Split up the Hardware Zone

[Elbatrop1]

I noticed that the Hardware Zone posts get cycled through really quickly, and that not all posts are answered fully. I think that we should find a way to split up the Hardware Zone into 2 or more separate areas so that more questions get answered.

Edit: I thought about it some more. Maybe there could be a section for hardware problems, one for advice on buying new hardware, and a general section on new and upcoming hardware.

 

[Trotter]

Really good idea.

I have wondered about how it could be split up, and that sounds like a reasonable division scheme.

 

[beedubaya]

Actually, it should be split into "Video Cards" and "CPUs" and "Other Hardware." There should definately be a video card section, since thats what half of the hardware section threads are about.

 

[Trotter]

May want to expand "CPU" to "CPUs and Motherbords" and "Video Cards" to "Video Cards and Monitors/Displays".

Trust me. Never underestimate the sheer stupidity of people to totally miss/disregard the obvious...

 

[Elbatrop1]

I like that scheme^^^. I wonder where RAM and PSUs would go. I could see RAM going with "CPUs and Motherboards."

Maybe 3 sections:
1)CPUs and Motherboards
2)Video Cards and Monitors/Displays
3)All other components (PSU, RAM, Cases...)

 

[Dave]

We'll talk about this in our mods forum. I want to make sure our mods for that forum **points upward** think it's good too and will handle it.

Dave

 

[jaksback]

What a good idea....damn i should have thought of that......

 

[Elbatrop1]

Thanks for the positive responses guys. I just thought it might help some help-seeking posters

 

[MrBebop26]

Well if you split it up, make it so that you can click a general tab and see all of them in odered of posting. Does this make sense at all?

-Ryan

 

[ShoobieRat]

Nice idea, but I don't think they should be split up by component. Subject is better. ("buying/building", "Troubleshooting", "New Tech/Neat-Stuff")