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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Best 32GB option? 2 or 4 sticks?

    2700x Holding fire for now on the build as I want to see if the price come down next month. I don't need the next gen chip though
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Best 32GB option? 2 or 4 sticks?

    Trying to put together a ryzen system on here. I can choose the same 3000mhz ram as 4 sticks of 8gb or 2 sticks of 16gb. What's the difference? One is slightly more expensive.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Can windows 10 be transferred from my old PCS build?

    Got mine through onthehub website. My uninis registered with them. Also picked up o365 and VM workstation 15 for free too. Windows 10 education is free to keep after graduating
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Can windows 10 be transferred from my old PCS build?

    Thanks for the answers guys. Turns out I can get windows 10 free as I'm a distance learning uni student.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Can windows 10 be transferred from my old PCS build?

    I am.looking to replace my PCS laptop, it came with windows 10. As I'm no longer using it, can I reuse the windows 10 on my new PCS build? If so, I'll just choose no OS in the configurator, right?.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Cooling & Primary Storage help

    Hi all, Ive posted on here recently, I am looking to build something to achieve this: - Very quick - Lightroom capable - Multiple VMs (Mainly Windows 10/7 and some Linux) - Some gaming at 1440p (if possible, if not, 1080p) Budget: Recently raised to £1,500 I've put this spec together...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Best bang for buck?

    Thanks for the info on the PSU, really interested in that one! As for the CPU, I'll wait to see what's coming in terms of the zen 2. Also be interesting to see if any prices shift with it arrival. Thanks to other responders too
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Best bang for buck?

    Thanks for the suggestion. Out of interest, why 850W power supply, is it that much quieter? I was wondering if it worth getting the Ryzen 7 over the 5 and going a bit cheaper on the power supply? I'm sure I'll tip over the £1k a bit though. I have a second harddrive ready to go so I can get...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Best bang for buck?

    Could anyone spec me up a Desktop PC? I'm looking to replace my PC Specialist laptop now which is showing its age Budget: £1,000 My use cases: - Home office working - Virtual machine work (only 1 or 2 instances though) - Lightroom - General browsing/media consumption - 1440p Monitor Whats...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Cosmos IV Review

    I opted for the cosmos series laptop which I will be using mainly for work with Virtual Machines, a little photoshop and lightroom work and casual gaming when I'm away from home. I have a second hyperx 8gb ram stick to install myself and a WD Black drive 750Gb on its way to install in the dvd...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Design me a laptop for virtual machines and ethical hacking please.

    My budget is £700 and I require a 15.6" 1080P display. Ideally I would like a newish quad core processor (i5 or i7), a lot of RAM (8Gb min). I dont think i necessarily need a good graphics card. I will be using the laptop to run several virtual machines, and various other applications. So...
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