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I am looking into a CPU upgrade to be installed by PCS. I can see the old CPU will be returned to me but will the currently installed CPU cooling be used on the new CPU or do I need to include that with my order?

Perfect. That worked. Thank you for your help.

Morning all I have purchased a secondary SSD (2TB Sabrent Rocket Q M.2 NVMe) to install in my PCS System. Yesterday evening I installed it into the spare m.2 slot on my ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi motherboard. The PC boots up fine but I cannot enable the second SSD via Disk Management in...

I was able to use a USB to boot to Windows Repair but none of the options have worked so far.

That didn't work. Could be needing to return to PCS.

Thanks for the help but the PC will not boot into Windows fully. It eventually cycles to a login screen but will not progress beyond that.

Second screen = second image in my post. How do I move past that to the desktop so that CrystalDiskInfo can be installed?

Thank you. I've no idea who to move beyond that second screen though?

Good morning all. One of the family PC's has presented me with the screens shown below this morning. I'm unsure on what to do next. Any suggestions please?

Simple answers are the best. (nice forum profile pic)

For gaming would a display port or HDMI give better performance and visuals?

On day 11 my machine went into production, testing and dispatch. Delivery due today (day 13).

My new PC is due for delivery today ! Beyond the basic setup (unpack, plug in etc..) what other processes / habits do you all have with a new PC? Any tips on how you configure Windows, must have software or just odd habits you might indulge in?

Thank you. That is good advice and the idea of a curved monitor is appealing. Will the G SYnc feature work with that monitor?

I've settled on my PC spec which includes a Nvidia RTX3060. Ideally I'd like to run at 1440p using G Sync. Can you recommend any monitors in the sub £200 (can go to £250 if needed) that would suit my budget and performance requirements please. I happy with either a refurbed monitor or new...