PC Builds

[J1mmy]

No, this thread doesnt want a whole new forum.

All its asking for is one category. For example, here we have General Tech Discussion, Applications and Operating Systems, Technical Support etc. We are trying to get one that says something along the lines of New builds and Upgrades. Not a Whole new forum.

[famosbrown]

How about the PC modification category. I've posted stuff there before.

http://www.techimo.com/forum/f20/index.html

Famos

EDIT: There are a lot of threads in that category about new builds, suggestions, etc.

[J1mmy]

EDIT: There are a lot of threads in that category about new builds, suggestions, etc.

Yes, i dont believe they should be there. New builds should have a category of its own. You could argue that upgrading my belong in there, but if they open a builds one, they might aswell use it for upgrades too.

[RicheemxX]

Members who specialize in upgrading and building can stick around that forum insted of browsing endlessly in the 'General Tech' forum....

Well here's my point as to why I personally don't see a need for this:
Pc Hardware and Tech is divided into several sub categories already. If you are just wanting to upgrade your mobo, cpu or vid card there are already sub forums specifically for that purpose. There really should be no reason for someone looking for mobo upgrade advice to be in the "general tech" forum nor should they be browsing the vid card forum.

Now that said if you did create an entire new forum say "New builds and Upgrades only" you are then going to need to create at least three more new sub forums. Cpu, Mobo and vid card. That makes it all pretty redundant if you ask me. Now I could understand the possibility of a sub forum within PC Hardware and Tech just for new builds or a rate my build type thing.

IMO alot of people would find it easier to get answers if everyone would do the following
1. the "search" feature was used
2. people would create proper thread titles
3. people would post issues in the appropriate forum to begin with!!

[RetroEvolute]

Sounds like a nice idea.

As long as everything still shows up in the recent discussion areas, I'm cool. I basically surf through those when I'm here...

[J1mmy]

Now I could understand the possibility of a sub forum within PC Hardware and Tech just for new builds or a rate my build type thing.

Thats exactly the point we are trying to get across. Okay, maybe the current sub-furoms can be used as upgrades and other questions and what not, but wont it be easier to have ALL perpherial upgrades in one place? Come to think about it, New builds and upgrades kinda go together anyway. How often is someone building a new machine? How often is someone upgrading? By putting these to issues on one place, they dont only click together, its also easier for others to look at members suggestions to specific motherboards and other perpherials too. Also, by having them both together, it will utilize the sub-forum very well.

IMO alot of people would find it easier to get answers if everyone would do the following
1. the "search" feature was used

I doubt anyone uses the search feature, and if they did they would probaly pull out a relavant thread dated back to 2003. Every posts suggestions to those open currently, they dont really look for threads to post on.

2. people would create proper thread titles

Im guessing this will require more deatil to be put into the therad title, hence require more writing - No one wants to see titles streaming across the page. They just need to be consice and to the point, which i think isnt a problem here.

So basically, it still wont stand out from all the other tens of thread titles on the page.

3. people would post issues in the appropriate forum to begin with!!

If it doesnt belong in a sub-forum, guess where it goes? Thats right, its thrown in the 'General Tech'. Looking in there now, there are some threads which concern stuff about upgrades and new builds.
I think another reason is why people tend to submit stuff in the General Tech although they know it belongs in another one is probaly becasue many members are currently viewing that sub-forum. So naturally they might think that if i submit it here im going to get more responces and view than if i was to stick it in where it really belongs.
What those people dont understand is that, if it was a thread concerning a mobo, those few in the mobo sections could help out more than the many in the general tech section. This is obviously because, those in the mobo section know about mobo's so they choose to post to threads concerning mobo's. Do you see what i mean?
This will be similar of we had a new builds sub-forum...

