Upgrade Your PC to the Ultimate Machine In a Weekend

By Faithe Wempen

This title intends to eliminate the fear and frustration to upgrading your computer system. Systems become out of date the day they are bought, while new software can cause conflict in older systems.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931841616
• ISBN13: 9781931841610
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Course Technology
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

An ideal, step-by-step guide

Computer software and hardware expert Faithe Wempen's Upgrade Your PC To The Ultimate Machine In A Weekend is a fast-paced and superbly presented "user friendly" guide to swiftly and easily improving performance on any personal computer. From upgrading video and audio quality; to increasing hard disk space; to connecting to the Internet at a faster speed; and even replacing one's motherboard when necessary, Upgrade Your PC To The Ultimate Machine In A Weekend is an ideal, step-by-step guide especially and particularly recommended for those novices who wants to improve their computer's abilities but aren't sure where to start.

Packs a lot into a few pages

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. At only 350 pages, you would expect it to be light reading for novices, but it includes details about shopping for sound, video, and so on that really explains the technology behind the items and why one part costs more than another. Finally I understand video acceleration and APIs after reading this book for example. It's as much about choosing the right components as it is about installing them.