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They should be closed, either as subjective and argumentative or too localised. I would use the first if the answers are already becoming argumentative, the later if the question has no answers yet.

These questions open up a can of worms. It can quickly accelerate into a which is better flame-war, and as already been proven on SU, we do have the die hard Windows or Linux only crowd running around. It is not impossible to have a question like this have pure and honest answers, however it is a rarity.

I do however like the samples given by Ivo. A very specific question around what is needed to build a new computer and what to look for is definitely a good option. However a list of what specific hardware to get if not controlled can quickly get out of hand and will very quickly become outdated.

I will admit that this particular question seems to have remained civil, and I am therefore not going to close it myself. I will leave that decision up to the community, or if required, intervene if it does get out of hand and get flagged for moderator attention.

They should be closed, either as subjective and argumentative or too localised. I would use the first if the answers are already becoming argumentative, the later if the question has no answers yet.

These questions open up a can of worms. It can quickly accelerate into a which is better flame-war, and as already been proven on SU, we do have the die hard Windows or Linux only crowd running around. It is not impossible to have a question like this have pure and honest answers, however it is a rarity.

I do however like the samples given by Ivo. A very specific question around what is needed to build a new computer and what to look for is definitely a good option. However a list of what specific hardware to get if not controlled can quickly get out of hand and will very quickly become outdated.

I will admit that this particular question seems to have remained civil, and I am therefore not going to close it myself. I will leave that decision up to the community, or if required, intervene if it does get out of hand and get flagged for moderator attention.

They should be closed, either as subjective and argumentative or too localised. I would use the first if the answers are already becoming argumentative, the later if the question has no answers yet.

These questions open up a can of worms. It can quickly accelerate into a which is better flame-war, and as already been proven on SU, we do have the die hard Windows or Linux only crowd running around. It is not impossible to have a question like this have pure and honest answers, however it is a rarity.  

I do however like the samples given by Ivo. A very specific question around what is needed to build a new computer and what to look for is definitely a good option. However a list of what specific hardware to get if not controlled can quickly get out of hand and will very quickly become outdated.

I will admit that this particular question seems to have remained civil, and I am therefore not going to close it myself. I will leave that decision up to the community, or if required, intervene if it does get out of hand and get flagged for moderator attention.

They should be closed, either as subjective and argumentative or too localised. I would use the first if the answers are already becoming argumentative, the later if the question has no answers yet.

These questions open up a can of worms. It can quickly accelerate into a which is better flame-war, and as already been proven on SU, we do have the die hard Windows or Linux only crowd running around. It is not impossible to have a question like this have pure and honest answers, however it is a rarity.

I do however like the samples given by Ivo. A very specific question around what is needed to build a new computer and what to look for is definitely a good option. However a list of what specific hardware to get if not controlled can quickly get out of hand and will very quickly become outdated.

I will admit that this particular question seems to have remained civil, and I am therefore not going to close it myself. I will leave that decision up to the community, or if required, intervene if it does get out of hand and get flagged for moderator attention.

They should be closed, either as subjective and argumentative or too localised. I would use the first if the answers are already becoming argumentative, the later if the question has no answers yet.

These questions open up a can of worms. It can quickly accelerate into a which is better flame-war, and as already been proven on SU, we do have the die hard Windows or Linux only crowd running around. It is not impossible to have a question like this have pure and honest answers, however it is a rarity.

I do however like the samples given by Ivo. A very specific question around what is needed to build a new computer and what to look for is definitely a good option. However a list of what specific hardware to get if not controlled can quickly get out of hand and will very quickly become outdated.

I will admit that this particular question seems to have remained civil, and I am therefore not going to close it myself. I will leave that decision up to the community, or if required, intervene if it does get out of hand and get flagged for moderator attention.

They should be closed, either as subjective and argumentative or too localised. I would use the first if the answers are already becoming argumentative, the later if the question has no answers yet.

These questions open up a can of worms. It can quickly accelerate into a which is better flame-war, and as already been proven on SU, we do have the die hard Windows or Linux only crowd running around. It is not impossible to have a question like this have pure and honest answers, however it is a rarity. 

I do however like the samples given by Ivo. A very specific question around what is needed to build a new computer and what to look for is definitely a good option. However a list of what specific hardware to get if not controlled can quickly get out of hand and will very quickly become outdated.

I will admit that this particular question seems to have remained civil, and I am therefore not going to close it myself. I will leave that decision up to the community, or if required, intervene if it does get out of hand and get flagged for moderator attention.