|;:~MUST READ BEFORE POSTING~:;|Pc helpdesk guideline

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Since pc helpdesk is the biggest sub section of pakgamers I found it necessary to make a guideline for members who want to help others and who want to get some information from this forum.
This section is reserved for PC hardware, members can use this section for these purposes:-
• If you want some help on purchasing a pc component make a thread here.
• If you are facing any type of problem in your pc make a thread in this section.
• If you see any troubleshooting or hardware conflicts make a thread here.
• For any type of information on hardware installing, drivers troubleshooting, high pc temperatures, keyboard, mouse, monitor or any other hardware trouble feel free to post it here.

You can easily get your required information (on hardware) from here but first of all you need to know about something regarding hardware section. We already write many guides for members moreover I will give you some details on how identify the error in your pc. Hardware team and other members wrote many guides on different hardware components some links of these hardware guides are given below.
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The second most important thing for you is to gain some information about your hardware and for this purpose you need to know about some useful software for checking the specs and working of your hardware. Moreover if you want to overclock your hardware you need almost all of these software. Some important software for these purposes are mentioned below.

CPU-Z (for processor and memory specs)
GPU-Z (for graphics card specs)
HARDWARE MONITOR (for checking pc temperatures)
Or
CORE TEMP (for checking pc temperatures)
MSI AFTERBURNER (for graphics card overclocking)
Or
EVGA PRECISION (for graphics card overclocking)
HD TUNE (hard drive checking software)
PRIME95 (for PC stability checking)

Check this thread for downloading software
http://www.pakgamers.com/forums/f25/official-free-drivers-software-thread-86229-new/

Creating a new thread;-

Feel free to make a new thread in pc helpdesk about your pc problem. But what you have to do is to mention the complete details of your problem.
If you want to buy a new pc please tell your maximum budget for pc upgrading. Moreover also mention your complete system specs. If you want to buy a new pc or having troubles in your pc please mention detail of these things:-

• Processor
• Motherboard
• Graphics card
• Power supply
• Memory
For power supply it is better to give more details on power supply. If you got a branded power supply like corsair, antec please mention its model and if you are using an unbranded power supply please checkout the CURRENT rating from the power supply and give its details here. You have to check the back of the power supply and note the +12v rating from the back of the power supply. Note the numbers of AMP no +12v rail and post it here. Keep one thing in your mind that for processor, motherboard and graphics card power delivery you only need to check the rating of +12v.


FOR BUYING GUIDE\HELP:

Use the following templates and answer these questions if you want buying or upgrading advices.
Q1. Budget/Range? (E.g. 25k, 40k or Rs.30, 000)
Q2. PC purpose (e.g. gaming, multimedia, browsing, and office documents) (NOTE: If you answer Gaming/multimedia then you will have to be more specific as different kinds of systems are capable of doing that)
Q3. Purchase Date (e.g. date/week/month)
Q4. Preferred Brand/Type (e.g. I want ASUS, MSI, Intel motherboard, LCD/LED, Mid/Full tower case)
Q5. Parts required (e.g. PSU, GPU)
Q6. Parts not required (e.g. motherboard, proc)
Q7. Planning to Overclock? YES / NO
Q8. Future Proof? YES / NO
Q9. SLI or Crossfire YES / NO
Q10. Operating System Name/Platform (e.g. win XP/ win 7, x86 / x64)
Q11. LCD/LED Resolution & Size (e.g. 1024x768, 1920x1080, 19", 24") If you already have one and want to use it mention its resolution and size.
Q12. Preferred seller/shop (e.g. shop/seller name)
Q13. Will buy PC/Parts from Local market/Abroad (e.g. Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Pakistan, UK, or USA)
Q14. Additional Comments (e.g. can add 3k more in budget)
Q15. Add any other points (e.g. I will keep my RIG until 3 years)
Q16. Want alternate products/sellers giving similar better performance or offering less/more performance/price ratio? YES / NO
Q17. Mention list or any parts you have selected, with company product name including URL/Link or answer in YES / NO
^THANKS TO JUSTE FOR THIS :)
All these questions are not necessary but quoting and answering these questions will help you getting much better response from senior members. some most important questions are :

Q1. Budget/Range?
Q2. PC purpose
Q4. Preferred Brand
Q5. Parts required
Q6. Parts not required
Q7. Planning to Overclock
Q8. Future Proof?
Q11. LCD/LED Resolution?
Note for hardware Geeks

• Please use simple language in the forum.
• Please do not use harsh language in the forums.
• Please try to post a single meaningful reply instead of replying same thing again & again.
• If you have knowledge on a particular thing please try to give a brief answer.
• If you think you deserve a HARDWARE GURU Achievement please contact me or any other hardware moderator regarding this because you can’t directly get this achievement
• You are here for help the thread starter so please concentrate your self on solving the problem of thread starter instead of discussing the matter with other members..
• If you see any answer which is misleading or any member whose posts are always same and similar to the above posts please send me a pm or click on report button
• Please respect all the senior members. And don’t fight in threads about suggestions and recommendations
• If you want to write a guide on particular hardware contact me via pm.
• Try to concentrate your self on topics in which you have good knowledge instead of spamming in all the topics if you don’t have good information about a particular topic please don’t reply in it.

Note for thread starters


• Please make simple thread titles as I mentioned above
• Please try to use these tags in the thread titles
[NBA] (NEED buying advice)
[NUA] (Need upgrade advice)
[NHT] (Need help in troubleshooting a pc problem)
[NOA] (Need overclocking advice)
These are some mostly used tags in helpdesk section & instead of “WANT” use “NEED” because if you use W this thing will conflict with market place threads.
I will try to update the tags in start and then people will recognize this thing with time. Moreover if you can’t choose suitable tags for your thread leave it as it is. Also it’s not necessary to use a tag but if you use the help you will definitely get better response.
• Please give all details on your query by using the above mentioned details.
• Please mention your complete pc specs as mentioned above
• Try to get information from a guy with good experience
• If a person is spamming In your thread please let me know about it via pm/vm or hit the report button
• As soon as your query solve let me know about it and I will close the thread to avoid spammers to spam in the thread.
• Try to use above mentioned software for there purposes instead of making threads about them.
• Make single thread for your problems. And don’t make threads in multiple sections
• Don’t highjack other’s thread. If you are facing a problem make your own thread about it
• We have many guides in this section so first try to get information from these guides

Please contact me as soon as your problem solves and I will lock down the thread :)


Regards;
HARDWARE TEAM@PAKGAMERS
 
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