Building the Ultimate Game PC

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Summary: Good stuff
Review: A little outdated but covers the basics of what you'll need to build your own dream machine.

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Summary: A Great Read for the Inexperienced PC Builder
Review: First off, Lloyd's book is very informative for someone interested in building a PC gaming rig. However, the rating for this book was intermediate-advanced and I feel that this book should have been rated for beginner-intermediate. The mete of the book talks about how a computer breaksdown code to give 3D sound and graphics. What I was looking for was a book that starts with the construction and optimization of the ultimate gaming PC. I was really looking for troubleshooting conflicts and tweaking the BIOS. I liked the book but can only give it three stars only for its misrating. (note: Lloyd Case's hardware reviews and articles at Gamespot are more informative for the intermediate-advanced crowd.) =-)

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Summary: This is the book gamers have been waiting for!
Review: Hooooyahhhh! Building the Ultimate game PC is destined to be the hottest selling book for online and offline gamers! This book answers the tough questions that all gamers are asking about the best 3D graphics cards, motherboards, processors, monitors, memory, CDROMs, DVD, controllers, networks, etc. Not only does Loyd answer the tough questions with bold and cold facts, but he also shows you how to build a bad boy PC for yourself! Makes your hair stand on end thinking about it! Loyd futher explores average and advanced topics such as: DirectX, positional audio, ping times, bandwidth, chipsets, SCSI, pipelines, rendering, OpenGL, Direct3D, DSL, cable modems, and even LAN parties! As an added bonus, compared to other books about building PCs, this book is actually up to date! Loyd describes in detail the very latest in technolgy products including the new GeForce and Savage 2000 3D cards and the pulse pounding AMD Athlon and Intel's upcoming Coppermine. I honestly can't see how any gaming buff could do without this highly informative book. If your a hardcore Quaker, Unrealist, or Mechhead then this book will help your tweek your computer to it's best performance level to aid you in your quest to be the one. Or even if you are just getting started, the how to build a UGPC sections will guide you smoothly through the process of building the ultimate gaming PC monster! For all those who miss the oppurtunity to buy this secret treasure trove of game kicking knowledge, then I have to say: you are nothing more than a pingless, jinking gimp just begging to get fragged!

-Daniel Hill

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Summary: This book has it all
Review: I borrowed this book from the public library but now I am buying it as an easy to read resource in my computing library. As a new comer to building computers as a hobby, I found this book extremely helpful. Not only did it help me build a superb gaming machine at a reasonable price, but it also gave me a great foundation in the science of how things work and and interact inside my computer. This understanding will help me for years to come. Thanks for a great book!

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Summary: Learn about DirectX, 3D graphics, 3D audio and more...
Review: I've included lots of good stuff about DirectX, OpenGL, 3D graphics hardware and 3D positional audio. So even if you're not planning on building your own PC, this book can help you understand the inner workings of Windows games, and how your hardware works with them.

It's also a great resource if you're technically very savvy, but have a lot of friends who pester you for advice. Point them to this book, and many of their questions will be answered.

I'd love to hear comments and questions from readers, so I can incorporate them into future editions.

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Summary: Building the ultimate game PC
Review: This book is a "must have" for all computer gamers. All the questions a gamer could have, are answer in this book. When it comes to computer parts, Mr. Loyd Case have all the answers. When I started to reading this book, I could not stop. The best part is that everything is up to date. Anybody that is thinking about buying or upgrading a computer, must buy this book. The information in this book is easy to understand and even give information about ISP, ISDN, DSL and cable modems. This is "The Bible" for PC gamers and upgraders

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Summary: The Ultimate PC Bible
Review: This book was awesome. It explained how the parts of your PC work plus it has instructions on buying Parts and constructing your pc. Definitely a must-have.

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Summary: VERY outdated
Review: This has to be at least 3 or 4 years old. I dont see how you could advise people on building the ULTIMATE game pc today by using 4 year old technology.

However it does give a rather nice description of how thing inside the computer work.

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Summary: VERY outdated
Review: This has to be at least 3 or 4 years old. I dont see how you could advise people on building the ULTIMATE game pc today by using 4 year old technology.

However it does give a rather nice description of how thing inside the computer work.