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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST 2021 PCSpecialist Community Survey - Win a £1000 PC!

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    PCSPECIALIST Will this graphics card work with a 4K UHD monitor?

    COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® Z170-E: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs Memory (RAM) Change to: 16GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB) Graphics Card 6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980...
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    PCSPECIALIST Will this graphics card work with a 4K UHD monitor?

    I have a ASUS® Z170-E: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs Is it possible to upgrade the graphics card, what would it cost for a new card? thxs Jonathan
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    PCSPECIALIST Will this graphics card work with a 4K UHD monitor?

    Hi I purchased my pcspecialist computer on 13-01-2016 I have the following graphics card: 6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready! Will the card above work with a 4K UHD monitor? thxs Jonathan
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Google chrome freezing on certain websites

    Hi The following websites are freezing when I use google chrome on a windows 7 computer. After browsing 3+ pages on these news sites the webpage freezes. http://www.mirror.co.uk/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html Some other sites are also causing my PC problems. I have attempted...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Question about Windows 10 ISO downloaded onto USB Stick

    Hi I reinstalled windows 10 onto my windows 8 laptop using the usb tool here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10 I read that Microsoft are ending free upgrade to win10 If I decide to reinstall win10 using the usb stick, will it still work after microsoft start...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Installing a SSD into a 3+ year old asus laptop

    I have an old asus K55A-SX417H ASUS K55A-SX417H, Intel® Core™ i5-3210M Dual Core Processor, 15.6" HD Screen, Microsoft Windows 8 64bit, 6GB DDR3 RAM, 1000GB HDD, DVD Rewriter, Integrated Graphics, K55A-SX417H Looking to install a 240GB or 480GB SSD. What ssd & cloning software would you...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST TP-Link Warranty Experience?

    Hi Anyone here got any Warranty Experience from: TP-Link. I have a faulty powerline adapter which I bought from Amazon in October 2015 thanks Jonathan
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Upgrading my old 120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD

    Hi I want either a 240GB or 480GB SSD. Can you please recommend a good ssd drive? My old SSD is a 120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD thanks Jonathan
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Removing a loading option within windows 10 boot up

    This is the error message I get on the bottom option:
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Removing a loading option within windows 10 boot up

    Hello Got my PC back today. See the photo below: I want to remove the bottom option? (which doesn't work) thanks Jonathan
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Help removing the foam padding around my CPU / Heat Sink Fan

    Ok I have spoken to PCS staff and I am returning the pc so that the foam padding can be removed. There is a lot of foam padding underneath the drive bays on the right hand side. I' don't want to force the foam padding away from the drive bays as this would put pressure on the heatsink/fan...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Help removing the foam padding around my CPU / Heat Sink Fan

    I have attempted to lift the foam out from the bottom of the case, and I feel the amount of force required is too much? It's catching on the right hand side.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Help removing the foam padding around my CPU / Heat Sink Fan

    Hi Just got my PC back today. First time I got the PC there wasn't a lot of protective foam near my CPU Heat Sink & Fan. Opened the case up and I can't see how I am going to get this padding away from the CPU fan without damaging it? See the photo below: https://youtu.be/l7CmWStzESw...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST i7-6700 VS i5-6600

    Hi I been looking on the pcspecialist config pages and it looks like I could of got a PC with a i7-6700 for only £100 extra if I had waited. Jonathan
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