This might seem like a giant wall of text at first, but if you could skim over this post and follow any relevant suggestions, it will make it much easier for the members here to assist you in any problems or questions you have. It will help us answer any questions you have faster by already providing us with many of the answers we might need. So, this post is here to help you!
If you are having computer problems, please post as many details as you can about the problem, including what you are doing when it happened, anything new you did before the problem happened, and some computer specs (such as operating system, processor, amount of ram, video card, and any other relevant information you think could help us).
In order for us to easy help you out when building a new computer, please copy this guide into your post and fill out any information you can. It will make finding the right parts for your build a lot easier with out having to ask unnecessary questions. You do not
have to use this guide, but it will make it easier for you and the people helping you if you do!
New computer build template:
Budget: *the price range you want to spend on the computer, or at least the maximum amount you want to spend. Please state what currency you use as well.*
Your Location: *we just need what country you live in so we know what websites and currency to use*
Main Purpose: *gaming, server, digital media, email/internet, major programs you want to run, ect*
Multitasking: *How much multitasking are you wanting to do; a little/medium/a lot*
Games: *what games you'd play, if any*
Resolution: *screen size or resolution of a monitor you want, or your current monitors size and resolution*
Overclocking: *do you want to over clock at all, somewhat, or do you want push your chips to the limit?*
Peripherals I have: *Do you have a monitor, keyboard, mouse or speakers? If yes, state which ones you have. If not, would you like us to find one or more of them and add it to your recommended parts list?*
Recycled parts: *what parts, if any, you want to use from your old computer. Please include as much info as you can about these*
Optional:
Case: *size (small/mid/full tower), preference (looks/performance/price)*
RAM: *how much, what speed*
Hard Disk Drive: *amount of storage you want, number of drives, do you want to RAID or use a solid state drive?*
Other Requests:
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[*LINK_URL* *Link Name*]
Or:
[link name=*Link Name]*Link_URL*[/link]
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For example, typing
[http://www.neoseeker.com Neoseeker]
will turn up as this:
Neoseeker.
Please put the links to computers in one of those link codes (they both look exactly the same when posted, it does not matter which you use), along with a description of the part.
Thanks! If you have any suggestions to improve this, you can either
send me a private message (registered members only) or make a note about it in your post!
Thank you and Welcome to neoseeker!
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[size=1][color=#666666]This message was edited by The Slayer on Oct 17 2010.