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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST CPU Over Temperature

    Hi, I came home tonight and my pc has rebooted with a cpu over temperature error. Push F1 and it neither boots into windows or safe mode. The bios says the cpu temp is 85c and motherboard temp 30c. I’ve opened the case and the heatsink was a bit wobbly (rotated a few degrees each way? – I...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST irql_not_less_or_equal

    Hi, I have a laptop of the following spec, and ever since I bought it, it has crashed intermittently with a irql_not_less_or_equal bliuescreen. AFAIK it's got all its drivers installed ok, and I used the driver disk you provided when I put win 7 ultimate on. Any ideas how I debug this...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Windows 7 64 bit install problems - Please help.

    Hi all. I've just taken delivery of a new PC without an OS. I'm struggling to get win 7 64 bit ultimate installed. Near the start of setup I'm getting a message like : Required CD/DVD drive driver is missing. It then asks you to browse to a suitable driver, which I can't get past.. Any...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Overclocking and hyperthreading

    Hi, Will PCS sell me an overclocked i7 950 with Hyperthreading enabled? If not, why not? Can I just re-enable it in the BIOS? thanks
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Is overclocking an i7 950 worth it?

    Hi, I'm considering buying an overclocked i7 950 setup from PCS. The overclocked option is 49 GBP more expensive, so I thought why not. However, by overclocking the processor losses its hyperthreading and turbo boost functionality. therefore is the overclock worth losing the hyperthreading...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Virtual Server & General Dev Machine

    Hi all - any comments on below: I'm trying to replace a Win2008 Small Business Server plus my general usage .net dev desktop. I'm aiming for a 2008 Server HyperV, with VM guests for exchange, SQL server, Webserver, media, plus Windows 7 Ultimate for general use & dev work. I'm not really into...
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