Why do most people forget the most important part when speccing a new build?

glenimp617 · 23 Feb 2010 at 20:46

Makhaira said:
Thread fails to deliver.

Most posts ask for a base unit, machine, or rig. That implies hardware. Besides, are you so quick to dismiss our penguin friend?!

so long as our penguin friend knows what to do with a 120hz monitor and a pair of funky 3d glasses

Eddie · 23 Feb 2010 at 21:29

Well, the answer was always going to be an OS but I don't think that people forget about it, I think it's just taken for granted that you will be installing one and if you wanted help picking one you would say so.

I never forget about an OS, I don't think any true PC builder would tbh; thermal paste?, maybe, a FDD (when we needed one)?, maybe, an OS?, no chance.

Kurisu Makise · 23 Feb 2010 at 21:39

what is it! what is it!

Randomface74 · 23 Feb 2010 at 21:40

I was gonna say the requirements. I see quite a lot of overkill builds. And quite a lot of builds that are so cheap they won't perform.

Eddie · 23 Feb 2010 at 21:40

Miffy1991 said:
what is it! what is it!

The answer is an OS!

chipps101 · 23 Feb 2010 at 21:42

Miffy1991 said:
what is it! what is it!

yes the op has said it is an os, but i still say extra sata cables as i always end up rummaging in boxes in the cupboard looking for some anytime i build a machine with more than 1 hard drive

el Kuarlos · 23 Feb 2010 at 21:46

Windows 7 OEM Home Premium) is around £80 so not a cheap thing to be leaving out

Find student mate, offer to send him some cool emails. Use students email to get it for £30 quid. Laugh.

Home edition is just fine the stuff in premium isnt really necessary.

Lakeland · 23 Feb 2010 at 21:53

Thermal Paste was the answer

Eddie · 23 Feb 2010 at 22:06

Lakeland said:
Thermal Paste was the answer

He said OS in this post...

glen8 said:
:The answer is..................The Operating System (I see more specs missing this out than any other component).

Lakeland · 23 Feb 2010 at 22:19

shoot1st said:
He said OS in this post...

Yeh I know, just that most people don't actually forget the OS, they don't get spec'd it because they don't need two

Eddie · 23 Feb 2010 at 22:28

Either way, the answer was a bit of a let down tbh

Danm54 · 23 Feb 2010 at 22:28

Am i too late to say a plug socket in the local vicinity of your new PC?

Hotwired · 23 Feb 2010 at 22:33

No, no, he's right.

Haven't you seen all the threads of epic facepalm as people get their £600-1000 pc built and realise they forgot to buy/download/crack an OS to go in it?

PermaBanned · 23 Feb 2010 at 22:40

Well there are various Linux distributions, it's not really worth going into which one suits that user most in the General Hardware forum.

wakayoda · 23 Feb 2010 at 22:40

an OS is so easy to find there is no point in suggesting one

Eddie · 23 Feb 2010 at 22:43

Hotwired said:
No, no, he's right.

Haven't you seen all the threads of epic facepalm as people get their £600-1000 pc built and realise they forgot to buy/download/crack an OS to go in it?

OpenToSuggestions · 23 Feb 2010 at 22:45

The reason many people do not mention an OS is because they have no intention of using a legit copy.

Back when I was in school and 6th form at least half of the lads I knew had a disk off a mate.

Lakeland · 23 Feb 2010 at 22:50

mglover070588 said:
Back when I was in school and 6th form at least half of the lads I knew had a disk off a mate.

I had to read that twice just to make sure

Konzul · 23 Feb 2010 at 22:51

Lakeland said:
I had to read that twice just to make sure

dirty mind!

SexyGreyFox · 23 Feb 2010 at 22:54

The real answer is - a bloody telephone in the same room as the PC so they don't have to keep running back & forth.
Grrrr.