Recent content by Diem

I need a new monitor for my office set-up, so am looking at using an existing 24" one I have and getting a new 27" for my gaming use (strategy games and sports games on console, no ultra-twitchy FPS). The PC will be retired later this year and is currently running a GTX 1050Ti, so I'm aware...

Following some home renovations we've created a small home office (emphasis is small, when I'm sat at the desk I can touch both the walls either side of me without stretching, and also the one behind me), so space is very much at a premium. I also need to leave space for my wife to set up her...

Where would you buy from? Are there specialist sites or do you take a punt on eBay?

I need a new office monitor so will be interested in what the recommendations are here too.

Hi, Bit of a random one, in the "does it exist" vein... I'm going to relocate a pc and a console to a room where I've had a network port installed (the other end is next to my router elsewhere in the house). I was looking at switches so I could connect both devices to this port, for which...

Thanks. Food for thought!

Given the availability and prices of GPUs at the moment I'm mulling over purchasing the GPU separately when prices drop. Would the (say) X870 Eagle accept (with significant disdain) my old GTX1050Ti as a short term measure? I appreciate that's like putting a Ferrari engine into a 2CV so it...

Thanks, will do so

Yes; they provided some clear instructions on how to go about it - I've just not yet been able to get back on there to do it. That's where I started out with today's escapade, it was SpyderTracks' observation about updating the BIOS to the latest which nudged me off track a little :D

'recommendation from the Forums was to contact you for approval to perform a BIOS update to the latest version'

Got a reply from PCS, they just told me to go into the BIOS and turn it on, no mention of updating anything.

Thanks, will check that. I don't think it is, but will validate.

Thanks, will get in touch with PCS then. Any theories on why it's taking forever? It's finally finished now but possibly an all in total. (I just chose turn off)

Hi, My son's PC says it can't upgrade to W11, which I'm currently thinking is because TPM isn't turned on (based on the absence of the relevant section in Security) Following the steps outlined by Microsoft it says to click Restart in the Recovery section. It's been over half an hour now and...

Thanks for the pointers all, much appreciated