Tom's Hardware Guide: High Performance PC Secrets by Pabst, Thomas; Pabst, Tom; Desmond, Michael - 1998

Indianapolis, IN: Que Corp. Very Good 1998. Softcover. Fine, markedoff for v slight shelfwear, looks unread. Mail SAMEDAY! ; Textbook; 1.28 x 9.09 x 7.40; 603 pages; : In Tom's Hardware Guide, the owner of a popular hardware-centric Web site makes the leap to paper media. He does a good job, too, providing power users--especially serious gamers--with a solid guide to the latest in IBM-standard components. Pabst tackles one hardware subsystem at a time, detailing the state of the art in hard drives, processors, video cards (2-D and 3-D) , memory, modems, and more. His explanations are up-to-date and lucid, and are among the best for those who want only to know how to make their systems as fast as possible. His discussion of overclocking is among the best anywhere--it's something you'll want to read if you're serious about getting the most from your machine. It's refreshing to see a hardware book actually take sides on important hardware issues. Where it's appropriate, Pabst describes his specific personal preferences for products, naming manufacturers and models. Though ""Tom's Picks"" are .