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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Upgrade Graphics Card

    Hi, I need some advice if I can upgrade my Graphics Card on my desktop, below is the spec of my PC. If it can be upgraded, please offer suggestions. Thanks Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700K (3.6GHz) 12MB Cache Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 UD: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Flashing Light / Warning light on Case of Desktop PC

    Hi, I have never noticed this before. on top of my case adjacent to the on-off switch there is an LED flashing with what looks like a cylinder. Is this something to worry about. My main C drive is an SSD and the D drive is a 3TB HDD. I fitted an additional 2 sticks of RAM today. Can anyone...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New SSD Advice

    Hi, I want to upgrade my SSD ( 256GB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3210MB/sR | 1315MB/sW) } to 1TB . I want it to be a direct swop, plug out, plug new one in. I'm confused with the number of different types available. I'm not a "gamer" but like to use Photoshop and Lightroom . Can anyone...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Faulty WIFI Card

    Hi, I have just discovered my WiFi card is faulty in my PC Specialist Desktop. On my spec it is a WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD . I was going to buy this card as a replacement , ASUS PCE-N15 Wireless PCI Card. Can anyone please advise is this the correct card to purchase, thanks.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Vortex Alpha, Lightroom, Photoshop

    Hi, I hope you don’t mind me asking a question on your thread. I was just about to purchase a PC which one of the sales team had designed when he mentioned this Vortex model. Spec is higher,except for the M2 card and the hard drive. He was quoting the Samsung 970 250Gb and a Pro 4Tb seagate hard...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST PC build for Photo Editing

    Hi, my 8 year old PC is nearing its end of life, video card is about to go. I would appreciate if advise can be given on a build. I use Photoshop and Lightroom, I don’t edit videos. Budget is between £1200 and £1300
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Help with a new Desktop PC

    Hi, finally getting round to ordering my new PC, I have a budget of around £1050. I'm a keen photographer and the PC would be used for Lightroom and Photoshop, no video editing. What spec could anyone from the forum recommend. Do I go for the new Ryzen 1600X processor or the I5 7600. Thanks in...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Unable to access forum via wifi

    Hi, I can't access pc specialist forum via home hub and wifi. When I take the link from the main site or put the full address in to the browser I get a message oh dear , a few lines of possible problems and then 20 seconds later I get taken back to main site. Have tried the following with no...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New Desktop PC

    Hi, please help, I have a budget around £770, for a desktop. I use Photoshop and Lightroom but I don't edit videos. Can anyone advise on a spec, should I go for the new Series 7 Kaby Lake processor or ask for the i5 series 6 processor. Looking for 16G of ram.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Spec for a new PC

    Hi, still looking to replace my ageing PC. I have a budget around £680, and I require the PC to be capable of handling Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. It will never be a Gaming PC. I was thinking of the Skylake Processor I5 , 6500. Is it possible to build a PC with this processor and 16GB RAM...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New PC

    Hi, my desktop PC ( Intel Quad PC Q8300 @ 2.5GHz, with 8GB Ram) is beginning to creak when I use Photoshop or Lightroom. I have resisted changing as I thought a quad core processor could handle most operations except for games. I would appreciate if anyone can advise what spec I should go for...
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