Hi thanks for this will take a look later on tonight
UPDATED!!!! Hi everyone from a lurker!! who's looking to buy a Gaming/Home office Desktop very soon.
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Oussebon
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Have you tried Open Office? it's free, open source, and could cover your needs. Since it's free, you can download it now and check it out on your existing PC.
Bear in mind the community lists for monitors, while useful, should be read with some caution. Depending on who you ask, my monitor (AOC Q3279VWFD8) does and doesn't work with gsync compatible.
It definitely does in my experience, but there seems to be some weird behaviour in some games depending on the refresh rate range... but in Pendulum it's fine.
I'm not sure which list is more current, the Esports site one or the reddit masterlist which it was originally based off.
Bear in mind the community lists for monitors, while useful, should be read with some caution. Depending on who you ask, my monitor (AOC Q3279VWFD8) does and doesn't work with gsync compatible.
It definitely does in my experience, but there seems to be some weird behaviour in some games depending on the refresh rate range... but in Pendulum it's fine.
I'm not sure which list is more current, the Esports site one or the reddit masterlist which it was originally based off.
Hi Oussebon would my word documents be compatible? also do a lot of work at home then need to send to other staff members who are on MS Office systems
Oussebon
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Yes. You can save as .doc files, and Open Office can read .doc and .docx.
Open a new doc in Open Office
Tools > Options > Load/Save > General
And select the kind of file you want it to default to save as:
The default is ODF, which I think modern versions of Word can read anyway, but you can change it to MS Word 2003 XML.
If your office uses very specific and complex formatting that only works in .docx, it could be an issue. But since it's free you may as well check it out rather than paying the MS tax
Does your office use Office365? The 'online' version of office. If so you can probably just download it to your home PC if you log in as your work account anyway.
Open a new doc in Open Office
Tools > Options > Load/Save > General
And select the kind of file you want it to default to save as:
The default is ODF, which I think modern versions of Word can read anyway, but you can change it to MS Word 2003 XML.
If your office uses very specific and complex formatting that only works in .docx, it could be an issue. But since it's free you may as well check it out rather than paying the MS tax
Does your office use Office365? The 'online' version of office. If so you can probably just download it to your home PC if you log in as your work account anyway.
Thanks for this...Yes. You can save as .doc files, and Open Office can read .doc and .docx.
Open a new doc in Open Office
Tools > Options > Load/Save > General
And select the kind of file you want it to default to save as:
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The default is ODF, which I think modern versions of Word can read anyway, but you can change it to MS Word 2003 XML.
If your office uses very specific and complex formatting that only works in .docx, it could be an issue. But since it's free you may as well check it out rather than paying the MS tax
Does your office use Office365? The 'online' version of office. If so you can probably just download it to your home PC if you log in as your work account anyway.
I'm self employed so not on their online version system, so do need my own really as long time ago had issues with formats and stuff not encoding properly and then I compounded the issue moving to Apple and getting a MacBook Pro laptop lol.. so will play safe and get MS office for this PC and I'm getting shot of the MacBook. I thought foolishly that having a Laptop for a few years with Win 7 and needing a new Laptop I would have to learn Win 10 so why not learn MacBook...
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Have gone for 1000w Power supply as 850 out of stock but want quiet!... Is it worth paying £140 to change to 2070Super? and need wifi as will be in other room to router? so worth changing to better wifi extra £84?? on Order ?PCSPECIALIST - Top Spec Custom PCs & Laptops Built to Order
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Whether you buy a 60 or 70 super totally depends on budget constraints and what your after.
A 60 will give you either 1440p or 144hz and perform well, a 70 can perform with higher refresh rates and higher pixel density. If you have the money, go for it, both GPUs are powerful, the 60 is arguably the most value for performance (excluding AMD Gpus) whereas the 70 is a high performance GPU for today's standards.
I personally see no reason other than a very high expendable income to go beyond the 70.
I cant help but mention the price your paying though for a 60 super in that rig, quiet or not, for that money you can get a 'quiet enough' PC and a 70 super with some change.
In terms of Wi-Fi, there are a range of options, I usually advise a cabled network connection for greater reliability and performance, after that, I prefer home plugs for near enough the same standard of connection.
I havent browsed the entire build as it's quite a dated post and theres been alot of changes since July so I'll throw some other points to consider.
Do you need a x570 MOBO? A B450 will suffice and a 470 is still totally adequate for today's standards, if you are going for a MOBO at a higher price range and need Wi-Fi consider a mobo with built in Wi-Fi.
I.m.o. a quiet case with premium cooling and adequate components elsewhere is 'quiet enough', but this is opinionated and down to preference, basically, do you need to spend that much on 1000w when 4-500 of them will be unused. Are you after a near silent PC?
Also to remember, theres no reason to buy a 70 super if your going to skimp out on your monitor, expect to pay atleast £350 for a monitor that doesnt put a 70 to waste.
Hi thanks for your reply .. my reasons were this..I need a quiet PC and no flashing lights as will be in the same room as the missus lol... The Router is in another room so have to go wireless unless I drill out the house then back in again lol... Power wise the 750 seems a different make as originally quoted the 850 but its out of stock so went higher for same model.. MOBO was to future proof a bit PCI 4?... Monitor wise I do know that I need 1440 and got some good recommendations from Ossuebon last time out.. but once again thanks for reply and will take onboard what you have said
Oussebon
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I'd stick with that Intel AX200 etc card.
As above you could certainly economise. e.g. PSU, TXm won't be as quiet as RMx, but is likely to be quiet enough.
A B450 mobo (now PCS sell them with Ryzen 3000 systems - they didn't in July, it was X470 or X570) is a great way to save money if you're not bothered about PCIe 4.0. The PRIME B450-PLUS even has USB 3.2 Gen 2 (type A) at the rear.
Similarly you can probably go down to the SX6000 SSD and save £ with no ill effects - depends what you use the PC for.
Thanks for this advice... not too taxing for PC just Home use internet and a little gaming now and then and be quiet but not silent ....will make them changes now and have changed to a Super 2070 with money saved...Thanks for the all help everyone and because of this active Forum will place my order at PC Specialist instead of another company....I really hope PC Specialists appreciates the time and advice you all give to everyone..
Ordered!! Thanks again
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