Recent content by whiskey29

The wife and I want a new PC, for around £500 mark. Mainly we will use it for website management (home business), MS Office and Photoshop. Occasianol online video streaming through Netflix. Must have wifi connection. Ideally we'd like it to be as fast as possible, would be able to upgrade to...

Looking for some advice for a home office computer that will be good enough to do work on and watch Netflix etc :D Must have/ be suitable for: - Good wifi capability - come with keyboard and mouse - Powerpoint and website editing (not proffesional, but home use through go daddy etc). - Windows...

So Im thinking about upgrading my PC that I bought from PC Specalist using their upgrade service, Im quite happy to do the installations myself, but wondered if I shouldnt just get a new PC altogether? Any advice gratefully received. Use: Mainly gaming, and some VR. I usually watch a film on...

So the PC i bought from PCSpecialist is getting on a bit, and I noticed you could upgrade the system rather than buying a whole new one. After advice, my budget is around the £2k mark, and im quite happy to install the parts myself. I currently have Case: COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING...

Hey all, buying a laptop for my partner, she mainly uses it for surfing the web, Microsoft Office (powerpoint presentations, word etc) for business and skype. She also likes to watch films, mainly streaming over the internet. Price range is between £600-800 (although less is good :p). The key...

Looking to buy a laptop for my girlfriend, price isnt so much an issue, but dont want to overspend for what is needed! She mainly uses it for work (microsoft Office which I have a copy of for her), skype and watching films. Internet connection is important as she connects wirelessly and...

Hey, Updated, thanks to the comments so far So thinking of making the switch from my Desktop PC to a gaming Laptop, but having a few doubts and a few questions! Im not a "Hardcore Gamer" I mostly play MMOs like Wildstar and WOW, but do play them for long periods, so concerned about cooling :o...

Yey! after a month of waiting my new PC (spec in signature) arrived today, just in time to enjoy 'The Secret World' :D Delay had nothing to do with PC Specialist, but more due to my Military address causing the courier a nightmare!! Anyway, added my SSD and 2 old Velociraptors to it and...

So, finally taken the plunge and ordered after much advice from the guys here (very gratefully received), and constant searching of the forums :D. I will tinker with overclocking, but wont push it to the extremes, mainly for gaming and videos, with a little photo editing. Also have two...

Looking at getting a new PC for mainly gaming, music and videos (watching). My budget is around £13-1500 pre VAT (I will be able to reclaim my VAT), I already have one monitor, so thinking to duel monitor would be cool, and have a Cyborg Keyboard and mouse. My speakers are the only other thing...

I bought my current Desktop from PC Specialist just over 2 years ago, I have added some upgrades myself (mainly new GPU, RAM, SSD and PSU) but now want to 'modernise' my PC!! I have a few questions listed below, which i would be very grateful for any expert advice. I use the system mainly for...