It is exceedingly and increasingly difficult to recommend components to people that give limited to no information, those helping often do so as a hobby within their free time. To alleviate growing frustrations I feel having a base-line and template goes a long way, I am requesting that people follow it in as detailed a way as they possibly can.
Purchase timeframe
I'll start with this as we often have people looking for builds they don't intend to put together for weeks or months. Computer hardware prices shift heavily over short periods of time, let alone longer. If you're looking for a ballpark idea to save up for that's fine, but if you're looking for more detailed advice you really need to be within a week or two of purchase to gain accurate information and even then you're best off checking in a day or so prior to buying.
Exact Overall Budget
We need at least a ball park if not an exact, telling us you don't really have one could result in recommendations anywhere between £500 and £10,000, we're not mind readers. No, we do not need the prices you've concocted for each individual component, that wont offer good end results for whatever you're looking to build.
What exactly is the build for in terms of use?
Please detail your requirements, if gaming at what resolution and detail expectations? Are there any specific titles you play, or are you more of a general gaming type? Are you looking to make a workstation for productivity, assuming you are what exact software will be involved?
Preferences
Everyone has a preference, sometimes for better or worse. If you have a hard preference for AMD, Intel, Nvidia, or whatever other company please let us know prior. However, it is worth forewarning that users may offer advice at times which challenges said preferences, especially in cases where you may be greatly overspending to your own detriment or intend to purchase a flawed product.
What are the exact specifications of your current hardware?
Exact means exact, we cannot estimate what a genuine upgrade looks like for you without knowing and there is always the potential for components to be reused, allowing for more of your budget to be spent on legitimate performance increases.
We would want to know the make and model of the components as some may be able to be reused in the new build. (Inform us if you want/don't want to reuse any current components)
Easy to copy-paste template following:
(My hope is to get this stickied, but any input from the regulars would be appreciated)
Purchase timeframe
I'll start with this as we often have people looking for builds they don't intend to put together for weeks or months. Computer hardware prices shift heavily over short periods of time, let alone longer. If you're looking for a ballpark idea to save up for that's fine, but if you're looking for more detailed advice you really need to be within a week or two of purchase to gain accurate information and even then you're best off checking in a day or so prior to buying.
Exact Overall Budget
We need at least a ball park if not an exact, telling us you don't really have one could result in recommendations anywhere between £500 and £10,000, we're not mind readers. No, we do not need the prices you've concocted for each individual component, that wont offer good end results for whatever you're looking to build.
What exactly is the build for in terms of use?
Please detail your requirements, if gaming at what resolution and detail expectations? Are there any specific titles you play, or are you more of a general gaming type? Are you looking to make a workstation for productivity, assuming you are what exact software will be involved?
Preferences
Everyone has a preference, sometimes for better or worse. If you have a hard preference for AMD, Intel, Nvidia, or whatever other company please let us know prior. However, it is worth forewarning that users may offer advice at times which challenges said preferences, especially in cases where you may be greatly overspending to your own detriment or intend to purchase a flawed product.
What are the exact specifications of your current hardware?
Exact means exact, we cannot estimate what a genuine upgrade looks like for you without knowing and there is always the potential for components to be reused, allowing for more of your budget to be spent on legitimate performance increases.
We would want to know the make and model of the components as some may be able to be reused in the new build. (Inform us if you want/don't want to reuse any current components)
Easy to copy-paste template following:
(My hope is to get this stickied, but any input from the regulars would be appreciated)
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