Compatibility Logic Guide

Compatibility is simply a rule that says: “this part can only be shown if it agrees with a part the shopper already picked.” The app checks this using three building blocks:

Imagine a shopper is building a Gaming PC. Step 1 is “Choose your CPU.” They pick a Ryzen CPU that uses socket “AM5.”

Step 1 — CPU chosen

Step 2 — Motherboard step is now filtered

The app looks at every motherboard in the collection and compares its “Socket Type” tag to “AM5.” Only matches are shown to the shopper:

The same logic repeats for every tag a merchant defines. Continuing the same build, once the Motherboard (MSI B650 Tomahawk, supports DDR5) is chosen, the RAM step is filtered by “Memory Type”:

A merchant can add as many tags per step as needed — Socket Type, Memory Type, Form Factor, Interface (PCIe version), and more — and every one of them narrows the next step the same way.

Power matching works differently from socket/memory matching: instead of an exact match, the app adds up power needs and looks for “enough or more.”

Step A — the app totals power as parts are picked

Step B — with a safety margin, the app needs a PSU rated ≥ 400 W

The app applies headroom above the raw total so the PSU isn't running at its limit — in this example, roughly 340 W × ~1.2 ≈ 400 W minimum.

Putting it all together, here is the same example build moving through every step:

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  All chosen parts are added to the cart as one bundle line, so the cart stays clean and simple.

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  At checkout, the app automatically splits that bundle back into one line item per part, so the receipt clearly lists every component and its price.

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  If the merchant configured a discount on the widget, it is spread proportionally across every split-out line item.