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Thanks for the feedback! I agree - the individual parts do need more information, and that's something I plan on augmenting. Regarding compatibility - I'm slowly getting to the point where I can guarantee compatibility. There's a lot of combinations and data points to fill in. It gets a little complicated with things like CPU/Motherboard compatibility, which can vary depending on bios revision. I've been working on back-filling that data both with web scraping (have to be careful - even some manufacturer spec pages have errors) and by hand where necessary. In time though I intend on filling in the gaps there.

Error on the side of caution and require qualified editors to fill in cases like bios revisions. There are so many parts to pick from, it's okay if you error safe and exclude 10%.

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