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  1. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Upgrade options

    Hi all God I have missed this place :) after a seemingly endless wait on my last PC a couple of years ago I am now think ing about upgrading so I took a look at the upgrade page on the site where you can select your upgrade components for your old order - my question is - does this...
  2. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST PCSpecialist x Herman Miller Giveaway - A New Dimension Of Gaming - Who won?

    Who won this (Don't think it was me :()
  3. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Our new Pup

    I finally convinced Mrs rouchie that, now our sons have flown the nest. we needed a puppy, her stipulation was not too big, mine was not handbag size, so now we havea lovely little cockapoo, Welcome Hugo!
  4. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Ram RGB dead

    Hi, One of the Ram sticks has given up being RGB (please see pic attached) The ends occassionally go red as part of the rainbow wave cycle it is set to but thats about it My PCS spec is Spec Case CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU...
  5. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Fan Control?

    Can anyone recommend a good (preferably free) program to control the fams - am finding they get quite loud during gameplay - My spec is in the signature
  6. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Internet connection

    Hi, Had my PC a little over a month and one thing that is beginning to grate is that the internet connection rarely seems to be active on the first boot so I frequently have to reboot to make it work. The PC has a wifi card which I have turned off as I use an ethernet cable to connect and I...
  7. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST X-Box 1 month subscription

    Hi, when I got my PC in July I kept getting a pop up to tell me I also had a free 1 month subscription to the X-Box games pass for PC, as I already had a subscription running to September I thought I would use that then, but now the pop up has stopped, am I too late to activate it when my sub...
  8. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Madden 22 now available on Origin PlayPro

    I just downloaded the Madden 22 game this morning from Origin, nothing startlingly different so far, except the graphics on my swanky new PC of course :)
  9. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Steam Key Question

    Hi, If you have a steam key and try to add it but it says you already own the game - can you pass that key to someone else? I was thinking of passing it on to my son if I could, basically got all exceited with the MaxPayne deal I saw in another thread and thought it was the Max Payne collection...
  10. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST My new 3080/5900 finally arrived!!

    So here a couple of pics of my new baby which arrived yesterday! Apologies in advance to @AgentCooper for the vein popping cabling - I am still sorting this as there is another monitor to go in!!
  11. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST RGB issues and Windows not finding HDD

    Hi all, I received my new PC yesterday and spent most of the remaining day installing an additional SSD and HDD, updating windows, installing office and all the game launchers and then at last some games to play (running like a dream on ultra settings!) So overall very pleased with my new rig. I...
  12. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Sancho completes move, Kane on the move?

    So Sancho has completed his move to Man Utd for £73 million and Kane rumoured to be off to the other side of Manchester for a cool £160 million!
  13. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST MS Office & Windows

    Hi, I am giving my son my old PC which has Windows 10 linked to my account, will he be able to wipe my user and continue to use the PC with my old Windows licence? I have a new licence with my new pc. Also, I want to transfer the Office 19 professional edition (one of the Home Users editions...
  14. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Telescope advice

    Hi, my wife is very interested in viewing the night sky and I am looking for a telesope for her birthday, She has tinkered with binoculars on a tripod which have given reasonable moon vews but now wants to explore and see further. I know zero about Telesopes so would appreciate any advice you...
  15. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST PCS Video

    I noticed this video linked in a recent email from PCS - I found it quite interesting to see the scale of the operation!
  16. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST RAM - 4 banks of 8, or 2 of 16?

    Hi all, my current order, 78 days in preproduction, below, will be linked to a 32 inch Samsung Monitor and possibly a Dell 2731HM (if that will work) and primarily used for gaming. I have my Ram configured as 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB) and wondered if it might be of benefit...
  17. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Forza Horizon 5

    More eye candy coming your way :) BBC review was interesting, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-57477059
  18. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Rugby - England Squad for Summer internationals

    21 uncapped players in the squad for the summer internationals Vs USA and Canada. The 12 lions players are understandabley left out Preliminary England squad Backs: Bassett, Cokanasiga, De Glanville, Dingwall, Hassell-Collins, Kelly, Lawrence, Mitchell, Ojomoh, Parton, Radwan, Robson, Spencer...
  19. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST 3080 rethink

    Hi all, I know I am getting close, currently on 69 days, but I am starting to rethink whether I really need the 3080? in my original post https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/looking-for-a-new-pc.79188/ several points were made that with my monitor, a 32inch Samsung G7 curved , a 3080...
  20. rouchie

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Euro 2020 (21) Who's gonna win?

    The Euros kick off tomorrow, so who do you think will win it? I got England in our office sweepstake and i actually fancy my chances (Delusional, moi?)
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