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Hi again. I've got some questions about temps, fans, software etc. Anything in quotes is pulled from the order summany PDF. Firstly, M2 SSD temps. The system drive seems to be running somewhat hot, but there are 2 readouts from HWinfo: Temp 1 - Min: 38C - Current: 44C - Max: 45C Temp 2 - Min...

Just a quick update. Contacted PCS directly, they emailed me a reinstall script, it did its thing and now I've got Office fully activated and up and running :D

I better. Oh and I finally paid attention to the error message, not that it will change much, "the products we found in your account can't be used to activate [app name]".

I bought Home/Student 2021, so yea, no other way around it but contacting them.

I tried activating directly from one of the apps, got redirected to MS activation page, it detected my email, account data and MS Office license type, told me to go back to the app to finish set up, the app told me that the key I just used doesn't match the license/version/whichever. Basically I...

Hello again, I'm currently having some problems with MS Office. I paid for a full license when ordering from PCS, launched one of the apps just now and it tells me that I can only use it for 30 days. I tried using my phone number, punched it in, it returned my email address. I never gave MS...

Yep, it showed up as SATA6G_1 in BIOS. Thanks again, lovely folks.

Yes! It worked! Turns out it was the occupied SATA port issue, it's all working now.

Mobo is ASUS TUF B550 PLUS, no idea about ports, there's 6 of them, 3 on top, 3 on bottom, but the quick reference sheet I was given by PCS doesn't have an index so no idea which ones to try.

I meant the chain of SATA connectors that you plug into the PSU with a 6 pin. Can't try that since 24 pin is in the way, as well as I/O cables. Anyway, after google didn't lead me anywhere, I went to ASUS support, and their FAQs state that it could either be CSM, whatever that is, or 1-2 of the...

I did, I even tried 2 more SATA connectors on the mobo, still no dice. Not sure if I can try another power cable, since getting to the PSU is pretty much impossible given how the desktop was assembled.

Hi again, so I've got the desktop today, everything seems to be in order, but I've plugged in my old Crucial SSD and neither BIOS nor Windows seem to detect it. System is fully up to date, cables are brand new and the drive worked flawlessly in my old desktop. I went into BIOS and SATA settings...

I very much hope it does, since this little toaster failed to POST twice in the last few days. Anyway, it's already in testing/QA, so I hope 970 doesn't have an insane failure rate compared to 980.

Damn, if only my monitor waited 5 months before calling it quits, I'd be on 2.0 :p But thanks, I imagine it's just a case of plugging the cables in, no extra drivers or messing with configs?

Just one more thing, Columbo-style. As previously mentioned, my monitor is rather old, but still works. However, most new cards only support DP and HDMI. My monitor does not have a DP socket, only DVI, D-SUB and HDMI. According to the sticker on the back, the manufacturing date is may 2013, so I...

I know, don't worry. It's just that it's a very serious purchase and it's making me both excited and nervous at the same time. As for final spec: Case CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core CPU (3.5GHz-4.4GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4) Motherboard ASUS®...

The build is the same as I linked above for Aza, just with the case and cpu changed, that's all. I do have faith in recommendations from people far more tech literate and experienced than me, I'm just not familiar with shifts in hardware design. If I sound dumb, that's because I am, and I have...

Alright, I'll ditch IGPU on the processor [5600G -> 5600] and swap to Corsair 5000D. Everything else I reckon can stay as is. Sorry for wasting everyone's time, I'm quite illiterate when it comes to hardware, if only because I've been out of the loop for a long time. 5000D also looks like a...

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/Ww8BWYYhMm/ this is the build, logged into the account and it says "processing" with production time stated as 2 working days. I don't think anything will happen until monday, since we have double bank holiday and then the weekend.

Hi again. I'm a very incompetent consumer who once again should have researched stuff prior, but having gone with FD Meshify C, I've done more digging on the case, and a normally simple task of opening up the case, plugging/powering an SSD drive, looks like it might be a horribly tedious thing...