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    PCSPECIALIST Starting point for a suitable laptop?

    Use case: I will want to run the following programmes regularly: Family Historian 7 (not too memory or CPU intensive), Visual Code with several extensions, Vivaldi with very many tabs open, Skype, Zoom, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Money. Scrivener, a bit of image processing, maybe some video...
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    PCSPECIALIST New spec -- comments, anyone?

    Note: I have to have a small footprint case but want to pack as much into it as I can -- but I'd also like to reduce the cost somewhat! I'm concerned about cooling in the smaller cases -- I have a Coolermaster Elite 130 at the moment with an i7-4790k and a 2GB AMD RADEON R7 260X and a Samsung...
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    PCSPECIALIST Advice needed - small PC (maybe high performance)

    I want to upgrade my PC. (Elderly sister's quality of life will be immeasurably improved by my current PC, plus I want to use two large monitors, which current layout won't permit. And I need to rearrange my cabling. Plus, I just wanna and I have a life limiting-condition -- I shall be delighted...
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    PCSPECIALIST Windows PC for small-scale development web and SQL/ test server

    The Windows PC I've been happily using as a website development server using XAMPP (1-2 users max), SQL Server (ditto) and as a Windows software test environment has just given up the ghost. Luckily, it's not my main machine, but still needs to be replaced. The physical space to house it is...
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    PCSPECIALIST Powerful mini PC -- how does this look?

    I'd like some feedback on the spec for a powerful mini-desktop PC that's intended to meet my needs for 4-5 years -- in particular the graphics card, PSU and case options, but also on anything else that looks glaringly out of line/over- or under-spec'd). Some context: This will be my main...
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    PCSPECIALIST Mini-PC spec -- advice please

    I'm looking to buy a mini-PC (mini because the space available for it is limited). Intended use: Internet, Access programming and running big Access databases, word processing, large Excel spreadsheets, some basic photo-manipulation, Skype video-calls. I'd like it to be as quiet as possible...
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