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Apologies for what is probably a really simple answer but i cant find the answer anywhere on the net. As the title says, what is the difference between B/R read speed and S/R read speed with regards to SSD drives. I realize that the "R" bit stand for read (and w for write) but its the first...

Ive just bought a new PC from pcspecialist which im very happy with but i have a question about win 10. With older version of windows i know you had a serial code for when you want to reinstall windows. According to them you no longer have one and the license is now burned into the motherboard...

Hi, ive had my new laptop from pcspecialists for a few days and just decided to try out the blu ray drive. It seems to play everything ok dvds etc... but it wont recognize any blu rays that i put in :( Ive tried looking for drivers for my drive and firmware but it doesnt seem to have my model...

Over three years ago i spent £3700 on a top end tower PC from Pcspecialists. When it arrived i unpacked it only to find that the case was broken. I admit this most likely happened in transit so i returned it, the components were fitted to a new case and it was sent back to me. On booting up...

Ive always had desktop pcs so im not familar with laptops. Ive recently bought a laptop from pcspecialists and i have a question about the battery. I will (for the most part) be running the laptop off the power supply. If i leave the battery in constantly charging will i do any damage to the...

Dont worry no spoilers in my post for those who havent played it yet, only some serious help. As most people have probably done, ive just ran through the DLC with my current careers but recently decided to go through mass effect 1 and 2 again with yet another lot of different choices. However...

I was wondering what happens if say some time down the line the graphics card fails and its no longer avalible anymore are we issued with a eqivilent card?

I swapped from zonealarm as it was a awful system hog on my old system and some times became corrupted and force a reinstall otherwise you couldnt do anything. Ive been pretty happy with kaspersky but it does have some really annoying things. One of these is i some times use game trainers to...

Well its not like i dont have any games to play :) what with just cause 2 (up to 74% now) kane and lynch 2 and tomorrow mafia 2 :P But has anyone played resident evil 2 and if so do you recomend it? Ive been put off a bit by reviews saying it has alot of bugs and the npc char that follows you...

Ive recently noticed this game pop up on steam and it looks very nice. One thing i just cant find about it is that its stated as a co-op game. I contacted bethesda to find out if in the absense of another human player does the pc take over, like in residient evil 5 and the new tomb raider game...

If, like me your new pc has the nice shiny USB 3.0 slots on your motherboard here is a word of warning before you rush out to buy one of the limited storage devices that are on the market at the moment. After reading several reviews i decided to buy the Buffalo Drivestation USB 3.0 storage...

Well i decided to buy a usb 3.0 external hard drive since i have two ports with the asus rampage 3 mother board. After spending some time looking into the limited ones that are avalible at the moment i decided to buy the buffalo drive station usb 3 external HD (HD-HXU3). Its a 1TB drive and...

Well its not a duck really but it really is lame :) I made a mistake a few years back.....i bought a dell laptop ahhhhh! Apart from not being able to understand anyone at tech support in dell, when i bought my laptop i made sure to buy the uber battery which extended the user time by an hour...

I havent had my pc very long just a month or two but im already thinking about the future with it :) I know pcspecialist build new pcs but if i wanted an upgrade on my pc would they be willing to do this? For example i would be happy enough to change the graphics card myself but say i wanted a...

Well its feed back isnt it? :) So then this covers Tech Sales Forum Plus generally everything else that i couldnt think of. I have found them to be very helpful and interested in its customers, the after sales is good and the tech support has been excellent, especially here on the forums...

Im wondering if the reason daz 3d is having problems is that for some reason win 7 is reporting that my drivers have stopped working. I never had a problem with nivida card drivers but it seems that my 5970 doesnt like the ati drivers that ive installed. I had a problem with the 10.6 drivers...

Ive been looking into buying a router for my pc but since there are hundreds of them out there and its all a little :confused: im not sure which one to go for. Here are my requirements and specs Requirements Need for online gaming heavy downloads (ie game demos etc...( usage for ps3, psp and...

Hiya all Ive been wondering if its possible to change the shutdown screen from the default one and is it safe to do so without causing any problems to my machine. The default one is a blue screen with a green leaf on it and although i dont see if for very long (like a couple of seconds) i also...

This will appeal to anyone who enjoys reading comics, does 3d modeling or just enjoy a good laugh. A rl mate and i are involved in something called "Project Lara". This started the latter part of last year using a program called "Xna Lara" created by a guy called Dusan. The program enables...

Well its a bit belated as ive already had quite a few posts here but just checking in anyway. Good to see the forums up and its a great way to keep in touch with other pcspecialist customers and also to keep in touch with techs and tech minded people out of hours. So far.....--> impressed! I...