Recent content by carmor

Thanks, Spyder - you are all brilliant. I cancelled the cable for now and included the SolidGM P440 Pros and saved some money to boot. I will switch from using HDMI to Display Port (easy to order from many places); great advice there too.

Hi Spyder, Hi Scott; thanks for having a look. Which drives would you recommend? I'm definitely open to suggestions. Here is the order with the amendment below. PCSPECIALIST.CO.UK SPECIFICATION The specification below has been formatted so you can easily copy and paste this to our forums when...

Gah! Good spot! I had NOT intentionally changed the cooler from the original and didn't even clock that it was different! 😬 Huge thanks for spotting that, along with the Window Home vs Professional issue. Only change I deliberately made was to the drives, as for some reason the configurator...

Just a quick thank you for all of the feedback and advice you've provided on this forum; I ordered the following system last night after reading through various recommendations and getting advice on my own spec. Now just waiting for the following system to enter into production. It is not too...

Hi there ladies and gents I could really use your help to spec up a new PC used primarily for gaming but also for work (heavy Get and Transform user in Excel). My monitor is ASUS VG27 WQ1B. Games likely to include Starfield (quelle surprise), modded Civ 6 until Civ 7 comes out, Elden Ring +...

Thanks, Budgie - my original budget was £1300-£1400 :D but I am going to play around with the specs a bit and see if I can bring the budget up. Also changing to a less blinging case ...

Hello good people - first time post. My PC died yesterday and so I could use some advice from folks much more knowledgeable on a replacement. Hoping to buy a system that will last 7-8 years, upgrading bits when needed. Monitor: Asus VG27WQ TUF 27-inch (2560x1440) widescreen curved. Will set up...

Hello. This might be user error, not sure. Just received a new computer and have it hooked up but for some reason my internet connection is extremely slow and / or drops out all the time. I have a laptop in the same location which picks up my network without a problem and signal on the laptop...

Hello! I am new to pcspecialist and new to custom computing. I'm after a budget gaming rig (between 650-725, no monitor needed) and would like to play WoW (Cata), Civ 5 and Skyrim when it comes out. I don't need ultra settings at highest resolution. I suspect that most systems would improve...