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HI all, A bit of a random combination of computer usage in the title there, but I genuinely use my PC for video editing and specific casual gaming, and the game I'll be playing the most in the coming year is Cities Skylines 2. To give you an idea of the recommended spec for Adobe Premiere Pro...

Hi all, The other day, my 2-year old PC Specialist computer loaded up fine, but after playing a game for a while, I began to experience flickering of the screen which corrected itself. When I next switched the PC on, I was greeted with the screenshots attached. After logging in, I got a plain...

Hi all, I'd love to show off my new PCs stats to my partner who helped finance it. I'd like a direct comparison to my current PC. Is there anything anywhere where you can upload certain stats from one PC and then upload another PCs stats, and make direct comparisons? Failing this - can you...

This has made me happy. Happier than Larry, whoever he is. Photos and full details to follow when it pops through my door!

Hi all, 1) I have one of these as my current monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 2333T 23" Full HD 1080p Widescreen TFT Monitor (8ms, 4000:1, Gloss Black) Unfortunately this has been either discontinued, or is currently unavailable from the two retailers I checked before. Would you always recommend...

I bought some in advance of my new PC arriving, and am currently testing them on my current old PC. On wireless, I was sat 8 feet from the router and got download speeds of 10.1 Mbps I have just plugged the Homeplugs in, and run exactly the same test, and my speeds came out at 16.1 Mbps That...

Just out of pure curiosity, which working day did your PC go into production?

Option 1 - 'free': 1TB Caviar Black Option 2 - £92 80GB Intel 320 Series SSD (for Windows 7 and a few other bits and bobs) 1TB Caviar Black ---- One click of a button. Will it make a huge difference to me?

Hi all, As you may have seen, this is the latest (ordered and in pre-production): Case PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® P8Z77-M: MICRO-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX Memory (RAM) 16GB...

Aaaargh, why oh why do PCS let you amend your PC when you've ordered it? It's a nightmare! I've just parted with more cash to make my PC a bit of a beast. What do you all think? I'll be using a lot of intensive VST/audio applications at once - like full orchestral samples etc. ORIGINAL: Case...

Hi all, My PC is currently in processing, and just looking at options to modify. I currently have the Caviar Black 1TB selected. However, some of my music production instrument libraries are 200GB in size, so I could do with a little more space possibly. How does the Green compare to the...

Just ordered this - paid outright for it which feels great! Any changes you'd make without altering the price too much? It's for medium to heavy gaming, and music production. ---- Case PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3550 (3.3GHz) 6MB...

Hi all, I am about to buy a new PC, and have Windows 7 Home Premium from a previous install. Am I correct in thinking that I can install this on my new PC without any new problems? I just select the NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED option? Thanks.

Hi all, The Mrs. has finally given me the go ahead to spec up a PC and order it! My budget is £850 or less, which is £25 a month on finance - my limit at this moment in time. I want to be able to run quite high-end video editing/music editing software (VSTs etc) to a comfortable degree, but...

Today is my birthday, and I'm going to buy a new PC. My requirements: * A PC that will last at least for the 4 years that finance will last for. I really don't want to spend anything on it until the finance is up. * A PC which will play all modern games if I so desire, at highest settings...

Hi all, Wanting a general gaming PC which I can use for 4-5 years with no upgrades, but also want a music composition PC which needs some decent power for loading VSTs etc. Now - is the i5-3550 something which could last the distance, or is it genuinely worth the extra £70 for an i7?

Hi all, Posting a new thread after becoming more realistic about my budget. Wanting to play LOTRO at ultra-high settings, but not bothered about any other games really. It'd be nice to be able to play most modern games though if I desired. I also want to use some music composition software...

Considering selling my current PC to raise a bit of cash for a new system. I'd just sell the base unit, as I'd keep my 23" widescreen monitor. It works with the exception of the DVD and CD-RW drives, which don't! OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 3, 32 bit Processor...

Hi all, Just joined in order to buy a PC worthy of playing LOTRO on ultra high settings with everything ticked (see Check my spec). Anyone else on here play this game? Still believe it to be the most immersive online fantasy game out there, and that is coming from an ex-WoW player!

Hi all, I'm finally upgrading from this: OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 3, 32 bit Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz, x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 Processor Count: 2 RAM: 3326 Mb Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6200, 512 Mb Hard Drives: C: Total - 76285...