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I started a new job at the start of this year. I work in animation and have been supplied the top spec available macbook pro to work with on the go. Mac wouldn't be my choice, but I've got used to performance standard now. When I came back to gaming on my PC I realised just how outdated it was...

I'm looking to upgrade my PC as it's starting to struggle with some mainstream titles. I'm saving for a new beast machine but as that's a while off in the meantime I'd like to make some adjustments to my current build to keep it sustainable for gaming. I have a 2GB Nvidia 680 currently, and I'm...

Continuing the series of odd technical issues that I can't seem to solve, I've currently got issues with playback in 1080p, at any capacity. It's usually more audio. If I have Netflix or Youtube open and it's streaming at 1080p then the audio will suddenly get extremely choppy. The video...

Hiya! It's been a super long time since I posted on here. My current PC is a desktop I purchased from PCSpecialist around 3 years ago now. The specs are: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 960T Processor 3.00Ghz 16GB ram Nvidia GTX 680 The processor especially isn't particularly high end, but the build has...

Hiya guys! Ordered my current rig well over 3 years ago now, the current specs are: AMD PHENOM II X4 QUAD CORE 960T (3.00GHz/6MB CACHE/AM3) 16GB DDR3 RAM 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 600W POWERSUPPLY ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3: M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s MOTHERBOARD Added in the power supply and...

Hey guys! I bought a Desktop from PC Specialist around 2 years ago now. Upgraded it a couple of times, wonderful beast of a PC. I rarely rarely have problems with it and on the odd occasion I do you guys in this community are always here to answer my questions which I appreciate to no end! So...

Hi guys, looking to finally buying myself an SSD and new GFX card for my desktop for a little christmas present :-) I'm not very experienced on makes etc when it comes to SSD's so I need some tips. If it's any use, current PC specs: CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 960T 3.00Ghz Ram: 16GB GFX Card: Nvidia...

At the end of the year I am looking to make my next PC upgrade and am looking for some assistance on what to get. What will benefit me the most? Here are the specs of my PC which I bought in December 2011: Case COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE Processor (CPU) AMD PHENOM II X4 QUAD CORE...

Hi! I've had my new PC since the very start of the year and it has ran like a dream until now. Suddenly it takes around 25% longer to startup, transferring files is slower, occasionally games will drop to like 1FPS, Windows Media Player will take about 15 seconds to play a file, software is...

Hi, so I've been basically waiting for my PC to go into building for a few days now. On Thursday I was told AMD were behind on a shipment of AMD Phenom II X4 3.00GHZ processors and that they will be here on Tuesday. Today (Wednesday) I spoke again to Jack Turner on the live chat who informed me...

Hi, so I'm just wondering if this is a system glitch or if it is meant to be going on. I woke up this morning to find my PC in pre-production and on the 3rd working day. However, everyone here had said they constantly received emails about what status there PC was at. I didn't. This doesn't...

Hi, so I ordered my PC yesterday, lunch time. Very excited, it's still processing. Anyway, I heard you guys work OVER NIGHT at this time of year which is amazing! But I wonder if you also have people working weekends. Are weekends classified as a working day at this time of year? Just me being...

Hey, so, stupid time for me to ask this as my PC has been ordered - but I'd like to anyway (-: Basically, I were going for these specs: Ram:8GB GFX: Nvidia Geforce GTX560 2GB Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 3.50 GHZ. I had this down as a quote with the rest of my chosen stuff for £853...

Hey :) This is my second post here. I've pretty much found out just about everything I need to know before I order my Desktop Gaming Rig (Tomorrow :D) I'm wondering if I order the standard build time + delivery tomorrow if it will be guaranteed to be here before Christmas? Does anyone know...

Hi. First of all, after looking at plenty of feedback I'm very ready to make my first purchase :) But there is one last detail I need to check. When customizing my PC there is no option for a microphone and sound/headphone jack. When looking at what is included with the PC as standard there...