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  1. Bhuna50

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Black Friday advert error

    Error on the config price quoted on the laptops:
  2. Bhuna50

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Some of my pics

    Someone at work asked me what sort of photos I take, so I took the opportunity with my new dekstop to quickly put a few up on my newly set up flickr page - here if anyone wants a nose at some of my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/andyjeffree/ Basically I just like taking pictures of...
  3. Bhuna50

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Random crashes

    Hoping @ubuysa is still around and able to assist please :D Had the following machine for a couple of weeks now and everything was working brilliantly but being the greedy man I am I decided to upgrade and get two more RAM sticks to go in. Purchased via PCS and added and since then had issues...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Christmas is just around the corner...PLEASE READ if ordering

    I know - a bit early, but Halloween is nearly upon us and usually on the day after comes the dreaded thought, for some, that Christmas is next and its about time you got around to ordering those presents for the kids...yes that new PC that you have promising them for months may finally make an...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST MSFS - useful (useless to some) piece of information for builds

    I have xBoxGamePass PC and have just installed the BASIC MSFS version (note BASIC). I then went in game and downloaded ALL the FREE downloads available, including updates etc. The total file size used is already a huge 321 GB having installed nearly 1/4 million files in over 10,000 folders and...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Photo library / processing and a little gaming perhaps...

    OK. A fussy one for you to consider please. No rush as looking at what I can get compared to other options using what I have currently (laptop). Budget preferred £1500 to £1750 ideally. I know I'm a few quid over below. Must have: Minimum 32GB RAM (expandable to 64gb). 1 x SSD for the...
  7. Bhuna50

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Clean installed Win11 - now BSODs appearing :(

    OK calling out to @ubuysa or any other knowledgeable people please :D - so I did a completely clean install of Windows 11 having decided that as Win10 updated it without my approval that I quite liked it. I got the odd (every couple of days) BSOD but it didnt bother me but I decided that my...
  8. Bhuna50

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST February's Charity Giveaway...

    OK - its time to giveaway some more money (to charity of course) but have a bit of fun whilst doing it. If you arent Rugby Union fans / Six Nations fans - you might want to pay attention this coming weekend :) I'm not really a rugby union person, but had to pick something to get you all...
  9. Bhuna50

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Windows 10 updates

    I am not sure if this is just me, or my machine or done deliberately by Microsoft, but most recently, when going into Windows Update the top part of my screen is trying to get me to update to Windows 11. I click for Check Updates (for W10) and it only found 1, I updated to this, and then...
  10. Bhuna50

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Steam Lord...advice please :D

    @Lord of Steam / aka @ActuallyDenz - just wondered if you had any of the following games please: SimAirport Airport CEO Which one is better? Start Up Company Does it have playability or is it 2 hours in and you have got everything and no more challenges? I quite like the build it up / run a...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST The Big Fat Giveaway of the Year 2022

    OK, as the game lists in the old thread are getting lost a bit, its time for a refresh and ready for the new year... The following games are being given away free (or if you wish you could donate to charity of your choice a small amount so everyone wins) - all you need to do is ask nicely and...
  12. Bhuna50

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST WIN WIN WIN...£50 up for grabs...for Charity again.

    It's been a while (on here) since I have run a little competition giving you the chance to win some cash but it doesnt mean I have let my charity donations disappear. Currently at around £150 for the year, that I can remember and the odd cash (fiver/tenner here and there) donations in town, its...
  13. Bhuna50

    PCSPECIALIST Christmas on Wednesday :D

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-S2721DGFA-Compatible-DisplayPort-Adjustable/dp/B08NFBKNMY Wife will think work have sent me it with any luck :D
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST How to avoid upset on Christmas Day:

    First of all would like to say this is post is mainly that of @ubuysa from last year, that I thought we best now put up this year to help you all avoid a very disappointing Christmas morning. PLEASE TEST YOUR MACHINE AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE IT. This post is to help avoid the disappointment of a...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST How to avoid upset on Christmas Day

    I thought we best put up a guide to help you all avoid a very disappointing Christmas morning. PLEASE TEST YOUR MACHINE AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE IT. This post is to help avoid the disappointment of a PCS build being given as a Christmas present developing issues on Christmas Day. By using this...
  16. Bhuna50

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST SSD 980 giveaway.

    https://gleam.io/xbkwz/pcspecialist-x-samsung-nvme-ssd-980-pro-giveaway?fbclid=IwAR1vUpa3529TiFI7J-A3lS9d_CGWk6pky3DuO4DSPymQ-RD9OHesbQP3bmo At the risk of diluting my chances - only fair to share this with anyone (apologies if its already been listed).
  17. Bhuna50

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST My first BSOD for months and months..or so I thought.

    Hi, I turned on my laptop today and was greeted with a BSOD - not had one of these for months and months, or so I thought until I looked into the minidumps folder and found two .dmp files - one from earlier today and one from late September. @ubuysa - only when you have a moment as no rush as...
  18. Bhuna50

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Latest look at the 17.3" Laptop options and some advice:

    Time for an updated look at the 17.3” laptops on offer here. The last one of these I produced was January for when the new range of 3xxx series GPUs came out. A wide range has currently been made available, not all of them housing 3xxx GPUs, but a quick look so it can give those on a budget what...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Sign of things to come? Utilities.

    I guess things are slowly taking it’s toll on the utility sector now. Last week saw the demise of two suppliers, one of which was my electricity supplier, PFP Energy. And then last night I get the email through advising that a third, Utility Point, my gas supplier, are also now gone. Got to...
  20. Bhuna50

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST What is your favourite game and...

    how many hours have you spent playing it and why? OK - having seen @ActuallyDenz post in the PC Game Deals thread saying he has played Stellaris for over 350 hours, it got me thinking to ask the following questions: - what is the longest you have ever spent playing a game (number of hours...
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