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    PCSPECIALIST Build Advice

    Any reason for the sudden change to Windows Professional? The majority of people don’t need this. Given that the case comes with 3 fans and you get 2 extract fans on the cooler, I don’t believe you need the extra fans.
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    PCSPECIALIST PC Spec Advice

    Your argument is even more relevant when you add in the 3090.
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    PCSPECIALIST Build Advice

    You want either the STRIX B550 or ideally ROG STRIX X570 for the 5900X. Personally, I don't think you need the 5900X for your applications and you could spend the extra cash elsewhere on the build. 250GB is very small for an OS drive nowadays. It would be better at 500GB. You don't need the...
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    PCSPECIALIST Build Advice

    Ideally, you would want the TUF X570 board with the 5800x.
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    PCSPECIALIST New PC - looking for advice

    Unfortunately, PCs are at their most expensive ever at present. Your budget will not buy much at all in the current market conditions. The build you have created is lacking in several key areas and won't perform well. You would be better buying a console that would give better gaming...
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    PCSPECIALIST New PC - looking for advice

    Have you forgotten to include the spec? We need to know what the pc is for, your budget and the monitor to be used so that we can help.
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    PCSPECIALIST Any advice on a 3080 gaming build? Thanks!

    You don’t really save any money by going for a large 5400rpm HDD over several smaller 7200rpm drives. The 8TB 5400rpm is £181, while a 2TB 7200rpm drive is less than £50. Any saving will likely be less than £10. The biggest HDD I would go for from the PCS selection is the 3TB Barracuda.
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    PCSPECIALIST Any advice on a 3080 gaming build? Thanks!

    It is normal for the smaller M.2 drives to be slower than the large ones. Corsair MP400 drives don’t have as good write endurance as Intel 670p, Samsung 970 and 980, Firecuda 520 and 530, so we don’t usually recommend them.
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    PCSPECIALIST Port Connection Issues?

    Is the problem repeatable using the front USBs or is it infrequent and random?
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    PCSPECIALIST 1st PC for Gaming/Streaming/Video

    This is more balanced and will happily run 1440p gaming. I have given you 32GB of RAM for the editing. I have left the case you selected, but others might have views on this. This leaves you a decent amount of money for a monitor, which should be 1440p and IPS. Case COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX K500...
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    PCSPECIALIST Port Connection Issues?

    Does this happen if you plug into the rear USB ports?
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    PCSPECIALIST Is this spec OK please?

    What is the PC for? What is your budget? What monitor will you be using?
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    PCSPECIALIST Spyder’s Vinyl Showcase (With Added Toe)

    That made me think of this that I remember from childhood (obviously a repeat many years after the original screening).
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    PCSPECIALIST Any tips on this build thanks

    I think poor eyesight will negate the benefits of resolution more than frame rate. A 3080 is overkill for 4K 60Hz as the monitor will be a bottleneck and you won’t use the power that you have paid for. It is better to spend the cash on other areas of the build to make sure it is well balanced...
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    PCSPECIALIST Any tips on this build thanks

    I think it is 4K 60Hz. I put a 3060Ti in the above build, as I couldn’t select a 3070.
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    PCSPECIALIST Any tips on this build thanks

    I have created a better balanced build. I don’t believe you will get any benefit from a 3080. A 3070 is probably best for 4K 60Hz, but I can’t select that and have put in a 3060Ti as a placeholder. I haven’t much idea about cases, so someone else might care to comment. Case LIAN LI LANCOOL 215...
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    PCSPECIALIST Food websites

    Our local bacon producer. We really like Naked Toad. A lot of the products show as sold out, but I don’t think they are that good at updating the website. There is now a small shop / cafe. It looks like new batches of bacon are made ready every Thursday. https://piggery-smokery.co.uk/
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    PCSPECIALIST Is it OK to Overclock my pc? Scared to damage the CPU

    You already have 2 M.2 slots on your motherboard that appear to be unused.
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    PCSPECIALIST Corsair K95 Platinum RGB (Cherry MX Brown)

    My neighbours don’t have headsets
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    PCSPECIALIST Corsair K95 Platinum RGB (Cherry MX Brown)

    I also have the cherry brown and they seem pretty loud to me and the neighbours.
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