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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Advice for smallish gaming PC case

    Can someone recommend a small ish PC case for a gaming PC? I'm specing one for a friend to buy of PCS. It's not for overclocking, it'll just house an i3, GTX 1070, RAM and SSD. No special cooling. I've got a Game Max Silent Mid-Tower (468mm x 230mm x 475mm HxWxD) and it's too big, they want...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Clarification on PCS overclocked systems

    Hi, just wondering what PCS do with overclocked systems in terms of testing the overclocked settings? For example, see the spec below. Does this mean that the components ordered will have achieved 4.6GHz "out of the box"? Or do I need to invest the time to research what components I need to...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Deciding whether to upgrade barebones or new PC

    Hi, I currently a have an old 1st gen i5 desktop/gaming PC: i5-650 8Gb RAM (not sure of spec off my head, but pretty sure it's basic/cheap) 128Gb Samsung 840 SSD + a 500GB HDD Radeon 7870 Tahiti LE. The case, Foxconn mobo, PSU etc are are all pretty basic I want to upgrade this to be a...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Very happy customer

    To be honest, I don't understand how you guys make money. I calculated buying individual parts for a gaming rig from ebuyer and Amazon before finding you guys online, and when you factor in postage, you *still* were cheaper. But don't forget, to build a PC, although fairly simple nowadays...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Asus Xonar DG 5.1 Sound Card not working

    My desktop arrived today 764777 (fantastic packaging, cable tidying, PC specialist manual, materials etc, really professional guys, nice one). All working after I wiped the 2 drives and installed Windows 8.1 Update Pro x64. Except the Asus Xonar DG 5.1 audio card. I followed the Xonar manual's...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Gaming monitor that has really good black performance

    I'm after a 24" monitor that deals with blacks really well. For example, I play Alien:Isolation a lot and that game is really dark and it's important that the blacks are jet black. I'm not a monitor expert so I don't know what technical details or designs are important for this feature, but I...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Simple but fast gaming rig?

    This spec is a complete gaming PC inc kb/mouse and monitor. Seems good value at £1162 all in excluding OS. Would you change anything? Without going much over that price? The PSU is 650 to support possible second gfx card at later date... Case SHARKOON BD28 GAMING CASE (Green LED) Processor...
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