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October 5th, 2009

Poll: When buying a new PC, what's the most important component?

Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 11:25 am

Categories: Poll of the Day

Tags: Component, PC, Desktops, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

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RE: Poll: When buying a new PC, what's the most important component?
Here's a vote for power consumption. Perhaps not an issue for over the counter PCs, but since the last time I built a home machine the 'norm' for PS requirements has doubled, largely due to video car... (Read the rest)
Posted by: Zdnetmail1 Posted on: 10/08/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Each situation calls for a different answer  Michael Kelly | 10/05/09
The option you forgot  Joe_Raby | 10/05/09
I Agree  Mwendo | 10/05/09
Another vote for motherboard.  jrf2027@... | 10/05/09
absolutely right, but...  ericesque | 10/05/09
The other option you forgot - for notebooks  jorjitop | 10/05/09
Please add motherboard to the choices and I will vote...  ramewe7337 | 10/05/09
Another motherboard vote  Nimelennar | 10/05/09
Motherboard gets a vote for me.  Grayson Peddie | 10/05/09
I have to pile on here, Adrian.  djchandler | 10/05/09
My thoughts also  PappyPoet | 10/06/09
I look at screen size, and processor speed  NStalnecker | 10/05/09
RE: Poll: When buying a new PC, what's the most important component?  dptcreations@... | 10/05/09
None of the above: The right to purchase a PC without an installed O/S  D. T. Schmitz | 10/05/09
All of the above AND the right to purchase a PC without an installed OS  dave.leigh@... | 10/05/09
Nope. Then they'd have to find a copy of Windows and install it...  James T. Kirk | 10/05/09
exactly! why go through the trouble of buying it separately? (nt)  ericesque | 10/05/09
Yep (nt)  James T. Kirk | 10/05/09
You might, but some of us would not. Silly troll wink (nt)  Zogg | 10/05/09
essacally!  D. T. Schmitz | 10/05/09
NT ? What it's mean ???  voltusbazoka@... | 10/05/09
"New Technology" :-D  Zogg | 10/06/09
No Text (nt)  zionfrost | 10/06/09
I'm sorry, I forgot about that 1% didn't I?  James T. Kirk | 10/06/09
Here:  NStalnecker | 10/05/09
He prefers to b!tch and moan...  James T. Kirk | 10/05/09
Thanks Schmitz...  Sleeper Service | 10/06/09
Actually, it's aimed at 100% of the people who buy PCs  Zogg | 10/06/09
I don't get the entire argument.  djchandler | 10/06/09
Hard Drive Speed.  pmcgrath@... | 10/05/09
that's important to me too  lostarchitect | 10/05/09
It has to be the total combination  JasonJD48 | 10/05/09
Integration and balance are the keys  terry flores | 10/05/09
And the key to stability, integration and balance is...  djchandler | 10/05/09
A good motherboard is important  JasonJD48 | 10/05/09
Ask some HP customers  djchandler | 10/06/09
True  JasonJD48 | 10/06/09
RE: Poll: When buying a new PC, what's the most important component?  cfischer83@... | 10/05/09
RE: Poll: When buying a new PC, what's the most important component?  What_the | 10/05/09
Love  paul@... | 10/05/09
Love...? Only if the tool is a tool and not the job!  Jonah49 | 10/06/09
For almost everyone it's Price first and then it should be RAM, GPU, CPU...  John238 | 10/05/09
RAM  JasonJD48 | 10/06/09
Yes 4GB was probably too high a starting point.  John238 | 10/06/09
That's a very highly detailed list of gross generalizations  djchandler | 10/06/09
While it is a generalization, it is not a gross generalization.  John238 | 10/06/09
Priorities have changed for me over the years  Ken_z | 10/05/09
None of the above. Silence is essential!  plino | 10/06/09
RE: Poll: When buying a new PC, what's the most important component?  NCWeber | 10/06/09
RE: Poll: When buying a new PC, what's the most important component?  sarai1313@... | 10/06/09
RE: Poll: When buying a new PC, what's the most important component?  ximhot | 10/06/09
Another motherboard vote  Kruton@... | 10/06/09
RE: Buying a new PC - CPU, then Chipset/MOBO  Jonah49 | 10/06/09
I Build And Sell Them, Customers Don't Know What They Want  dennyc5@... | 10/06/09
CPU sets pace I say... but too often price is it  Jonah49 | 10/06/09
If the customer knew what they wanted/needed  StanMM | 10/07/09
RE: Poll: When buying a new PC, what's the most important component?  alan_r_cam@... | 10/06/09
RE: Poll: When buying a new PC, what's the most important component?  greelis | 10/07/09
Screen, silence, no MS tax  Ronny102 | 10/07/09
RE: Poll: When buying a new PC, what's the most important component?  Zdnetmail1 | 10/08/09

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