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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Zotac 3070TI RGB issues

    As the title suggests, i'm having an issue with the RBG strip on my card. Whatever colour I set it to , even if its a solid colour the LH side displays a different colour, this is usually an off colour of some sort. I have the lasteset softeware and firmware and its been doing it for a while - I...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST PC crashing and reboot

    Hi, so had my pc for 4 weeks and having a few teething issues, major one was having the 3070Ti exchanged as it lost signal output, although PCS were very good and exchanged it no issues. But more worryingly my PC has started to have random crashes causing it to reboot. Had a look at the event...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Monitor arms

    I'm after a half decent monitor arm for my Asus 27insch PG279Q. Any suggestions
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Pc reset and bios

    If I reset the pc using the windows reset option, does this reset any changes I've saved in the bios, for example any fan profiles / xmp etc. Or is that left as is and it's just the desktop that's returns to the factory state?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Windows 11

    Windows 11 free upgrade now showing in the build configuration tool, although I can't amend my pre production order to include this and my invoice doesn't show it. I'm assuming that it will apply to anyone's order that hasn't gone to the build /finalisation stage yet even. Waiting on...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST RAM Speed

    Just a quick question, I'm in a pre-production queue for a build and the cpu i've bought is a 5600x, I've paired that with 2x 8gb of corsair vengence @3600MHz . I've seen some posts that suggest that using 3600 is not a wise choice and i should be looking at max 3200. Is there an issue with...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST First laptop

    Previously bought a desktop from PCS, but due to space constraints I'm thinking of going for the following laptop, never configured one before, would the spec I've chosen be a wise choice for mid to high end gaming and would there be anything else I can add/remove to improve things. Also I...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New build check

    So with the launch of the 3000 series I'm upgrading my entire rig that I've had for nearly 5 years and want to get some feedback on this build. I havent included a gpu as I'm probably going to buy a 3080 from a different retailer as pcs can't tell me what they are getting exactly but have said...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Please check my build.

    So I'm going to be upgrading my previous pcs build from 4 years ago to this one below. I'll by using my PG279QE so it'll be 1440p gaming. Any suggestions to improve the build? Case LIAN LI LANCOOL II GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700K (3.6GHz) 12MB...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Selling my pc

    I am about to purchase a new pc from pcs and I will be selling my old one I purchased from them nearly 4 years ago soon. I obviously want to let it go in a as new state... But I'm not sure about the whole reinstalling windows procedure. I known there is a reset your pc option within windows 10...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST One very happy gamer :)

    This is what i have had built : Case NZXT NOCTIS 450 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (BLACK/RED) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-6600K (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® Z170 PRO GAMING: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs Memory (RAM) 8GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 4GB) Graphics...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST I5 6600k or i7 6700k?

    So my build is pre production and I'm on the fence about the processor.. I currently have the i5 6600k in it.. The upgrade to the i7 6700k is about £90 that's taking me over my budget and I'm not sure if I should swap it over.. Is it needed for gaming as that's basically all I'm going to be...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Build time

    So I'm now on my 5th day of pre production.... And my 7th day in total waiting for my new pc.... I know it won't make it go any quicker... But I'm soooo looking forward to it lol. What's the wait been like for other people?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Free doom promotion

    So having just ordered my new pc this morning, a few of the parts I picked qualify for the free doom game promotion... How does this work? Do I receive the code directly from Pcs or do I have to register with Asus's website? I can't find any info on pcs's site about it?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Entry in the PC world.

    so i have £1500 and i need everything to get started as i'm just joining the pc circle...always been a console guy.....but have seen the light haha. so this is the build + acc's that i have gone with and comes in budget. How does this look? Any feedback would be appreciated. Total cast £1489...
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