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  1. Insane.Pringle

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST just a thought..

    Given current electricity bills and the forth coming rises in said bill in Sept.. i think ill turn my new PCS computer into a crytominer when winter returns.. that way it might make me some money with the bonus of heating the room up. 😂 gotta be cheaper than using the storage heaters my flat...
  2. Insane.Pringle

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Good Books to read (or series if you prefer)

    was just wondering what books my fellow PCS forums members like to read? for myself i will admit i am very picky about the type of books ill read. i prefer scifi/fantasy tho i will read thriller/crime books if i like the author/blurb on the back on said books.. Currently reading Litrpg books...
  3. Insane.Pringle

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Mental note to self :p

    Must make sure not to have BBC iplayer, or indeed any other online player, have autoplay enabled... i started watch a BBC science documentary episode 1 of 5 and fell asleep. the end result was that it played all 5 episodes and then randomly chose a climate/natural world documentary series to...
  4. Insane.Pringle

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST you might be able to help or not (old PCS computer)

    now that i have a new computer to play my games on, i had to decide what to do with my old PCS computer. in the end i turned it into a basic NAS/plex server. it's working fine apart from the cooling fans. they never seem to change speed, no matter what the settings are in the BIOS. this is...
  5. Insane.Pringle

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Hmm Warzone 2100 (Not the battlefield one)

    you can either download it from Warzone 2100 or from Steam.. can't make up my mind which one to get.. The Steam version is currently on 4.1.0 whereas the Warone 2100 net is on version 4.1.2 not that there appears to be much difference between the two. anyone here played it? either when it came...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Antivirus and gaming...

    Those of you who use their computers more for gaming than anything else, what antivirus if any do you use? ive currently got AVG on the old pc. Am debating whether to install one on the new PC..
  7. Insane.Pringle

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Umm.. what do i need to enable in the bios to allow for usb booting?

    I'm trying to boot off a USB pendrive but it's not working.. I have shifted (in bios) the usb to top of boot list and disabled secure boot but it's just sitting there after saying 'loading minirt.gx...ok' Any other settings that need to be changed? The distro on the pendrive is runtime-live v7.
  8. Insane.Pringle

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New 3080 build arrived

    has finally gotten home after having to go out after receiving my parcel from DPD (cheeky DPD driver saw me waiting for my parcel after collecting it from the back of the van and made to head back to his van with it!!) have now just finished unboxing it and eventually figured out how to get the...
  9. Insane.Pringle

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old PC games

    As a post in another thread, I said I felt like rummaging through the box in the bedroom wardrobe to look at my old pc games I used to play but i couldnt at the time as it was late at night and the missus was asleep.... Someone, stares @SpyderTracks suggested I put an alien costume on and do it...
  10. Insane.Pringle

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST My Current build spec.

    Case CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-10600K (4.1 GHz) 12 MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (LGA1200, USB 3.2, CrossFireX/SLI) - ARGB Ready Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB) Graphics...
  11. Insane.Pringle

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Hi my name is Insane.Pringle

    Hi Not actually a new member since I registered about 5 years ago when I ordered a computer but never popped in to say hello. Now that I've ordered another new computer, which is currently stuck in the pre-processing queue at 33 days and counting, i thought i'd pop in and say hi so.. err Hi!! 😁
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