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    The Geeky Kids Guide! To Building Your Own Gaming PC
    The Geeky Kids Guide! To Building Your Own Gaming PC
    The Geeky Kids Guide! To Building Your Own Gaming PC
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    The Geeky Kids Guide! To Building Your Own Gaming PC

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    Welcome to the first all new Geeky Kids Guide!
    This is the first in a brand new series of Guides created especially for teenagers wanting to shortcut all the technical padding and get right down to the facts you need to know – fast!
    In this Geeky Kids Guide! you will learn how to spec up and build your own top end gaming machine that will look great and outperform factory-built machines for nearly half the price!
    If you are looking to build a machine that will run all the games you want at ultra settings, then this is THE place to start.
    We will show you how to work out what you need, put it all together with over 60 step-by-step professional hi-definition pictures and get it up and running without spending hours searching around the internet and buying expensive magazines.
    It’s all here - your one-stop shop to getting a top end machine without spending a fortune!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGeeky Kids Guides
    Release dateAug 30, 2014
    ISBN9781311601643
    The Geeky Kids Guide! To Building Your Own Gaming PC

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    The Geeky Kids Guide! To Building Your Own Gaming PC - Geeky Kids Guides

    The Geeky Kids Guide! To Building Your Own Gaming PC

    Copyright 2014 Kieran Leyland

    All photographs Copyright by Deborah Leyland, Living Space Photography

    Published by Kieran Leyland at Smashwords

    Smashwords Edition License Notes

    This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your enjoyment only, then please return to Smashwords.com or your favorite retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction

    Important Terms

    Chapter 1 – Let’s get started!

    Chapter 2 – Gaming PC, Console or Apple…Which should I choose?

    Chapter 3 – How does a Computer work- what you really need to know

    Chapter 4 – Deciding which parts you need for your new gaming PC

    Chapter 5 – Let’s build your new Gaming PC

    Step 1 – Get your Tools ready

    Step 2 – Lay out all the components

    Step 3 – Installing the CPU

    Step 4 – Installing the CPU - 1

    Step 5 – Installing the CPU - 2

    Step 6 – Installing the RAM - 1

    Step 7 – Installing the RAM - 2

    Step 8 – Installing the RAM - 3

    Step 9 – Preparing to install the Motherboard - 1

    Step 10 – Preparing to install the Motherboard - 2

    Step 11 – Preparing to install the Motherboard - 3

    Step 12 – Install the CPU cooler - 1

    Step 13 – Install the CPU cooler - 2

    Step 14 – Install the CPU cooler fans - 1

    Step 15 – Install the CPU cooler fans - 2

    Step 16 – Fitting the Motherboard

    Step 17 – Install the front intake fans

    Step 18 – Install the CPU cooler unit - 1

    Step 19 – Install the CPU cooler unit - 2

    Step 20 – Install the CPU cooler unit - 3

    Step 21 – Graphics card

    Step 22 – Fit the Graphics Card - 1

    Step 23 – Fit the Graphics Card - 2

    Step 24 – Fit the Graphics Card - 3

    Step 25 – Installing the Hard Disk Drive HDD

    Step 26 – Add the storage

    Step 27 – Install the Power Supply - 1

    Step 28 – Install the Power Supply - 2

    Step 29 – Fit up all the case connectors

    Step 30 – Case Wiring and front IO ports - 1

    Step 31 – Case Wiring and front IO ports - 2

    Step 32 – Case Wiring and front IO ports - 3

    Step 33 – Case connectors

    Step 34 – Power supply to Motherboard wiring - 1

    Step 35 – Power supply to Motherboard wiring - 2

    Step 36 – Power supply to Graphics card wiring

    Step 37 – Storage to Motherboard wiring

    Step 38 – Power supply to Motherboard wiring - 3

    Step 39 – Power supply to Motherboard wiring - 4

    Step 40 – Storage to Motherboard wiring - 1

    Step 41 – Storage to Motherboard wiring - 2

    Step 42 – Completed Wiring - back

    Step 43 – Completed wiring - front

    Step 44 – Fit the case sides - 1

    Step 45 – Fit the case sides - 2

    Step 46 – Connect the screen to the back IO ports

    Step 47 – Connect the keyboard and mouse

    Step 48 – Connect the keyboard

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