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Re: Show HN: Pangoly – Build your shiny new PC

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Post by kubiiii »

falcolas wrote: post #23

Seems like there's a good mid-ground between pre-configured systems and expert mode. A mode which offers some alerts for silly mistakes (or prevents them from being made in the first place) would be nice. i.e. an Intel chip paired with an AMD socketed motherboard.

Indeed. But alerts would be a nice addition to expert mode anyway. You can't build a PC with a processor that does not fit in the socket, expert or not. Pre filtered list of motherboards or cpu based on selected cpu or motherboards would be nice. Anyway, great website.

Re: Show HN: Pangoly – Build your shiny new PC

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Post by sergiotapia »

ejjpi wrote: post #14
dublinben wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This doesn't seem very different from PcPartPicker.com or the LogicalIncrements.com guide. Nearly every hardware review site will also have a running list of recommended builds.[0] [0] http://www.pcper.com/hwlb

Of course, you mentioned similar websites but I think they have different purposes compared to Pangoly. PCPartPicker offers a huge set of components with different stores so you can find the best price available for almost anything, but it struggle with users having little building experience that are trying to find what's the current best build options for their budget. On the other hand logicalincrements offers a n…

Exactly, competition is great don't let anybody discourage you. I already shared your site with some friends and they all like it a lot.

Re: Show HN: Pangoly – Build your shiny new PC

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Post by darthgoogle »

ejjpi wrote: post #3

Thanks! I'm the owner, so here's a brief overview of the available features: - Build configuration starting from user's preferred budget. The suggested components are always safe to be used in the same build and it's also possible to add optional parts like peripherals. - Automatic build creation starting from user's preferred component. - Sharing: once the build is completed it's possible to share it on the most pop…

Would be great to link up with sites that offer pre-configured builds for specific purposes.

For example, about some Hackintosh friendly builds?

Re: Show HN: Pangoly – Build your shiny new PC

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Post by drewg123 »

When I build a PC, the number one feature I want is ECC memory. It can be tricky to find a non-server configuration that supports it (you historically need a "good" bios that is smart enough to enable it for AMD, and you typically need a Xeon flavor CPU + workstation level board for Intel; caveat, it has been 2.5 years since my last build).

I was hoping that this tool might make finding non-server parts that support ECC easier, but alas, that does not seem to be the case.

Re: Show HN: Pangoly – Build your shiny new PC

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Post by SandB0x »

I really like it but I think it can be simplified. At least the original presentation of options. e.g.

* The names Advanced and Pro are too similar.

* "For AMD lovers, a cheaper alternative of the Gamer configuration" OK, but then this could be folded into the Gamer configuration as an alternate flavour.

Can you get this down to three or four options and move the rest to the expert users section?

Re: Show HN: Pangoly – Build your shiny new PC

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Post by makmanalp »

falcolas wrote: post #23

Seems like there's a good mid-ground between pre-configured systems and expert mode. A mode which offers some alerts for silly mistakes (or prevents them from being made in the first place) would be nice. i.e. an Intel chip paired with an AMD socketed motherboard.

Agreed! This seems a bit more polished than http://pcpartpicker.com/ in that regard
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