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    PCSPECIALIST Graphics Card update query

    Hi all My PC Specialist PC may be getting a bit long in the tooth, bought in 2012 I7 3820 intel processor 16 Gb 1600Mhz ram GeForce GTX 680 2GB Graphics. Those are the basics. Could I get away with buying a Geforce 980 or 1080 graphics card to allow me to play PC titles on my 4k TV ( so 3820...
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    PCSPECIALIST Budget gaming pc , your opinions please :)

    Here we go folks, I have a Nvidia GTX285 1GB card to pop into this system, hence no graphics card in this build, but obviously want the best bang for buck I can get for sub £600. Just once concern, do I need a 6 core processor or should I drop to a quad core ( AMD 4100 maybe ?) Mostly playing...
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    PCSPECIALIST Media playing pc ONLY. your opinions please .

    The following spec is for a PC to run & store my Itunes collection ( an always growing library ), allow playback over a nice speaker system of Itunes items & Play DVD's , Mpegs, AVIs' etc etc, and very occasionally copy a dvd. In this case I want to keep the price as low as possible, and this PC...
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    PCSPECIALIST Gaming PC ( Intel and Geforce based )

    Your opinions please..... Maximum budget is £1000.00, I'm looking to build an Intel and Geforce based gaming system that will run everything out there at reasonable spec, Battlefield 3 , Diablo 3, Star Wars the Old Republic etc etc. I think a Quad core processor is an absolute must nowadays ...
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    PCSPECIALIST Dust filter materials ?

    I'm looking for good dust filter material for a new build PC. Whilst I could go for the Coolermaster Stormtrooper case with it all built in, I actually like the design of the INWIN Dragonrider case, but of course it doesn't appear to come with any dust filters What can you use that can be put...
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    PCSPECIALIST GTX680 or not ?

    So...the question is, I never overclock anything, but I like to stay on top of the game when possible, buying a new gaming rig every 3 years ( I don't drink, smoke or gamble, so what the hell). So with that in mind, and a gtx580 1.5mb Twin Frozr, Intel quad 9450 @ 2.66 Mhz and 4GB of 1333 ram...
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    PCSPECIALIST 64 bit or 32 bit operating system ?

    I use my PC for gaming the majority of the time. I play everything modern, MMO's , Battlefield 3 etc etc along with lots of stuff from Good Ol' Games & Steam. So my question is simple, do I get Windows 7 home 32 bit or 64 bit for best games compatibilty?
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    PCSPECIALIST New Gaming rig please inspect

    This PC is for gaming only, I'm not convinced you need anymore than 8 GB of ram even under a 64 bit O/S. The extra HD's are simply for years of storage and MMO's. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Case InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE Processor (CPU)...
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    PCSPECIALIST NEW PC build, please inspect and comment :)

    Hi I'm looking to finally move from my Win xp PC over to Win 7 pro and put my current beast into retirement ( keep it as backup, you never know ) My objectives are:- 1) A powerful gaming PC, as future proofed ( 2-4 years ) as possible. 2) Lots of storage for lots of MMO's, other games etc. 3)...
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