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    PCSPECIALIST 1440p, 165Hz, IPS, 27", FreeSync Pro/ G-Sync. £330

    I was looking for a decent 27" monitor a while back and ended up buying a Dell S2721DGF for £330 with the Dell Advantage scheme. Currently they have an offer on which gives 20% off, effectively the same discount, bringing it to £330. I couldn't and still cant find a monitor with this spec for...
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    PCSPECIALIST Xiaomi

    Has anyone had any experience with the Xiaomi Ultrawide? Since the prices of the new 30 series NVIDIA GPU's are so low I've been considering going ultrawide and stumbled across this. It's £370 on Banggood from Czech Republic so no import VAT will be required. Specs are below, it is a VA panel...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST 2020 Flight Sim £1

    I noticed signing up for the MS Xbox monthly subscription thing gave the basic 2020 Flight Sim this month and they also had a deal on the subscription for £1. I signed up and downloaded it. Tried it with my mouse and keyboard and crashed every time. Not my cup of tea it seems so I'm glad i only...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST People Selling NVIDIA 20XX Series GPU's

    I was curious about the used price of 20 series cards on the run up to the launch of the 30 series so started keeping track of used prices of 2080Ti cards. ASUS ROG STRIX 2080 Ti Pre-launch they went for an average of £826 on eBay with an average of 3 per week being listed. Post-launch there...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST RAM Temperatures

    I've fitted a Corsair Commander Pro and additional intake fans today so I've been doing some temp logging, both from the components and the little temperate probe things. All is fine apart from the RAM; At idle CPU and GPU sit at about 28°c and 32°c respectively, but the RAM closer to 40°c. Is...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New set up, set up.

    I've spent most of the morning arranging my desk, removing my old work monitors etc. To make way for the new steed. I played Warzone last night and this is guna take some getting used to. I almost connected a controller at one point! Other than that I played a bit of Death Stranding on high...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST How is this.... for my son :o(

    Well I saw this coming. Since the arrival of mine, my 13 year old son now wants a gaming PC. He says all his mates are getting them for Christmas so naturally he's pulling the sympathy card. He already has a monitor, which he wants to keep. Its a 31.5" 2560x1440 75Hz ( this one). Is this...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST No spare MoBo USB

    So I'm looking at my mobo in prep for my wifi card coming and there are 2 USB slots on the mobo, both used, one by the h115i and the other it looks like it goes to the top mounted USB ports. The card needs one so is there a solution to overcome this?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Fan Queries

    I have 2 questions.... Should the rear not be exhaust? Front 3 are intake, top 2 exhaust. I though the rear should exhaust too? Secondly, you may not know this but, on this case (Corsair 680x) it should come with RGB fans at the front. The box even has a sticker on saying 3x RGB and 1 x...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Before its too late to change.....

    Case: CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 680X RGB Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Motherboard: ASUS CROSSHAIR VIII HERO Memory: 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB) GPU: 11GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 2080 Ti Storage: M.2 SSD Drive 2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 PSU: CORSAIR 750W RMx 80...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Braided Cables

    Hi I'm new to custom PC's and recently placed an order but I think I want to go for some braided cables. I've done a bit of research today but I'm confused as to what or how many I'd actually need. My PSU is a Corsair RM750x Gold and the Corsair cables have capacitors in them - will I need...
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    PCSPECIALIST Dell S2721DGF

    I've just ordered this from Dell. It was on sale at £390, from £490 and I discovered my employer's email gave me an additional 15% off using the advantage scheme so in the end I paid £330. You can also get student discount at 15%. I thought someone could benefit from this on here. I done a...
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