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I don’t get all the hype with Brewdog. They have had some good marketing, but I prefer a good real ale (despite them being a local company). Brewdog’s image has slipped somewhat recently.

It would be a bigger test in Aberdeenshire. We get massive potholes here, especially if the winter is particularly cold (which is every year for those who live in England)

Welcome from an Englishman living in Scotland

A petrol station selling beer is a bit odd. I thought I hadn’t heard of this, but remember a colleague from Kingswells mentioning that there was a good selection of beer there.

Where are you obtaining your MS Windows? Please be aware that if you are getting a cheap key online, it is almost certain to be dodgy. You can’t really get a legitimate Windows key for much less than PCS charge and they install it. Of course, you can legitimately transfer a licence from a...

Whatever processor is chosen (and I would favour AMD), there are quite a few other changes needed for a balanced PC.

The A9 is not my favourite road in the best of conditions and Friday’s weather was far from ideal. We only had a couple of inches of snow and freezing temperatures but higher up was worse. I know the snow gates were closed on the road from Cockbridge to Tomintoul and expect they were also close...

Some of my colleagues are still without power and / or water. Hopefully they will also be sorted soon.

We are alright, but a bit fed up. SSEN are the network company. I think the 105 number directs you to the appropriate company. The recorded messages got more and more repetitive and generic. We expected a delay in reconnection, but not this long and not so many missed targets. They said the...

At 1610 on Black Friday, Storm Arwen hit and our power went out. 99.5 hours later we had power again. No lights, no heating, no hot food, no internet, no mobile signal, no hot water - it makes one realise how dependent we are now on electricity. Fortunately, we have a wood burning stove, so that...

I have no idea about your case, but the build is not very balanced. The motherboard really needs to be the Crosshair Hero for the 5950X. I would want at least the RMX850 and preferably the RMX1000 for the PSU with that combination. Also, I wouldn’t want that cooler. I would want a Corsair 115i...

Just noticed there was a 256GB SATA SSD in the build which I didn’t delete. Was there a reason for this?

I made a few tweaks, adjusting the storage, upping the PSU and giving you a better WiFi card. Case CORSAIR iCUE 4000X RGB Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Case Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4) Motherboard ASUS® STRIX B550-F GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.2...

An excellent recent film was Darkest Hour. The atmosphere created was really oppressive and Gary Oldman was a brilliant Winston Churchill

All sorts of twists and surprises to come after season 2.

I think the main issue is that the motherboard has gone out of stock. You could select the ROG STRIX X570 or the STRIX B550 instead. You will then also need the AX200 WiFi card and to reset the power supply to the RMX 850W. I would also check all the other selections, as the configurator seems...

Is this a PC you already have that you are looking to upgrade or a spec for one you intend to buy? In either case we need the full spec. If you are looking to upgrade, what areas are you seeing a lack of performance in?

First thing we need is the full spec of the PC from your order page, so that we know what we are dealing with.

4TB Barracuda is only 5400 RPM and slow. You would be better off with the 3TB or 2x2TB Barracudas. IronWolfs are fast, but noisy.

I am not an expert on Threadrippers, but there are a few areas I can see need improvement For a start.You would want,I have faster RAM than 2666MHz -3200MHz or faster. The 4TB Barracuda HDD is slow at 5400RPM - you would be better with a 3TB or 2x2TB. Corsair M.2 drives don’t have good write...