Extreme Gamer's Pc
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Overview
Turn your PC into a hot-rod gaming machine with this unique guide to hardware and operating system performance. To meet the demanding requirements of today's popular PC games, you need to know how to supercharge your PC for maximum game performance. PC hardware expert and avid computer gamer Loyd Case offers you helpful tips for tweaking and tuning your PC without spending a fortune. You'll learn about the latest in 30 graphics technology, tips for tweaking your existing operating system and hardware, ways to enhance your multi-player experience, and much more. Get this book and take your gaming experience to the next level!Synopsis
Turn your PC into a hot-rod gaming machine with this unique guide to hardware and operating system performance. To meet the demanding requirements of today's popular PC games, you need to know how to supercharge your PC for maximum game performance. PC hardware expert and avid computer gamer Loyd Case offers you helpful tips for tweaking and tuning your PC without spending a fortune. You'll learn about the latest in 30 graphics technology, tips for tweaking your existing operating system and hardware, ways to enhance your multi-player experience, and much more. Get this book and take your gaming experience to the next level!
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewWho needs so much power on the desktop that they’re driving the PC platform forward practically single-handedly? Gamers. (Who else?) And how can gamers get that kind of power without spending the entire gross national product of Bolivia? They can read Loyd Case’s The Extreme Gamer’s PC, that’s how.
Case has covered hardware for everyone from Extremetech.com to Computer Gaming World. This is his soup-to-nuts guide to souped-up PC performance -- and not just for today. Case shows how to set yourself up with upgrade paths to keep your equipment at or close to the leading edge for years to come.
He covers it all: CPUs, core logic, motherboards, memory, 3D graphics, audio, storage, power supplies, cases, game controllers, multiplayer networking -- even keyboards. You’ll learn which games stress which PC subsystems (it’s not just 3D -- artificial intelligence eats CPU cycles and memory like popcorn). He offers specific upgrade paths for PII and PIII systems (and guidance on when not to upgrade), then walks through sticky tasks like processor replacement (removing and reinstalling heat sinks isn’t as nerve-racking as it looks). He’s especially good on the tiny points that trip up first-timers, such as whether you have the right ATX I/O shield or chose a case with rolled or deburred edges.
You’ll really appreciate Case’s Windows tuning tips. Which background processes can you flush out to save precious CPU cycles? Should you adjust monitor vsync? Are Windows XP’s base SoundBlaster Live drivers causing that annoying stuttering? These are gems you won’t find anywhere else. Bill Camarda
Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks For Dummies®, Second Edition.