Recent content by TonyCarter

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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Tell me what you think

    Technically possible, yes! Recommended, no! As to show 1440p on a 4k display will mean everything has to be interpolated to fit into more pixels as 3840 is not directly divisible by 2560 (or 2160 by 1440) it's 1.5:1 but it needs to be a whole number to be accurately mapped (1080p is 2:1 but...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST One-liners

    You mean your wife can actually park that straight?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST One-liners

    It's the new 'speed-jack' function for when you've got a flat tyre.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST ubuysa will be away

    But to make the incision invisible, they're going rectally!
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Share your figures / avatars in your build

    There are so many... Or you could just take a chance on a box of random Mini Pops... ...or tiny Bitty Pops...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New build, no connection to monitor

    If the motherboard shroud is not fitted properly, then I'd RMA it to send it back. But that's a very low spec PSU, RAM and SSD for a gaming PC.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Way time to upgrade RAM but how?

    Can’t help with specifics, but it seems you ordered laptop RAM (SODIMM) instead of desktop RAM (DIMM). You’ll need to get the specs for the RAM you need from the HP website, or a RAM lookup service (using the make/model of your PC) at Crucial.com. For troubleshooting, or identification of the...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Best intake setup for aio.

    No, because that ambient air will just be heated as it passes through the radiator. The radiator is there to radiate away the heat collected in the coolant from the CPU...and you're simply pushing the hotter air back into the case where it has nowhere to go (other than the single exhaust). I...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Best intake setup for aio.

    If you flip them, then you're pushing ambient air from outside the case, through the hot radiator and adding more hot air to the inside of the case...and that hot GPU air with the additional hot air from the AIO would have nowhere to go (other than the single rear exhaust).
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Need advice on first PC build.

    Well, the the build exceeds what is required for the official 'recommended' specs: But, as with most system requirements, they don't specify what resolution/quality these are for. So we don't know if 'recommended' is intended for 60FPS @ 1080p or 144FPS at 4k. However, from the reviews I've...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST CPU Temp Problems

    Also found out there's a feature called 'Device Hardware Mode' which puts the settings directly onto the devices, so you can disable iCUE and it will still work. Ideal for those that want to reduce their background resource usage - but it limits the options (to 1) of what you can show on the...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST CPU Temp Problems

    Just playing with it on mine, but I'd like the ability to add an effect too (e.g. temp monitoring), rather than a single colour. The flashing LEDs at the end were just me seeing what effect different opacities had on it.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New build advise please

    The extra case fans are not necessary, but a 4K GPU is what's eating up a lot of the budget. The 4070Ti Super is probably a bit stronger at 4K than the 7900XT (as it sits between the XT and XTX models) and has better DLSS/FG/RT implementation, but to hit your £2000 budget you'd have to find...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Advice on gaming build

    Without knowing the monitor (make & model, or resolution & refresh rate), it's difficult to judge the GPU required, and we need a max budget to work to...as we won't be able to configure you a 4K ray-tracing build for £1500. However, if it's for gaming purposes, there are some suggestions that...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST fury vs usyk (18th May 2024)

    I hope Usyk wins, purely because how Fury Snr has been acting.
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