;
4.1 Determining Functional Requirements;
4.2 Hardware Design Criteria;
4.3 Component Considerations;
4.4 Building the Mainstream System;
4.5 Final Words;
Chapter 5: Building an Extreme System;
5.1 Determining Functional Requirements;
5.2 Hardware Design Criteria;
5.3 Component Considerations;
5.4 Building the Extreme System;
5.5 Final Words;
Chapter 6: Building a Media Center System;
6.1 Determining Functional Requirements;
6.2 Hardware Design Criteria;
6.3 Component Considerations;
6.4 Building the Media Center System;
6.5 Installing Software;
6.6 Final Words;
Chapter 7: Building an Appliance/Nettop System;
7.1 Determining Functional Requirements;
7.2 Hardware Design Criteria;
7.3 Component Considerations;
7.4 Building the Appliance System;
7.5 Final Words;
Chapter 8: Building a Home Server;
8.1 Determining Functional Requirements;
8.2 Hardware Design Criteria;
8.3 Component Considerations;
8.4 Building the Home Server;
8.5 Final Words;
Colophon;