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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Any plans to build AMD 24 or 32 core machines?

    Hi PCS, Do you have any plans to build systems based on the new Opteron 6200 Series processors? 16, 24 or 32 cores. They would make great render boxes or workstations for people like me who do a lot of 3D rendering. Thanks. Chris.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST My new GTX 470 is showing up as a GTX 465

    Hello, Just wondering if anyone has encountered this before. I bought a new GTX 470 (not from PC Specialist) to go with my current GTX 470, after installing though it is showing up as a lower spec GTX 465 (less onboard memory etc). The weird thing though is that rather than having 352 cuda...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST What other cards can I use with GTX 470.

    Hi, Just wondering if I can run any other gpu's with my GTX470? Or can I get a 460, 480 etc? When I bought th PC I specced it to handle more than one card so the power supply should be fine. I'm not too bothered about the need for SLi as I need the extra card for rendering 3d scenes in Octane...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Computer showing blue screen of death when sending to sleep.

    Hi guys, I got my new pc from PCS in Jan and love it, it handles all my software really well and let's me get on with work. I've recently been getting the 'blue screen of death' when sending the pc to sleep and was wondering if anybody could help? I'm not 100% sure but I think it has only...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New PC

    Just waiting on my new pc which I think has gone into pre production now. Here's the spec below. I'll be using it for design software (photoshop, blender 3d etc) as I'm a freelance designer. In 6 months I'll probably look at adding another 12gb of ram and eventually another another GTX470. I've...
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