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    PCSPECIALIST Poll: Which working day did your PC go into production?

    Just out of pure curiosity, which working day did your PC go into production?
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    PCSPECIALIST £92 - should I spend it?

    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?
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    PCSPECIALIST Question about case/cooling

    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...
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    PCSPECIALIST I've been a very naughty boy - damn you amendments process!

    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...
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    PCSPECIALIST Caviar Black vs. Caviar Green

    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...
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    PCSPECIALIST ORDERED! What do you all think?

    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...
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    PCSPECIALIST Ordering PC without Operating System

    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.
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    PCSPECIALIST Video and Music Editing/Gaming PC for around £850.

    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...
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    PCSPECIALIST Going to buy TODAY - please help!

    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...
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    PCSPECIALIST i5-3550 or i7-3770 - worth the £70 upgrade?

    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?
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    PCSPECIALIST LOTRO and Music Composition PC for less than £850

    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...
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    PCSPECIALIST How much could I sell this PC for?

    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...
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    PCSPECIALIST Lord of the Rings Online

    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!
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    PCSPECIALIST Powerful PC for Music Production and Gaming

    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...
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