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  1. SimonPeters116

    PCSPECIALIST The New Beast

    Here's The Old Beast, for a before and after contrast. That desk came from Argos, I forget how many years ago, but in the 90s. The next year, this design wasn't in their catalogue. I think I'm going to have to replace it. The New Beast will need a decent airflow under it, and the door...
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    PCSPECIALIST The New Beast

    28-09-2022 14:34 Order Dispatched 😲 That was a fast jump, I should get it tomorrow afternoon 🤪🤪😁😁
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    PCSPECIALIST Gaming PC

    That link is to the configurator page. They want the link at the bottom of your config' page, with the spec's of the computer you have configured. They can then either advise you to change it, or implement the changes themselves. This link is in green at the bottom of the page with your...
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    PCSPECIALIST INCOMING!!!

    Give it a few more days. Mine is In-Testing now. I should have it by the end of this week 😃
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    PCSPECIALIST The New Beast

    And now it's moved from In-Building, and is In-Testing 😁
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    PCSPECIALIST Download V Upload Speed

    How is your wi-fi signal strength at your computer? BT also gave me a BT Disc, which is a wi-fi extender. I've put it upstairs, and get full signal whilst in the bathroom :eek:
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    PCSPECIALIST Download V Upload Speed

    Once upon a time, long, long ago, in the days of Dial-up connection to the internet, I was with Freeserve. After several name changes over the intervening years I found I was with EE on broadband. It was fine initially, but my download speed deteriorated slowly. Eventually I got tired of how...
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    PCSPECIALIST PC Game Deals!

    Available on Steam just now, don't know how long for.
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    PCSPECIALIST Spec check for a beginner

    Ahh! I knew there was something. Thanks for catching it :)
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    PCSPECIALIST Spec check for a beginner

    Ditch the Norton AV. It's a CPU hog. If it's installed, which this will be, even uninstalling it leaves traces everywhere. Windows Defender is as good as any other AV and comes built into Windows, free. I use Malwarebytes free as my backup AV and run a scan every other week. It's found nothing...
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    PCSPECIALIST Not So Fast AMD! 13th Gen Soon

    I've gone 7700X. Never having had a rig where dropping a few fps was possible, I'll have to see what's what first :D But I'm actually waiting for the 7700X3D 😂
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    PCSPECIALIST Prebuilt PC question

    PCS will build it and make a profit. Bulk builds for Currys, so it'll be a smaller profit margin I'd expect. Currys sell it to you, at £cost to them plus profit margin. They will make a decent profit on it I expect. Alternatively. You buy direct from PCS. They make a decent profit on it. But...
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    PCSPECIALIST PC Game Deals!

    I've got 7, yes seven, that's it, full stop. Not even amateur status :ROFLMAO: Mind you, the UnCharted Legacy of Thieves Collection is now available on Steam. But @ £45 I think I'll pass, for now. My bank account needs a rest from the pounding it's had recently :D
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    PCSPECIALIST PC Game Deals!

    Sims 4 has just appeared on my Steam feed, Today, FREE to play. Personally, I think I'll give it a miss :)
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    PCSPECIALIST Hello there! o/

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    PCSPECIALIST More Playstation games coming to PC

    All I can is that I am enjoying it still, on the 3rd play through. If I were you, I'd have a read through of the discussion forum for Days Gone. There are a lot of posts about technical problems with playing the game. How much is due to having a badly balanced computer setup I couldn't say. I...
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    PCSPECIALIST Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL

    It isn't that much bigger than the 011D Evo. XL (D) 471 x (W) 285 x (H) 513 mm Evo(D) 459 x (W) 285 x (H) 465 mm. An inch deeper, same width and 2 inches taller. They are wider than many cases and I think the 4090 fits those standard width cases, just. It isn't particularly the width of the...
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    PCSPECIALIST More Playstation games coming to PC

    I've never played TLOU, or seen much about it or Uncharted 2. However. I'm fairly active in the Steam Discussion forum for the Days Gone game. In general, the consensus of opinion is that Days Gone is a better game than either, overall. Good, if a bit generic storyline; standard gameplay...
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    PCSPECIALIST How long should it take for my PC to be delivered?

    The days count is the number of working days since it went into pre-production. It'll continue to rise until it's built, tested and awaiting dispatch. It isn't a prediction of when it'll be ready :) I know, because I've been checking on my own build daily, if not twice daily :D
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    PCSPECIALIST Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL

    And, the 011 Dynamic cases come with a variety of gpu fitting options, at extra cost. But they are available, as are quite a few other options. I didn't look in any other configurator, just the AMD AM5 one. I guess I kind of expected all the cases to be in all the configurators. Obviously large...
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