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  1. Martinr36

    PCSPECIALIST My latest upgrade

    Like many on here I've been waiting the delivery of a new graphics card to arrive to go in my PC, but unlike everyone else it wasn't a 30 series card but a 20 series in the form of an RTX2070 which i got pre used 2nd hand. Many thanks to the seller it really is appreciated especially with the...
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    PCSPECIALIST thunderbolt nvme drives causing problems in windows 10

    https://betanews.com/2020/11/07/thunderbolt-nvme-ssd-windows-10-problems/
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    PCSPECIALIST don't buy a rtx3070....

    This guy talks fast
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    PCSPECIALIST Where do I plug this into

    Ok I thought I'd add a little more red to my desktop so ordered a red LED lightstrip via the upgrade configurator, but on recieving it i can't workout where to plug it in, these are the connections either end Here's the spec Top of Form Bottom of Form PCSPECIALIST.CO.UK SPECIFICATION The...
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    PCSPECIALIST SCRAP THIS IDEA CoolerMaster SickleFlow 120 ARGB or Corsair LL120RGB LED Fan + Controller Kit

    Ok I'm thinking of adding a bit more bling to the desktop, so took a look on the upgrade configurator to see what the LED fan options were (existing 3 fans are Red), and it basically boiled down to these 2 options, the coolermaster kit has a choice of 3 or 4 fans & the Corsair 3 or 5 fans, both...
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    PCSPECIALIST Problems casting Zwift to TV

    Ok, most of you probably don't know but I'm a keen cyclist, and it.s getting to that time year when the weather puts a stop to riding out doors, so i thought i would see how the laptop would handle casting zwift to my TV (its a cycling game that connects to a cycling turbo trainer), and initial...
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    PCSPECIALIST Desktop PSU upgrade

    Ordered the new PSU yesterday afternoon & it arrive this morning, so I've now got it fitted, first time I've done anything like this, ok I've replaced cards & hard drives, but never touched the main wiring so I took a few photos as i was sorting it. Before Unused connections stuffed under...
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    PCSPECIALIST Upgrading PSU

    Hi folks, At the start of next month I shall be putting an RTX 2070 graphics card into my Desktop (specs below) which only as you can see has a 450W power supply & the minimum recommendation for that card is 550W, so i took a look on the upgrade configurator and that lists 2 550W options and 2...
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    PCSPECIALIST My new Laptop

    Well it got here in the end, specs below, slowly finding my way around it, and really pleased with it. Chassis & Display Cosmos Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 10750H (2.6GHz, 5GHz Turbo) Memory (RAM) 8GB...
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    PCSPECIALIST Thinking of upgrading graphics

    Ok I'm thinking about putting a graphics card in the system below rather than just having the integrated graphics on the I7, this PC is used for video editing normally only 1080p using Pinnacle studio 24 Ultimate, and it's hooked up to this monitor...
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    PCSPECIALIST My PCS parcel arrives tomorrow

    Yeah that's right it is on its way, and if it's the normal driver it will be here by this time:D
  12. Martinr36

    PCSPECIALIST Decisions, decisions

    ok i ordered the spec below around about the 8th, and on the 16th I got a message saying the chassis was out of stock, followed by another email the next day saying that stock was ETA 24th (yesterday), and they still aren't in stock, and after a long chat this morning they can't say any...
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    PCSPECIALIST Would i gain anything by adding an M.2 SSD

    ok guys the question is in the title of the post, the PC is primarily used for editing 1080P video, spec and existing drives below: Case PCS CYCLONE GAMING CASE (Red LED Fans) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor i7-8700 (3.2GHz) 12MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® PRIME Z370-P II: ATX...
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    PCSPECIALIST Thinking about new monitor

    Ok, Im thinking about getting a new monitor for my desktop, at the moment I'm running an HP2309V and thinking about replacing it with IIYAMA X2481HS 24" LED WIDESCREEN The full spec of my PC is: Case PCS CYCLONE GAMING CASE (Red LED Fans) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor...
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    PCSPECIALIST Is it worth upgrading the memory

    This is the spec of my existing desktop video editing PC, and after a comment that Spyder made on the spec of the laptop that I've just ordered I thought I'd check what I'd got in this, and was wondering if it would be worth upgrading it to 3200 MHz Case PCS CYCLONE GAMING CASE (Red LED Fans)...
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    PCSPECIALIST Waiting for this to turn up

    Ordered the below so that i can still edit videos when I'm out and about Chassis & Display Cosmos Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 10750H (2.6GHz, 5GHz Turbo) Memory (RAM) 8GB Corsair 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1...
  17. Martinr36

    PCSPECIALIST New Video editing PC

    Just got it yesterday, Spec below: Case PCS CYCLONE GAMING CASE (Red LED Fans) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor i7-8700 (3.2GHz) 12MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® PRIME Z370-P II: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB) Graphics...
  18. Martinr36

    PCSPECIALIST Video editing PC

    Hi folks, this is my first post here, I'm looking at getting a PC for editing video using Pinnacle Studio 22 Ultimate, looking at maybe editing 4k in the future so was thinking an I7 based machine, what would you recommend, budget is about £900 tops. I'd thought SSD for the operating system etc...
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