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Hi guys Case STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB Processor (CPU) AMD A8-6600K Quad Core APU (3.9-4.2GHz) & Radeon™ HD 8570D Graphics Motherboard ASUS® A58M-E FM2+ (M-ATX, DDR3, USB 2.0, 3Gb/s) Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB) Graphics Card 4GB AMD...

Hi guys, upgraded my PSU from a Corsair 350 to a 550. Got it from PC specialist via the upgrade service. Was told it would be compatible with the system I've got. Took old 350 out no problem but the 550 one has a 6 pin PCI plug (the old one had a 4 pin one). Can anyone advise?

Hi all, had my new laptop for a few days now and everything is O.K. I decided to download the drivers from the PCS website to make sure everything was up to date. I downloaded them and unzipped them to the my documents folder on my laptop and now I don't know what to do with them? Are they...

Hi all, I had FFVII on my old laptop which I got from Square/Enix in 2012. Not played it much but would like it on my new laptop. Been on the SE website and there is no immediately obvious way to do this. Has anyone any suggestions?

Taking delivery of my new Optimus laptop later on this morning. Can't wait!!! Going to be downloading some AV and WoW as a priority. Do you guys think it's worth going on to the various components websites and downloading the latest drivers or wait to see if there are any issues first? I will...

Hi guys, pre-ordered the new Pink Floyd album from Amazon and it was duly delivered to my kindle fire. It's a great album but the continuity between tracks seems very poor. Each track just 'ends' with no fade out and the next starts. I have listened to it both via the cloud and my device and...

Hi guys, Awaiting delivery next week of my brand new 17.3" Optimus running 8.1 to replace my old (PCS built) laptop running XP home. Is there any way I can transfer files from old to new by connecting them with an ethernet cable? The kids desktops have 8.1 so I purchased '8.1 for Dummies'...

Hi guys, Got the kids desktops sorted. Wired up a home network using Homeplugs as advised by posters on here. Everything working really well. Now in the market for a laptop for me. Top budget is £1000 (but cheaper would be better). Would like as big a screen as possible. It will be used for...

Hi guys, the kids have now got their PCS desktops up and running and I'm in the market for a new lappy for myself. I do tend to sit in the same place when on my laptop so am now thinking of setting up a wired home network connecting all the PC's in the house to the broadband router. How easy...

Hi guys, took delivery of my new desktop today. Very pleased with it but the green headphone socket (front and back) appears not to be working. The microphone socket works but not the headphone. The headphones work if I plug them into the monitor so it's not the 'phones. Its the onboard sound of...

Hi all, is it possible to lie a PC case on it's side and it still function OK? Presumably the side without the vent on so the cooling wouldn't be effected.

Just bought two desktops for the kids. Now need to get the monitors etc. They will be used for schoolwork, website browsing, light gaming (WoW etc). Is HDMI or VGA the way to go?