Over and Out

[DeathWish187]

Is that more or less the same thing that this thread is trying to achieve? Its very similar.

no, the ideas im thinking of run along the lines of some of these current stickies, those help out old members and new ones
id rly like to see a good categorized referance list of sites covering various specifications, specializations, topics, e-merchants etc
like ykno, id like to see a referance list full of links to specific manufacturers-forums (list of forums like dfi-street, i wanna try out some other mobo's i just cant find the right forums so im sticking w/dfi because i feel more of a safety net guaruntee)
ykno links to sites n forums like silent pc review or laptop forums, etc the kind of stuff we tend to post regularly
i want to show an example but that would better be pulled off on making an entirely new thread which im going to avoid doing, altho it would be able to convey better what im trying to explain
there are more than enough people here w/tons of referance sites bookmarked that could help alot of others, it wouldnt be too difficult to pull off, but requires somebody able to seriously maintain the thread like those that have earned sticky status or the bench threads etc

that all seemed about as gargled as the thought that created the thread topic, im too busy trying to write out some other detail oriented well thought out stuff to go over n fix that all up so i hope the idea wasnt too difficult to pick up on...

[RicheemxX]

deathwish is talking about something like this thread i posted awhile back http://www.techimo.com/forum/t70941.html, but he want to take it a step or two further

[DeathWish187]

deathwish is talking about something like this thread i posted awhile back http://www.techimo.com/forum/t70941.html, but he's want to take it a step or two further

yes, but moreso strides ahead
n the example of a forum for tutorials n such would look something like... http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=43

[J1mmy]

Oh right I see...

But dont you think who ever wanted a link of a manufacturer, wouldnt they just google it? i see its useful, but members may not know about it and they might just bring up an extra thing or two if they'd search it, its the norm. Google this and Google that...

[DeathWish187]

Oh right I see...

But dont you think who ever wanted a link of a manufacturer, wouldnt they just google it? i see its useful, but members may not know about it and they might just bring up an extra thing or two if they'd search it, its the norm. Google this and Google that...

YES google helps alot but when ur noob n dont know what exact terms to search for then its not so easy, theres plenty of stuff that could be put into this that would help the noobs as well as vets

[buckaro]

Well IMO we're just showing how much stuff we could already put in a new forum, a subcategory would IMO because if it does expand massively then it can be turned into a proper forum...although i don't expect that will happen to be honest with you.

IMO a subcategory "new builds", or maybe something to do with upgrades also(although there are already forums for those really), that way we can have a few stickies like "manufacturer links", "retailer links", "recomended builds" and possibly one or two more.

Hopefully this will happen, im definatly putting this link in my sig!

[Sixpac_XP]

I think that would be a great idea to have those forums here.

The General Tech forum has always seemed like a dumping ground to me. (I'm guilty of it as well).

[J1mmy]

Indeed...

VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

[buckaro]

I think that would be a great idea to have those forums here.

The General Tech forum has always seemed like a dumping ground to me. (I'm guilty of it as well).

Absolutely. What we want is a forum for us to be able to put new builds into it, so often we upgrade more than one thing, and its not really a mod IMO, the mods forums tends to be more about modding cases etc, we want a complete PC's upgrades/builds forum just like the CPU forums or whatever so we can find it easily and get some help going.

[J1mmy]

Absolutely. What we want is a forum for us to be able to put new builds into it, so often we upgrade more than one thing, and its not really a mod IMO, the mods forums tends to be more about modding cases etc, we want a complete PC's upgrades/builds forum just like the CPU forums or whatever so we can find it easily and get some help going.

Indeed, theres always one thread in the 'Recent Discussions' box at the top which contains an upgrade or a new build.

It would really help by providing a new forum.

[Ryan220587]

+1 for excellent idea...the more specialized the forums are, the better

[TheBigCarp321]

I still feel at home with the way it is now though.

[pullmyfoot]

hey good idea!! it should be implemented! its been a year... common

[J1mmy]

Holly Molly...a year!

If it was created when the thread first opened, it would have been well on its way to a thousand threads!