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HardwareNeeds
Hardware planning, made understandable

Hardware, made understandable.

Tell HardwareNeeds what you're trying to accomplish. We'll help you figure out the hardware you need, how it works together, and why.

The problem

Most hardware decisions start with specifications.

But you don't start with specifications.

You start with what you're trying to do.

The HardwareNeeds approach

We don't start with hardware.

Every recommendation on this site follows the same chain of reasoning — so you always understand why, not just what.

01

Goal

What you're trying to accomplish.

02

Hardware

What that actually requires.

03

Compatibility

What fits together, and why.

04

Recommendation

A specific, reasoned answer.

05

Understanding

Why it's right — and how it works.

06

AI

Ask it to adjust, compare, or explain.

07

Buy

Reputable places to actually get it.

Planning

Start with what you're building.

Pick a goal, answer only what's relevant, and get a specific hardware recommendation — with the reasoning behind every part of it.

Plan your hardware
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Recommendations

Every recommendation has a reason.

Not “buy this because it's powerful.” Here's the kind of answer you actually get.

Recommended · GPU

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

Smooth 1440p gaming and capable video editing / light AI workload performance.

Why we recommend it

  • You said you're building for 1440p gaming — that resolution sets the floor for VRAM and rendering power.
  • This tier comfortably clears that bar, with room to keep settings high instead of scraping by.
  • 12GB of VRAM covers demanding textures without becoming the bottleneck at this resolution.
Get a recommendation like this

Important specifications

VRAM
12 GB GDDR6X
Memory Bus
192-bit
Boost Clock
~2.48 GHz
TDP
220 W
Recommended PSU
650 W
Compatibility

Hardware doesn't work alone.

A computer is a system, not a pile of parts. Every component depends on the ones around it — we map those relationships so incompatibilities are obvious upfront, not discovered after checkout.

See how it works

CPU

Socket must match

Motherboard

Memory type must match

RAM

Shares the same system

GPU

Power headroom required

Power Supply

FAQ

Questions people actually ask.

What makes this different from a search engine or a parts picker, and how honest it is about its limits.

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Let's get started

Tell us what you want to do.
Let's figure out what you need.