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    PCSPECIALIST Any thoughts on my new laptop?

    Hi all, I'm thinking of ordering a new laptop, mostly for gaming and media consumption. I'm looking to be future proofed for the next few years ( as much as you can be when buying a laptop) and I'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this build. Chassis & Display Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte...
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    PCSPECIALIST The 13th Working Day

    my Pc is now on its 13th working day, 10 days of pre-pro and now 3 days of building (it was actually built on tuesday morning) i assume ive got at least a week to wait still, ive now run out of things to occupy my time, i hadnt thought it would take this long tbh. how did you all spend the time...
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    PCSPECIALIST 1.5Tb Caviar Blacks out of stock :(

    Hi, My orders been in pre-production for nine days and after contacting PCS ive been told that they're waiting for more 1.5Tb HDDs to be delivered. Im not complaining(although it would of been nice to have been told), just letting anyone else who might be waiting know this may cause a delay in...
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    PCSPECIALIST !!For Anyone Worried About Side Fans!!

    Hello! Ive heard quite a few people ask about the side fans in certain cases conflicting with the Titan Fenrir, i think this was all sparked off by someone having problems with the Haf-X, but i could be wrong. Anyway i have just rung PCS to ask about my own case, the InWin Dragon Rider Black...
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    PCSPECIALIST !!!!!deus ex machina!!!!!

    Finally got the cheque cleared this morning and ive just ordered my rig!:)! So here it is; Case InWIN DRAGON RIDER BLACK GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics Motherboard ASUS® P8Z68-V: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX Memory...
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    PCSPECIALIST this is really, honestly my final :)

    Hello! Right ive recieved my tax rebate and im now just awaiting the cheque to clear, so, Case InWIN DRAGON RIDER BLACK GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics Motherboard ASUS® P8Z68-V: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX Memory...
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    PCSPECIALIST SSD Question

    Hello everyone! Ok just a quick question for someone from PCS, im planning on buying an aftermarket ssd, it looks like i might end up getting just the actual drive and nothing else. So, will the motherboard already have a connector? ive never installed a hard drive before so i dont know how its...
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    PCSPECIALIST Question for PCS

    Hello! Just a quick one, why dont you offer fan controllers? It seems weird to me that you offer everything else, unless ive missed them. So weird in fact that i assume there must be a reason and now im hoping one of you exceptionally knowledgeable creatures can fill me in :) Cheers
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    PCSPECIALIST Hopefully my final!! :)

    Hello again! Right i think this is my final spec, i cant really see anything i want to change but im sure ive missed something :) Firstly, let me explain that im planning to SLI in the future, thus the PSU. im also choosing the A.L.C because the room which the PC will be in can get quite...
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    PCSPECIALIST Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD - MoBo with SSD built in!

    Hi, Ive just been reading about this new MoBo from Gigabit, apparently its based on the P8Z68 framework with an intergrated Intel 311 20Gb SSD. I think this looks pretty cool but i cant seem to find a retailer, has anyone heard of this thing? if so do they know where i can get one or (even...
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    PCSPECIALIST Hopefully my final

    Hello! Have a look, tell me what you think. Any way to cut the price down? I'm planning on SLI My budget it £1300 at the very most Case COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics Motherboard ASUS®...
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    PCSPECIALIST Sabertooth Question

    Hi, I was wondering if the sabertooth P67 have the RST capability that the P8Z68-z's have? I'm planning on caching a SSD to speed up my HDD and want to check the sabertooth has this capability. Cheers:)
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    PCSPECIALIST Question for Mods/Admin

    Hi all, hoping to get a definite answer on three questions, 1) I'm looking to buy the Nvidia 560 Ti GPU but wanted to know who supplies your 560 Ti's? someone said they thought it was Palit, I'm really hoping to know if it will ship with a Mini-HDMI or standard HDMI socket? 2) PC cases; will the...
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    PCSPECIALIST Deus Ex Human Revolution

    Hi, I think this might be a ridiculous question (as the game isnt out yet) but im buying a rig for gaming, specifically Deus Ex and Skyrim. From looking over a couple of CPU comparisons, it seems that OCing your processor can have some massive results where frame rate is concerned, but only on...
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    PCSPECIALIST SRT Question

    Hi, I'm hoping someone knows about something Teaz told me about, apparently you can use an SSD to imporove your Hdd's speed. The question I have is, do you have to commit the entire SSD to the SRT process or can you partition the SSD to only use a part of it for the SRT purposes? I'm sure that...
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    PCSPECIALIST Improved Design

    Hello! Im building a gaming PC for Deus Ex and probably Skyrim. Im planning to double up the GPU in SLI in a year or so, thus the uprated MoBo and PSU Im hoping it will be future proof for a while, what do you guys think of this spec? Case CoolerMaster Haf 922 Mid Tower Gaming Case (£82)...
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    PCSPECIALIST Ram Question

    Hi, sorry to post a thread just for this question but im building a gaming rig for about £1000 and im wondering whether to get 4Gb or 8Gb of ram (1333Mhz). im hoping to have a system that will be able to play top-end games but also be able to download files/convert video files simultaneously...
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    PCSPECIALIST Network facilities

    hi, i'm designing a gaming rig for about £1000, i'm wondering about which network option to go for. i'll need it for gaming and downloading audio/visual files so i'd like it to be pretty good. is the bigfoot killer 2100 (£67) that much better? or will the onboard gigabit lan & wireless 802.11n...
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    PCSPECIALIST Deus Ex Machina

    Hello! Im building a gaming PC for Deus Ex and probably Skyrim. Im hoping it will be future proof for a while, what do you guys think of this spec? Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Motherboard SABERTOOTH P67 (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s...
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