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    PCSPECIALIST Monitor advice...

    Hi guys I'm thinking of buying a FULL HD monitor from amazon which has a resolution of 1920x1080 I'm currently on a monitor with 1680x1050 (20" - 3 years old with 15 ms) Will my GTX460 1GB be able to handle games like Crysis ok on 1920x1080 do you reckon? It plays it fine currently on my...
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    PCSPECIALIST GTX460 1GB - DVI ports?

    Hi guys Just hooking up my new PC... should I be putting in my DVI cable into the DVI-I socket (alongside the VGA connection and the HDMI) or underneath there is a DVI-D socket? Does it matter? Cheers :)
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    PCSPECIALIST graphics card not recognised on new PC?

    Hi guys PC arrived today - reinstalled windows to make my PC work - works like a dream - so fast now. Anyway it doesn't seem to recognise my graphics card. I've got a GTX460 but on my Device Manager, under Display Manager it just says Standard VGA Graphics Adapter. I've got 3 different DVI...
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    PCSPECIALIST Help! PC won't start on arrival

    Hi guys PC has arrived. Switched her on but it wouldn't load windows - the windows logo would start to appear then it would crash. I've tried the start'up repair but it couldn't find any problems. Should I just install windows again? Will it bu**er up my PC installing windows twice? Cheers :)
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    PCSPECIALIST Broadband query...

    Hi guys Been with plus net for 3 years now and all has been fine but my router (voyager 2091) is dying and keeps losing the connection so I have to keep turning it off and back on again. Anyway rather than buy a new router I am considering leaving plus net for BT (I can get much more usage for...
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    PCSPECIALIST 'Intellipower' ?

    Hi guys I've chosen a spec with the 640GB WD Caviar green hard drive which lists the RPM as 'intellipower'. IntelliPower - A fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate and caching algorithms designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid performance. For just £8 more I can...
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    PCSPECIALIST Advice on a mid range gaming spec please? Amd vs Intel

    Hi guys Trying to find a new PC at the best spec I can get for gaming. I only play the following games - Rome:Total War, Empire:Total War, Starcraft 2 and Sims 3. So whilst gaming is important to me I'm not after a massive gaming rig as you can see by my games. However I want it to load...
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    PCSPECIALIST Price reduction in January?

    Hi guys Thinking of buying a PC through pcspecialist as I love the fact you can customise everything... but does anyone know if they reduce their prices in the January sales? Right now they are dirt cheaper than dell / hp etc but come January there will be some big sales in Currys etc so I'm...
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