Here is my guide i wrote a long time ago.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...&enterthread=y

Now what i love about my guide is that its very simple and basic. There is no block or part comparison so it takes a lot for it to get out dated.

I feel there are 3 kinds of guides you can write and maxxracer nailed all 3 of them.

the first is the general FAQ or a newbies guide that basically answers questions or teachs you basics. (that is what my guide was modeled off of).

Then the second is a parts FAQ, this would have all the parts that is current and a review to the parts. (this requires too much work to maintain.)

The last would be whatever you didnt include in the first two.

its important that you dont jumble all 3 faq's in 1 big faq, because you'll lose your audience half way down the FAQ.