This popular Build-It-Yourself (BIY) PC book covers everything you want to know about building your own system: Planning and choosing the right components, instructions step-by-step instructions for assembling your perfect PC, and in-depth discussion about why you want to do it in the first place. Consumers and businesses alike choose to build rather than buy PCs to ensure high quality and compatibility. The new edition of Building the Perfect PC shows you how to build a variety of top-flight systems with the latest technology, including AMD processor 2 Socket AM-2 and Intel Core, which is Vista and Linux-ready. This book includes several new options, including: A Budget PC you can build for about $ 350 that offers performance and reliability similar to the mainstream system A system of full-blown media center running Linux and mythtv or Windows MCE with multiple tuners and HDTV support A fire breathing high-performance gaming systems, low speed, power, low heat, low-noise, Small Form Factor system (the size of a shoe box) A low-cost SOHO (small office, home office) server system with a 2 terabyte (2,000 GB) disk subsystem that is suitable for residential environment rather than a server closet Regardless of your technical experience, Building the Perfect PC will guide you through the entire process of building or upgrading your own computer.