Building the Perfect PC, Second Edition

Building the Perfect PC, Second Edition

by Robert Bruce Thompson and Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Copyright © 2007, 2004 Robert Bruce Thompson and Barbara Fritchman Thompson. All rights reserved.

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Cover photograph features:

Antec NSK1300 case

Gigabyte GeForce 7600GS video adapter

Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 150 TV capture card

Intel D946GZIS motherboard

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 processor

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750 GB hard drive

Thermalright XP-120 CPU cooler

This book uses RepKover™, a durable and flexible lay-flat binding.

ISBN-10: 0-596-52686-5

ISBN-13: 978-0-596-52686-3

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