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Yesterday, 17:43Could be a hardware problem with the speakers, Probably best to give tech support a call (0844 499 4000) Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm (Saturdays 9am...7 replies | 69 view(s)
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Yesterday, 17:23vanthus replied to a thread 17.3 Inch Optimus IV, Nvidia GTX 660M, SLI Compatible? in Laptops/Notebook PC'sIt doesn't support SLI,at least it's not an option on the configurator,not quite sure what you mean by "swap out the DVD Drive for a Sli Ready GPU"?2 replies | 35 view(s)
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Yesterday, 16:52vanthus replied to a thread Can anyone give me some specs for new Gaming Pc (£700) in Check this spec!If it's a choice between more ram or downgrading the graphics card,a better graphics card will be more advantageous. RAM is probably the easiest...9 replies | 102 view(s)
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Yesterday, 16:14vanthus replied to a thread Can anyone give me some specs for new Gaming Pc (£700) in Check this spec!For gaming you want the best graphics card you can afford,and according to benchmarks the 660Ti is quite a bit in front of the 7850....9 replies | 102 view(s)
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Yesterday, 16:02vanthus replied to a thread Can anyone give me some specs for new Gaming Pc (£700) in Check this spec!Case PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) AMD FX-6300 Six Core CPU (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+) Motherboard ASUS® M5A97 R2.0(DDR3,...9 replies | 102 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:28With electrical goods we show the buyer it's in working condition and always make it clear it is sold as is,no comebacks,no guarantee.It's up to...23 replies | 281 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:00The configurator includes a 20% allowance so the PSU will be fine,unless planning on a few upgrades in future,especially adding another graphics card.4 replies | 71 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:55I agree with what's already been said,and also add that my wife's used Gumtree quite a lot,but makes it a rule that the goods must be...23 replies | 281 view(s)
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Yesterday, 07:45vanthus replied to a thread Ordering today...lots of money so want to make sure its fine! in Check this spec!You make a valid point,but the OP would still be well advised I think,to upgrade the CPU cooler if planning on doing so.5 replies | 104 view(s)
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Yesterday, 07:25You could be right steaky,I maybe should have put "could void warranty".On reading over the T&C,I see no mention of it.I'll try and get the the...123 replies | 2646 view(s)
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19-05-13, 21:20Overclocking the GPU will void warranty,as will overclocking the CPU unless pre-overclocked by PCS.123 replies | 2646 view(s)
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19-05-13, 20:20Case COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache Motherboard ASUS®...11 replies | 127 view(s)
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19-05-13, 20:06If that's your max budget I would go with Kruppsy's build,but if you can manage a bit more I would configure his spec to include the 7850 and...11 replies | 140 view(s)
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19-05-13, 18:56Not that well to be honest,might manage on lowest settings,I'm not sure though,best check system requirements for the games you intend playing.11 replies | 140 view(s)
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19-05-13, 18:46Depending on the games you intend playing this will manage some of them but maybe some only on low to medium settings,but for newer games I think you...11 replies | 140 view(s)
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19-05-13, 17:22vanthus replied to a thread Upgrading Enigma IV at some point in the future. in Laptops/Notebook PC'sYou can easily upgrade RAM and the hard disk,I think it's also possible to upgrade the CPU but I don't think upgrading the GPU is an option. You can...1 replies | 31 view(s)
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19-05-13, 17:05vanthus replied to a thread Ordering today...lots of money so want to make sure its fine! in Check this spec!Very nice powerful well balanced build,only change I would make is to select the non "k" version of the CPU,the "K" just means it's unlocked for...5 replies | 104 view(s)
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19-05-13, 16:54vanthus replied to a thread The 11.6" Inferno - What in this list could be improved in Laptops/Notebook PC'sYou can also download/update drivers from the Clevo website for the Inferno 11.6,the model number is W110ER....3 replies | 49 view(s)
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19-05-13, 12:09Not sure what else to suggest except trying other games to see if they have the same issue. If they do it would point to a driver or hardware issue.5 replies | 123 view(s)
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19-05-13, 11:30They will already be installed.A driver disk/s are also supplied in case any need to be reinstalled,for example,after a clean install of the...10 replies | 78 view(s)
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19-05-13, 11:06You could try updating the chipset driver if one is available. Be careful if attempting to update the BIOS,have a look at the motherboard manual to...10 replies | 78 view(s)
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19-05-13, 10:41Doesn't seem to be a great deal of difference between the GTX 660 and the 7870,here are a couple of comparison sites....8 replies | 110 view(s)
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19-05-13, 00:23I'm not sure how to answer that,but I'm pretty certain the fan for my 650W PSU is inside the PSU case and not visible.12 replies | 144 view(s)
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19-05-13, 00:15If it's Samsung RAM you already have the upgrade options will probably only offer the same brand,but you could ask PCS if they will supply you with a...12 replies | 144 view(s)
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18-05-13, 23:51Water coolers usually come with thermal paste pre-applied although you may need to clean old paste off,if it's not pre-applied you will need to do it...12 replies | 144 view(s)
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18-05-13, 19:48I'm not sure how quiet the NZXT PHANTOM 410 case is compared to the others,but you could probably half the ram,32GB is a bit overkill even for video...3 replies | 58 view(s)
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18-05-13, 18:07I see where your coming from,no harm In people giving advice based on their own experience of building a computer to a potential customer.Lot's of...25 replies | 366 view(s)
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18-05-13, 17:05Your taking me wrong Keynes,I'm not criticising you,maybe I didn't put it too well,I'm pretty new to this.It's not actually against the rules as they...25 replies | 366 view(s)
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18-05-13, 16:49Didn't say you were encouraging it,just trying to make the point that these forums shouldn't be used for giving advice about building your own...25 replies | 366 view(s)
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18-05-13, 16:35Posts about building your own computer are frowned upon by PCS,after all these are PCS forums and they are in the business of selling custom built...25 replies | 366 view(s)
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CM690 MKII Case / i5-3550 CPU / P8Z77-V / 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X RAM / 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 / 120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD / 2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK / CORSAIR TX850 PSU - MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X4 / R.A.T. 7 / 24" BENQ XL2411T MONITOR
15.6" ULTRANOTE / i3-3120M / 8GB SAMSUNG RAM / 120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD
15.6" ULTRANOTE / i3-3120M / 8GB SAMSUNG RAM / 120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD
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