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    PCSPECIALIST General use/light gaming - low budget, no graphics card

    The i5-2500 PC I got from PCS 10 years ago is still trundling on but I felt it was time for an upgrade!! Use is general office/home use and some light gaming on older titles (nothing recent) with a 1080p 60Hz monitor. I've got a 1050 ti card in my current PC which I'll put into the new one, and...
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    PCSPECIALIST Spec for home office/gaming pc < £700

    Seeking advice about the following spec for teenage son for homework and gaming, looking to get something for under £700 ideally. Thought SSD would give much faster start-up performance, and have got old hard drives I can put in for extra storage. But bit torn regarding the GPU between the...
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    PCSPECIALIST Rare clouds over Holmfirth

    Saw this on the BBC website, wonder if any PCS staff saw or whether they're too busy rushing orders out before Christmas ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-16302606
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    PCSPECIALIST Hard drive prices falling?!?

    I ordered a PC last week as didn't want to get caught by any further increases in hard drive prices, and looking at the configurator today it seems hard drive prices have fallen - 500GB Cavier Black seems to be down £10 and 1TB Caviar Black seems substantially lower Was wondering if I can take...
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    PCSPECIALIST Spec for office/home PC with some gaming

    Any thoughts on the spec below for a home/office PC and some gaming (not looking to play the latest games on max settings, but maybe Crossfire a 2nd 6870 in a year or two), budget around £750? Looking to order soon before HDD prices go up any more Case COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE...
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    PCSPECIALIST Can't find wireless card on Mirage laptop

    Hi I've just taken delivery of a Mirage laptop and can't find how to access the wireless network adapter to access the internet. The only thing that appears in Network and Sharing Centre and in Device Manager is Realtek pcie gbe family controller. Any ideas on where I'm going wrong? Cheers Matt
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    PCSPECIALIST Advice please on new spec

    Hello I'm in need of a new PC to replace my five year old Pentium 4 PC. It will be used for office work, video editing (ideally rendering video while I'm working) and some gaming. I'm working my way through old games at the moment so don't need a new graphics card - I've got a 9600GT in my old...
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