Recent content by matlew

Thanks for the response! It looped white, yellow, red, restart. I've had an hour long chat with tech support, we tried the usual suspects, disconnecting externals, disconnecting RAM sticks, SSD, Graphics card, nothing changed. I'm due an RMA on wednesday with luck (working every other day next...

Today my PC decided to lock up, so I hit the restart button and after that it hasn't booted. Or rather it is stuck in a constant reboot loop, at least according to the boot lights on the MB. It cycles about every 20-30 seconds. It displays nothing at all on the monitor whatsoever while trying to...

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I'd like to leave some positive reviews of PCSpecialist some place, Google already asked me, but where might be a good idea to give them a bit of exposure? I don't have any social media before you ask! Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

/sigh. I'll take the 5700. The 5600XT they are using is probably the kind that won't upgrade with the VBIOS upgrade. I'll live with the blower fan and underclock the card if I don't like the temps. Just a rather poor selection on the AMD cards they using sadly. Done, decision made. M u s t s t...

Ok, well for anyone curious they are using the original blower form models for the 5700 and 5700XT from Powercolor. I've decided to go with a 5600XT because of that, I think..... ....maybe. But probably, even if it might mean I get a slightly worse version of the 5600. Or I could get a 5700...

Thanks Morriserick. Can google see that Powercolor make several sorts including non blower/open models, so Monday morning I have to send them a chat and ask specifically what they are using just now in the higher AMD range.

Thanks again, I'll be sticking to 16GB RAM then, investing in a good CPU cooler and I'll debate on the graphics card, the performance difference on the 5600XT and 5700 at 1080p is negligible, but as you say so is the price. I suspect the CPU would bottleneck a 5700XT and it would be overkill for...

Thanks for the input both! I'll rethink and get the order finalized for Monday, I only started to fiddle around with it to upgrade to a Fast Track in the first place. :rolleyes: I assume if I went with a 5700 or 5700XT I would get one of the newer kinds with the multiple fans? I don't know...

It's here towards the bottom of list of when I click on "Show" under "My orders". Gaming and study, no specific software such as video or art processing. 1080 monitor, AOC24G2U or 27G2U (which is why I downgraded to the 5600XT after reading a bit about it, as it wasn't an option at the time I...

Hey all. I've just amended my order a little, and I notice that first they recommend I only need a 350W Power Supply, but when I scroll down to the pricing information it says the Maximum Required Power is 776W. I always prefer to be over with my PSU anyway, so I've currently got a 750W in it...

Thanks Stephen. Any thoughts on the case too please?

Oh yes, and I'm not clear on modern HDD's either really. Is an M2 that much better than a SATA SSD? Should I be looking at two SSD's? One for OS and one for everything else? Oh and last question (maybe), is it worth trying to afford a separate soundcard? Onboards tend to creak a little if the...

That works out to 15, 851 Swedish Kronor er....£1,290. With the RX580 that gets down to £1,101 which is a bit more on par with what I want to spend to be honest. But around that ballpark for the budget, certainly no more. Gaming yes, but I'm not a must for ultra high detail, beyond that as a...

Hey all. I'd like some opinions on the following build please. The last time I went AMD was back in the early to mid nineties and it was a train wreck of a PC, but I'm well aware times change and I feel like giving them a try with both CPU and GPU. Trying to stick to a budget, hence the cheap...