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Re:Preparing for the Incoming Computer Shopper Tsunami by modriano on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @12:36AM (#36208133)
I've been fully spoiled by PCPartPicker [0], which just invisibly filters out parts that aren't compatible with the components already selected for a build. The idea of having to manually keep track of every compatibility check at every component interface sounds like a path to debugging hell. On the other hand, that makes success a far stronger nerdcred signal.

[0] https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

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Re:Preparing for the Incoming Computer Shopper Tsunami by showerst on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @09:25AM (#36212328)
The sheer variety of weird and wonderful ways things could be incompatible is really tamed by modern standards. I remember spending days as a kid working out obscure IRQ conflicts blindly flipping plastic jumpers, or editing config files.

I don't miss it!

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Re:Preparing for the Incoming Computer Shopper Tsunami by EricE on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @01:54PM (#36230599)
My first use of spreadsheets was to track IRQ, IO Port and memory address conflicts :p
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Re:Preparing for the Incoming Computer Shopper Tsunami by red-iron-pine on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @09:30AM (#36212425)
I remember when this was just something the creator was messing with. Its come a long way.

Parts compatability isn't really too hard. Pull up the mobo specs and make sure your ram timings, CPU socket, PCI, and power demand all line up.

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