building complete performance optimization

books:

PC Overclocking, Optimization & Tuning

4 reviews
Victor Rudometov, Eugene Rudometov

Charles River Media, 2001

The Best book about overclocking, optimimization and tuning.
This book is the best choice for people who want to get everything out of their computers. But it will be also very helpful for persons, who want to just improve their computer skills. Authors of this book discussed a great number of different topics how to improve computer performance and stability (and not only that). Optimization and Tuning are well known topics and they are described in many ...

Building Extreme PCs: The Complete Guide to Modding and Custom PCs

7 reviews
Ben Hardwidge

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006

Awesome Pictures!
This is a very professionally done book on how to build your own computer. The pictures alone make it one of my favorite books. The detail is just right for anyone with some computer knowledge. The only knock is the fine print on the glossy photo pages can be a bit hard to read with tired eyes.

The Book of Overclocking: Tweak Your PC to Unleash Its Power

11 reviews
Scott Wainner, Robert Richmond

No Starch Press, 2003

Recommended by Critic
This book sparked my interest in computer overclocking. Before I read this book, I thought the idea behind overclocking a computer was adolescent wannabes who wanted to burn up Mom and Dad's PC - not true. I learned that there are very practical applications for overclocking a computer, namely cost and efficiency, ie., speed. The authors cover almost all the CPUs from Intel and AMD. There ...

Mind Performance Hacks: Tips & Tools for Overclocking Your Brain (Hacks)

24 reviews
Ron Hale-Evans

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006

The Operator's Manual for Your Brain
This book has a few non-practical (and thus weak) sections, but overall this is required reading for members of the human species.