Forum:Computer Hardware Encyclopedia

My proposal is to create an encyclopedia of various computer hardware, like motherboards, sound cards, DVD burners, networking cards, routers, etc. Why? Unless the hardware is purchased directly from the manufacturer, it may lack accompanying documentation, making it difficult to know the performance or upgrade capabilities of that piece of hardware, especially motherboards. Not only that, but manufacturers often do not update information on a component after they stop manufacturing it. Does that motherboard support 2 GB of RAM, or 4? What is the maximum FSB ( Front Side Bus) speed? Is that new video card you bought going to be good with Windows Vista?

I, for one, do not like the fact that I have to visit five or more sites on the internet before I find all of the information I need to perform an upgrade. I'm sure many others would also like a single place to go to find all of their information. It would take a long time to get the wiki large enough to become usable, but it would be a valuable tool to anyone interested in doing their own upgrades, like DIYers or hobbyists. A typical wiki would consist of: type of component, i.e. modem; manufacturer, serial/model number, year of manufacturer, and any additional necessary information, like processor speed, data throughput, memory capacity, firmware version/BIOS manufacturer, etc. Inclusivedisjunction 02:17, 1 April 2007 (UTC)