Julia, You might want to try http://www.sharkyextreme.com They have several guides on what components to put on a computer depending on a specified budget. I believe they have a $1K (value), $2.5K (high end), and $4K (extreme gamer) budgets. They revise their PC guides about every other month. This is what I use when I want to build a computer.
An irregular > a) Can anyone recommend a book on putting together a PC? > > b) If not, can anyone help me come up with a list of keywords such that > a search on amazon.com will get me the right category? I've made > several attempts and either come up with much too big a category or an > entirely wrong category. > > My father-in-law is thinking of building a computer, and he's extremely > difficult to buy for, so we thought that maybe we could get him a book > on the subject. > > TIA, > > Julia > > >
