This thread is to outline how we want posts in this section to be formatted.

Please title your post with just a brief idea of the issue; ie: "Crashing To Desktop", "Blue Screen of Death", "Sudden Performance Drop", etc.


[*] Your Current Hardware
[*] Your Monitor Resolution
[*] Your Use-Case (Do you do rendering/editing?)
[*] Your Preferred Detail Settings (In Games)
[*] Your Budget
[*] Your Country Of Residence (If outside of the US. It helps with part list budgeting)
[*] Your Knowledge of Computer Hardware (Please be honest. We won't judge)


This standard format will allow for quicker help and more organized posts. We ask that you only use this format exactly as it is stated above.

USEFUL TROUBLESHOOTING UTILITIES:

[url=http://www.hwinfo.com/download.php]HwInfo64[/url] - For reading hardware temperatures. If you have a 64-bit (x64) OS install the x64 client, if you have a 32-bit OS (x86) install the 32-bit/64-bit client.

[url=https://www.piriform.com/speccy/download]Speccy[/url] - This will assist you in finding your computer's specifications/hardware. Just download it from the Piriform.Com link and run the installer. If you know your hardware already, just go ahead and don't bother.

[url=http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html]BlueScreenView[/url] - This will assist in the diagnosis of Blue Screens of Death (BSoD). You can choose your language of choice, or download the standard English version from the links at the bottom of the page. The English edition is the standard download, above the language chart.