Helping other users

[A176]

Step 1. Identify the user's problem and/or needs.

Step 2. Question and inquire as to any relevant info you might need for a solution.

Step 3. Procure answer.

Step 4a. Identify user's competency level.
Step 4b. Reply with proper language and wordage as to ensure user fully understands you.

For example:

Hi, I want to play Dawn of War on my Compaq machine...what's the most powerful card available to run DOW at the fastest speeds!

Hi! The Super Uber Card has a bajillion mhz core/million mhz memory with 666-bit bus, memory bandwidth of 956GB/sec, 241 bp/s fill rate, 48 pixels per clock for a total number of x ROPS and y FLOPS, and PS/VS unified 5.0 support!

It's like trying to sell a Toyota Yaris to a dog. KISS!

[HunterX]

I felt that this was related to this tutorial topic, so I will post this here instead of starting a new thread:

PCI-X is not PCI Express. PCI-X is the 64bit PCI standard. PCI Express or PCI-E (aka PCIe) is the new graphics card technology in the form of PCI-E x16. PCI-E x1 is not compatable with PCI-E x16 and PCI-E x1 is mainly used for drive controller cards and networking cards, but these are relatively uncommon.

[Homdax]

..and stop jumping to conclusions when answering a question that in no way satisfies the need for accurate info...

[HunterX]

And for the love of <insert deity> don't bring overclocking into a discussion about CPUs. The majority of people don't have the necessary general computer knowledge to atempt it, let alone specific knowledge about the subject of system OCing and I'm 99% sure they aren't interested in the first place.