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>13. Other Resources on Building Linux PCs</H1
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>The <A
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HREF="http://www.pctechguide.com/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>PC Tech Guide</A
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offers pretty comprehensive descriptions of PC hardware technologies.</P
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>The <A
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HREF="http://hawks.ha.md.us/hardware/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>Caveat
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Emptor</A
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> guide has an especially good section on evaluating
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monitor specifications. </P
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>Anthony Olszewski's <A
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HREF="http://www.computercraft.com/docs/pcbuild.html"
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TARGET="_top"
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> Assembling A
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PC</A
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> is an excellent guide to the perplexed. Not
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Linux-specific.</P
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HREF="http://www.sysdoc.pair.com/"
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>Tom's Hardware
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Guide</A
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> covers many hardware issues exhaustively. It is
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especially good about CPU chips and motherboards. Full of ads and
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slow-loading graphics, though.</P
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>The <A
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>System Optimization
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Site</A
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> has many links to other worthwhile sites for hardware
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buyers.</P
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>Christopher B. Browne has a page on <A
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HREF="http://linuxfinances.info/info/linuxvars.html#VARS"
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>Linux VARs</A
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that build systems. He also recommends the <A
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>Linux
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VAR HOWTO</A
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>.</P
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>There's a <A
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HREF="http://www.aplus.net/docs/facts/the-ultimate-guide-to-building-your-own-pc.htm"
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>Building
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Your Own PC</A
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> page. It's more oriented towards building from parts
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than this one. Less technical depth in most areas, but better coverage of
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some including RAM, soundcards and motherboard installation. Features
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nifty and helpful graphics, one of the better graphics-intensive pages I've
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seen. However, the hardware-selection advice is out of date.</P
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>The <A
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>Linux Hardware
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Database</A
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> .</P
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>The <A
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>Silent PC
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Reviews</A
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> site has lots of good material on building quiet PCs.</P
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