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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Laptop required for photo editing and after effect

    Hello, I've been using a vintage Macbook 17" for photo editing, as I'm a professional photographer. I'm a bit out of touch with the tech required for editing as I've not upgraded since Uni, can you see if you would change any of this below to be good for photo/video editing and after effects? I...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Laptop for photo/video editing and after effects

    Hello, I've been using a vintage Macbook 17" for photo editing, as I'm a professional photographer. I'm a bit out of touch with the tech required for editing as I've not upgraded since Uni, can you see if you would change any of this below to be good for photo/video editing and after effects? I...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Console gamer joining the master race

    Hi guys With a bit of help from a friend, we built this PC, can I get any suggestions? Case CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 460X RGB GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor i7-8700 (3.2GHz) 12MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs -...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Black screen, no bios, no beeps

    Hello guys I had a pc that started running extremely slow, then would just black screen with no bios or beeps on start up. I thought this could be a mobo/cpu problem, and seeing as my components were going on 9 years old figured I could upgrade too. I went big and bought an i7 8700, rog...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST CPU Upgrade suggestions

    Hey guys, I currently have an Intel® Core™i7-2600k, looking to upgrade. I'm leaning towards the 7700k but need a bundle for motherboard and RAM as I have DDR3 and the motherboard bundles I've looked at all have DDR4. Does anyone know if PC Specialist do motherboard bundles with RAM? Cheers...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Check my spec? Beast required!

    I would like you lovely lot to review my specs for a PC I'm looking to buy. If you could use you're knowledge of the products and your experiences with them, suggesting better components or see any money saving I can do, I'd love it very much. Case PCS SR-630GG TEMPERED GLASS CASE Processor...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST No real budget, creating a beast

    So no real budget, just wanting a beast. Any changes? Recommendations? Thanks in advance Case CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-5930K (3.5GHz) 15MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® RAMPAGE V EXTREME: ATX, HSW-E CPU, USB 3.0, SATA 6 GB/s...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST 980 Manufacturer?

    Can anyone tell me the manufacturer of the GeForce GTX 980 please? :whistling:
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST What would you upgrade on my PC?

    Hey guys, I'm looking at upgrading my PC fairly soon, but curious on what to actually do. Out of the pieces below, what would you guys upgrade? Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB) Graphics...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Gaming Laptop

    Used for Wildstar, Sims 3 (all expansions) and Sims 4 when that releases. Chassis & Display Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU) Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor 3560M (2.40GHz) 2MB Cache Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Wildstar GPU comparison before buying.

    So I'm shopping for laptops for my girlfriend and I'm confused as to which to get. GPU with GeForce 745m 2gb or GeForce 825m 1gb For Wildstar and The Sims 3 (and 4 when released) Help a guy out :( Requirements for WS are NVIDIA GeForce® 8800 GT, ATI® Radeon® HD 3850, or better So I'm a...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST GPU fan suddenly got loud!

    Heya PCS folks - I've been playing a lot of the wildstar beta and to make it run smoother I was told it isnt Crossfire ready, so I disabled crossfire on my graphics cards (2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6950 x2) and ever since the fan has gotten progressively louder. Is it over worked or is the fan busted?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Laptop for Girlfriend wanting to game

    Hey everyone, so my girlfriend is gotten into the wildstar beta and her laptop runs it like a turd through grit. So I've just glanced over the laptops you guys have (Looking to pay on finance as I'm not able to pay straight up, and i'd like to keep it below £20 a month if possible.) Heres what...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Found an old PC, wondering how much I should sell it for.

    So guys my sister found an old PC in the attic, not 100% how old it is but heres the specs. If I could have some advice on how much you would sell it for? It'd be great (sorry if this is in the wrong discussion topic) CPU ----- Intel Pentium 4 3.4E GHz HT (Prescott) BIOS...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old PC Question - Can you make your desktop PC, use the laptop as a monitor ONLY

    So my sister dug up an old PC that i had a while back, the specs seem to be better then my girlfriends laptop. I've asked if she wants it but she prefers the laptop so I was wondering if she could use the desktop but just have her laptop as a monitor and nothing more. If its possible I'd like...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Headset/Soundcard Problems

    My surround sound headset is having a problem with its Subwoofer/Center speakers being extremely quiet, is it the headset or the sound card?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Gaming Laptop for Christmas Present.

    So this would be for my girlfriend. her current laptop is an Acer Aspire 5750, its done her well but doesnt run anything well. She mainly plays the sims and torchlight 2 (with me) and I feel she deserves a decent laptop. So what you think of this? any changes or anything? the cheaper the better...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST How would you go about changing a PC case.

    I've been looking for a while and seen some stunners but a bit nervous to go and buy a case when I dont know the start to end process on changing the hardware over to a new case... Is it even possible?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Component shipping question

    My 1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS recently copped out and i've looked on PCS to upgrade to the 2TB WD20EZRX. my question is how long does it take to deliver? and is a hard drive easy to install myself?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Extremely slow start ups/shutdowns/losing the 2nd hard drive.

    MY computer has suddenly started to run extremely slowly. Takes a while to start up games, long time to shut down and stays on the welcome screen for 2-3 minutes before continuing to my desktop. I've not installed anything recently that I've not had on there before with no trouble, and i've done...
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