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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Desktop Buying Advice

    It looks like my office desktop is now on it's last legs :(. Still it's lasted a good 7 years! Looking for advice on where to start with the next one. I'm a Linux user focused on programming; My current ailing system is based around an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz on an Asus...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Need a new workhorse?

    Hi All, Need some advice on a starting point for specing a system. I need a system for around £600 (exc VAT... it's a home office computer). I don't currently need a monitor with it (or Windows for that matter as I'll probably throw Ubuntu or Fedora on there). It needs to cope with a large...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Is the website borked in chrome or is it just me?

    As the title says.. It might just be me, but I found this morning that the site layout is all over the place in Google Chrome (Still fine in IE and Firefox, so probably just a webkit rendering issue I guess) Screenshot not attached as the forum doesn't appear to wan't to let my upload a file...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Budget Workhorse Computer Recomendations

    Hi All, Now that the Sandy-Bridge Problems have all been sorted I felt it was time to get back to specing out my new work machine. I want it fairly future proofed (hoping to make it last 5+ years with a few minor tweaks here and there as we go along). So, the machine will be mainly used for...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Is Intel really worth the extra buck for a bigger bang?

    I've been in the AMD camp for years and it's coming up time for me to buy a new system. I'm wondering whether to go the Sandy Bridge route or the Phenom II route? I don't subscribe to the camp where computer has to cost the earth. Generally spending around the £500 mark and aiming to make that...
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