The Anandtech Guide to PC Gaming Hardware - Softcover

Shimpi, Anand Lal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789726262 ISBN 13: 9780789726261

Publisher: Que Pub, 2001

Synopsis

Written for the PC hardware enthusiast, this guide focuses on hardware needed for building a gaming PC, covering the CPU, the chipset, the memory, the motherboard, mass storage devices, and the video card, and emphasizing benchmarking and testing to measure performance. The book also provides information required to understand aspects of performance, interoperability, troubleshooting, why things work as they do, and future technologies. Shimpi runs a PC hardware Web site. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

About the Author

Anand Lal Shimpi has turned a fledgling personal page on GeoCities into the world's most visited and trusted PC hardware site. Anand started his site in 1997 at just 14 years old and has used his uncanny hardware knowledge and writing ability to transform his site into a site that industry heavyweights turn to daily. Anand has been featured in USA Today, 48 Hours, and Fortune Magazine. He also has appeared on ZDTV (now TechTV) and CBS. His site-anandtech-receives more than 50 million page views and is read by more than two million readers per month.

From the Back Cover

Take your PC farther. The AnandTech Guide to PC Gaming Hardware shows you just how to choosethe right parts, assemble your new PC, and squeeze every last drop of performance from it.

* Tired of reading about hardware specs written for the masses? Grit your teeth no longer. TheAnandTech Guide to PC Gaming Hardware provides in-depth coverage of processors, chipsets,motherboards, and memory from a gamer's perspective.
* Although this book covers the latest advancements in PC hardware technology, it spends moretime helping you understand the specs and under-the-hood tricks that will turn your meager PCsinto implements of death and destruction.
* Build your ultimate gaming PC from scratch or overhaul your existing PC. Maybe your PC is theneighborhood slowpoke today, but it could be the resident PC speed demon tomorrow.Put your PC's pedal to the metal and overclock it for performance you never dreamed possible. Learn which motherboards, BIOSes, and processors can be overclocked and which you should avoid if pushing the envelope is your goal.What happened to my beloved PC? What to do if you go too far...troubleshooting advice from oneof the industry's most trusted PC hardware experts.

Reviews

Shimpi, the force behind the popular AnandTech.com hardware site, has created a useful guide for gaming hardware enthusiasts who build their own systems. Besides covering current hardware from the CPU to storage options and tips on tweaking and overclocking a PC it also offers background and tools to evaluate future developments in terms of gaming needs for intermediate to advanced readers. Larger public libraries should consider.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Que Pub
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0789726262
• ISBN 13: 9780789726261
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 490