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I'm using a Palit 1GB Nvidia GTX 460 which is about a year old now. Last night the fan made a loud grinding sound and stopped spinning. This morning the fan still wasn't spinning and my PC was running at about 50 degrees idle speed and jumped up to 70 degrees idle, previously I haven't had any...

Whenever I use a microphone that connects straight to the sound card the microphone records a squealing noise in the background. USB headsets don't have the problem so I am guessing something is wrong with my sound card or another component is causing it. I currently use an onboard sound card...

Going to reinstall Windows 7 through the CD sometime soon, haven't done a complete Windows reinstall before so was wondering if this will remove all of my hardware drivers? Im comfortable with getting my video card drivers but need to know what other software and drivers I will need to install.

My PC arrived a couple of weeks ago and everything has been great with it, a few days ago I tried out my headset microphone and I have noticed that it randomly gives out a high pitched squealing noise in the background. Its random when it does it, sometimes switching the mic on and off will cut...

I ordered my PC on the 19th September and got an email on the 24th saying my PC had been built and was "awaiting testing and configuration". Its been a few days since then and my order status is still set to "in building". Just wondered if someone could follow it up? Sorry for being impatient...

I need some advice on the specification that I am planning on buying, my budget isn't very high, £800 is pretty much my max price. The PC will mainly be used for playing games, my current PC is 5 years old so I have missed out on many new releases. I'm not really desperate for a PC which will...

Hello, I am considering buying a desktop PC from PCSpecialist and have a few questions about deliverys. First of all, will I be given a specific date of when the PC will arrive once ordered or will I be told it could arrive within a certain period of days? Also, if I select the "Saturday...