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Many thanks! Do you know if you can mix and match, eg (ok, not sure why but...) have a winwing joystick but a Virpil throttle (i guess maybe i like one makes joystick but someone elses throttle)? or do they connect to each other before one connects to pc, meaning they need to be same...

Hi, sorry if this is a dumb question, but im looking at starting DCS, and looking at head tracking vs VR. question is, ill have a fairly usable joystick with lots of buttons (saitek x52, non pro), but for anything that isnt base don the stick/throttle AND if using VR, how do you activate...

I should have paid more attention when the 4090 came out, but wasnt looking for a card then. Im going to wait until the 5090 is out, but generally, on any xx90 series, whats generally the better version, the "base" card, the FE version or TI version, and what order do they tend to come out in...

Out of interest, how do you choose the capacity of a UPS? I know for example for PSU you work out power draw of your components and asd a bit and get that. I did that and went for a 1200 watt psu. Is it the same for a ups, ie only my computer will be connected to it, so ill need at least 1200...

Hi, yes. Audibly popped and first time pc was on and it completely lost power, second time popped when pressed power button on case to turn it in. Both times triggered circuit breaker on my home fusebox. First time it happened and i got a second psu installed, everything else turned on so im...

Hm, i watched him but didnt ask. What he told me was that the sockets were fine, he had a machine about the footprint and half the height of a car battery with lcd display on top. Tested they (sockets) were connected properly. I assumed but dont think he specifically said, that would include...

Hi, ah, electrician checked thay today so i know the answer! Circuit its on is just plugs., and all of them are same circuit so diff plug wont change circuit. Had electrician not checked i could have tried in case the actual socket was a problem. This does include fridge freezer. All heaters...

Hi, gpu is an old 980ti, cpu i9 14900kf, mobo is msi meg ace. Its plugged directly into wall, ie not through a trailing plug, but may rethink that!

Hello, had a pc assembled bu a computer shop, who run it powered up for several days to test. Had a new seasoniv vertex gx1200w atx3 psu installed. Got home, few days later pau and home circuit breaker popped. Back to shop, same model, tested for few days at shop no prob. Come home, few days...

Hi, what maintenance is generally needed please? OR do you have a link to a simple explanation? I just bought new parts, a new MSI mobo and an i9-14 series, and the computer shop who was building said they couldnt get air cooling to fit on that in the dark base pro 901, so ive got a Corsair...

Hello, at this risk of sounding like someone who doesn't hoover very often, are bottom mounted fans worth it? Looking at a newer case, and most of the ones i like have space for them, and i wondered if i should get a case fitted for them, and can either install or not. I would have thought...

Hello, Im looking at motherboards, and getting into learning about lanes. Lovely! I looked at the MEG Z790 Ace first, and it says that there is a PCIE 1 slot at 5.0x16, PCIE 2 at 5.0x8 and PCIE 3 at 4.0x4. So firstly, my assumption is one would want the GPU plugged into PCIE 1 which has...

Hello, do you know how the naming hierarchy of MSI cards works please? I worked out "Max" is the model for the 14th gen refresh, but within that there is Godlike, Ace, Tomahawk etc. Is there any thats regarded as "best" please? OR, if no-one fancies a long answer, a link to somewhere that...

If i cranked down the graphics, could i run Starfield on an i7 2600K, with 980ti? Can run warhammer 3 on this albeit (on hdd) with horrifically slow load times. Planning on upgrading entire system prob in new year, although every year i say that and every year something comes up that drains my...

Am i right in thinking that the largest size , 4tb, that i see available, is because that's a "hard" limit for the technology and you cant make a higher capacity? Or just that no one has yet?

Does all this (and announcement on meteor lake coming to desktop) mean if one is upgrading in next few months, is it worth going to the raptor lake refresh? IF coming from an I7 2600K?

many thanks!

Hi, it looks great! Would you happen to know how much depth (ie front to back) it is? I currently have a dell 49in, but whilst curved, its actually almost flat. My worry on more curvy monitors is that itll render to much deskspace unusable due to the curve. Also, do you happen to know if it...

Hello, many thanks @Tetras and @Quartz ! I have an ssd for windows already, steam is currently on a 6gb hdd. Due to aforementioned loooooong loading times i want to get to an ssd for my games disk; happy with putting in 2 x 2gb drives, but will steam games still load without problems if i have...

Hello, am updating my PC this summer. Im updating CPU, MOB, GPU, memory and replacing a 6gb HDD for a 4gb SSD (couldnt find a 6gb replacement, and 4gb getting towards expensive side of things, also havent yet filled, so should keep me going for a while). Should all these fit, both physically...