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  1. smallkube

    PCSPECIALIST Excellent Gaming TV

    Hi there, I bought a new PC in November intending to upgrade the TV that i output it through when a good opportunity arose. That time arrived last week when i bought and LG42 C3 (review article below). I am happy to report that it has genuinely stunned me, both for gaming and films/TV. It's...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Strange behaviours

    Hi there, I've had my PC for nearly a month and it's mostly amazing. I have had a few teething troubles and unexpected behaviours though and i would very much appreciate any thoughts or suggestions. Potted history: When the machine first arrived it worked fine straight from the off and i did...
  3. smallkube

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New all AMD set up

    Internals, testing and final home.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Meandering towards a new PC

    Hi there, Long time lurker, occasional poster.I'm a big fan of the forum so i hope i don't make any schoolboy errors. The PC is my signature has done me great service over the last 6 years but the old girl's getting increasingly creaky and quirky in her behaviours. My feeling is that it's time...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Aaarggghhh (my desktop won't switch on)

    Hi there, Just got home and went to switch on my pc and it's completely unresponsive. The only thing I've done since it worked yesterday was switch off the PSU (in the hopes of saving power during the day). Switched it back on but the front switch is doing nothing. The RGB's are on so there is...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Laptop for work

    Hi there, I'm looking to get my partner a laptop for work. She's a freelancer in publishing, with literally no interest in gaming or anything that might be graphics intensive. The main use will be emails, spreadsheets, word docs and pdfs. She may do occasional number crunching tasks and text...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Laptop for DJing and steam across wifi

    Hi there, I'm looking to refresh my laptop as my old Asus has serious latency issues when using Traktor 3 with a midi controller (many lags, crackles and pops). It's for this reason i've chosen the fastest processor and memory, which i believe may help alleviate the problem. My desktop is my...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST The game I've been waiting 30 years for.

    I had Battletech as a boy, though rarely anyone to play it with, and though there are have been various iterations, mostly RTS or FPS, this looks like being the real deal at last. A proper turn based, rpg/strategy game in the Battletech Universe. It's had a whole kickstarter campaign that...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Driving heaven

    I've been waiting a couple of years for this game to come good and now it has: http://store.steampowered.com/app/228380/Wreckfest_January_2018/ Top notch banger racing, opened up for modding (so lots of car and track options). Looks and feels great and i haven't even got to multiplayer...
  10. smallkube

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Gaming desktop has just arrived!

    Hi there, I just took receipt of the machine below (massive shout out to Oussebon for this - i was originally planning to get a laptop but he showed me the light and designed my machine). I finished downloading all my steam games yesterday and went straight into Warhammer Total War II. In full...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Any advice or tips on this set up

    Hi there, I'm looking to upgrade from my Asus Rog (i7 4800, gtx 860m) to something that will handle new games, hopefully at 4K through hdmi, and be future proof for a few years. I've configurated the below at the website but i'm not that good tech wise so any feedback on how this will perform...
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