Recent content by ERosser

There’s a real issue on this forum with regular posters and moderators adopting a condescending attitude towards people who come here, at PC Specialist’s own recommendation, looking for help with their specs. It seems that unless someone has already spent hours reading through past threads...

Thanks for your input. On future-proofing, I understand that some people think it doesn’t exist simply because technology moves quickly, but that’s a bit of an oversimplification, isn’t it? The reality is that not all builds age at the same rate, some degrade faster due to poor initial choices...

That’s an overly broad statement. If you’re suggesting that an entire system needs replacing every year or two, that’s simply not true. Certain components can be future-proofed—particularly the motherboard, which is crucial for long-term upgradeability. While parts will eventually need...

Right, seems the entire point of my post was missed here. Wanted to build a future-proof desktop so building it to my current old out-of-data monitor and saying I can then upgrade it with a new GPU in a year or so when I get a new monitor is completely defeating the point of it being...

Am I missing something? Only thing I didn't post was the monitor but as I said I want it to be future proof and have said I have no upper budget so that doesn't matter. My last desktop went through 5 monitors (usually having several at once). Don't want to build this for the monitors I have...

Realised I didn't copy full spec. Case CORSAIR FRAME 4000D RS ARGB MODULAR Promotional Item Get a discount code for 20% off select peripherals at Corsair.com Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D 12 Core CPU (4.4GHz-5.5GHz/128MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5) Motherboard ASUS® ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO (AM5...

My last desktop lasted me a decade, and all I have done in that time is upgrade the GPU and replace some hard drives. I want to build a new one that will last me a similar time and be relatively future-proof. Don't really have an upper budget, but don't want to waste money. I don't play top-end...

It was the GPU and RAM I was looking to upgrade and the GPU options I was given were only: GeForce 710, GeForce GT 730, GT 130 and Radeon Rx550 and RX 580

Case InWIN 503 MID TOWER GAMING CASE (WHITE) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs, RGB Lighting Memory (RAM) 32GB HyperX PREDATOR QUAD-DDR4 3000MHz X.M.P (2 x 16GB) Graphics Card...

When I try to post my spec it gives my original order (I changed my mind and upgraded before the order was processed). This order was originally made over 3 years ago.

Trying to upgrade my PC Specialist PC and am wondering why I seem to have very limited upgrade options. They seem to only offer 5 graphics cards (only one of which is better than what I already have) and not even offer options to upgrade components such as processors. Is this right? Is there a...

I need to replace a very old gaming pc that died months ago, not been keeping up to date on what new builds need so would appreciate feedback. Case NZXT PHANTOM 240 WHITE GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) AMD FX-9370 Eight Core CPU (4.4GHz-4.7GHz/16MB CACHE/AM3+) FREE DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED with...