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[โ€“] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Or buying a GPU that is too long for the case, or a power supply that doesn't have the outputs you need, or any of the rest of it.

90% of PC building are the choices you make before anything even goes in your cart.

Especially true if you don't just care about compatibility but are doing research to get the best performance and value for your money.

Once the boxes arrive it's just Lego :)

[โ€“] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 21 hours ago

My friend bought a GPU that he had to mount externally bcausr he didn't check case compatibility. So yah you are right some people make their mind up on choices before research and end up with incompatibility.

Another person ordered nvme and confused why it doesn't work in m2 sata slot. I had to explain m2 is the form factor not the protocol...and their response is its the same connection it should work. Smh.