Even without a specific shopping list, this book allows the novice computer builder to make decisions about motherboards, processors, storage devices, expansion cards, and input devices. Chambers presents the assembly process logically, explaining how to install components or two at a time when doing additional testing. He includes troubleshooting information on each component part, but weird that it places the discussion of the operating system in the appendix - most system builders will want to see their creations run as soon as possible Wall. - David Topics covered: Buying and building a PC, select motherboards, processors, storage devices, expansion cards, and input devices.