I've been thinking about this and I think I wanted to share this idea with you guys:
We should stop making these preset combinations for people. Rather, we should generalize the price brackets and categories.
The idea is this:
Purpose: Eg. Moderate gaming.
Budget: upper and lower limit with a gap of 10-20k (eg. 40-60k). INCLUDE TAXES!!
CPU: option A,B,C
Mobo: Mention only the sockets and recommended price range. No brands please.
GPU: mention the core only. give 2-3 options, like HD 6850/70/GTX 560. Mention memory amount in case one GPU is available in multiple variants. DO NOT MENTION BRANDS unless the model recommended is of one of a kind.
RAM: Size, speed and timings. VFM kits may be suggested.
HDD: capacity only. Not much difference in performance in the real world.
PSU: wattage and range. Good brands and vfm models may be suggested.
Case: size and range. good models may be suggested.
Monitor: Size and resolution only.
This is to give an idea of how it should look like. Recommended brands may be mentioned at the end of the list of ranges for one category.
The idea is to help the viewer get a choice in components. It lets him choose brands according to his preference. The primary purpose is to help the purchaser learn more in the process, so that he is more involved in the decision making step and in future he can make better choices on his own.
By having a significant budget range for each selection, one can decide where he wants to splurge more, depending on his needs. Perhaps this could also reduce the number of people asking for specs in this thread.
This has not been intended to deride the hard work JS and the others have done. But I felt that there are too many different selections and options for one option to be forced into the specs list. Let the purchaser do some work lol.
