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  1. ih8modem

    How to securely wipe an nvme SSD

    https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-securely-erase-an-ssd-drive/ (old but still relevant). Basically you want something that you can boot from, load the tool up , execute it (do it a few times if you want to be 100% sure). As Twinz said, if you want to verify nothing is on it, and have...
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    What parts would you upgrade?

    If £200 is your ceiling, the Zotac 1660 super. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/zotac-geforce-gtx-1660-super-twin-fan-6144mb-gddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-11v-zt.html At £250, consider the slightly older but slightly more powerful 1660Ti...
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    SSD Freezing for a few seconds. 100% usage.

    Strangely I had almost the exact same issue yesterday and I could not understand it. My drive is a samsung NVMe m.2 drive though. I updated all my motherboard drivers and after that all my issues appear to be gone.
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    SSHD or WD Black?

    You dont need a SSHD. You should just buy a WD black HDD and save yourself some £££. I have two SSHD, the performance benefit does not justify the added expense.
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    No Card Reader on Aerocool Aero-500

    https://www.overclockers.co.uk/kolink-aviator-midi-tower-gaming-case-white-ca-004-kk.html New kid on the block .. .worth a look ?
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    Best RAM upgrade for MSI Z87I?

    If you want to know more about your RAM you could try downloading CPUID - it gives you some information on the SPD tab. Ballistix is good, you could replace with some of their brand or any of the others on OCUK (Avexir are seemingly good - not used them myself) or established brands such as...
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    Best RAM upgrade for MSI Z87I?

    Are you going for a new set or buying additional to what you have now? What do you have in there right now? (Make / speed etc) Don't mix speed types, so if you have DDR3-14900 (1866) right now, then match your new sticks to the same speed. Also are you planning on clocking it? Then the...
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    MSi Z170A Gaming M5

    I'm going to go with 2 x 8 now, and top up with another 2x8 a little later :D
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    MSi Z170A Gaming M5

    Is the MSi Z170A Gaming M5 any good? I managed to get a cheap i7 6700 over the weekend and am now looking to build a system around it :). https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-z170a-gaming-m5-intel-z170-socket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-305-ms.html Looking at this board as it seems to...
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    ** 24HR INSANITY DEAL: 8 PACK 980 ONLY £349.99 !! **

    welll ya got me Been looking at a 970 for a while, my budget was strictly no more than £350 ... Just last night I saw your offer at £369 and was toying with the idea of borrowing the extra 20 squids from my wife ... Logged in today and booyah ! You guys rock. Order placed without...
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    Virgin Media Discussion Thread

    Actually any time they increase your fee, you have the right to cancel penalty-free.
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    Virgin Media Discussion Thread

    I've just had the same letter, mine co-incides with the end of my 18 month special mates rates deal I had through my employer. I've not seen what it will go up to yet, but I've been on £53.99 for XL TV, 100Mb BB and phone - incl line rental. Never use the phone but I love the broadband...
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    Need more GFX oomph

    I have a MSi P67a-GD65 board with an Intel i7-2600k CPU, 8GB of RAM and a MSi Windforce3 570GTX GFX card (sadly my 580GTX died recently). My issues are playing Elite Dangerous that I tend to get a lot of stuttering around stations, which seem to be related to the GFX card. Looking at Msi...
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    PCIe card with mSATA slots

    Has anyone had experience with PCI-E controllers with mSATA slots? Essentially a raid controller with 2 / 4 / 8 mSATA ports on it, where you can plug in a combination of these mSATA SSD and then configure them as individual drives, or RAID0 / RAID10 etc etc. I've seen a few of them...
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    Virgin Media Discussion Thread

    Speedtest is from speedtest.net The other two are screengrabs from his superhub/superhub2. If you have either, you login, click on Advanced Settings, then find Network Status. Those will be in that page. By default the superhub is at http://192.168.0.1 and the login details are on...
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    Show Us Your Racks

    That in one word is laziness. It takes a few minutes longer to lay a cable in properly than to cause that by simply plugging in the two ends and dropping the cable down. Seriously, people should get fired for letting that happen. Our company allows customer visits and imagine a customer...
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    Same machine, same software 570 beat 580 ??

    While my 580 was being RMA'd I had a temp 570GTX. I happened to run a 3dmark06 while it was in. Tonight I decided to run the same 3dmark on the 580 to see how much better it was .... erm it wasn't ? WTF? 3DMark06 4/24/12 8:03:43 PM 24855 Intel Core i7-2600K Processor NVIDIA GeForce GTX...
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    Replacement GTX 470 Twin Frozr II Fan?

    Myth Having just gone through this, I can say it is a myth. MSI will not do anything without having the card in their hands. I had to return my GTX580. I did it through my e-tailer, took about 3 weeks in total and I received a brand new card (mine was still in warranty). I sent...
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    Best 500/1000 GB hard drive for games?

    budget ? You do not mention your budget. If it's a no hold barred want the best but must be a hard disk (as opposed to a SSD) then the Velociraptor (+-£200) 600GB version will do you fine. If you want larger capacity with less performance with more bang for your buck, WD Black editions...
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    Upgrading from a gtx 260

    £300 If you want to spend the full 300, then the OCUK 580GTX is the best card for the price. If you prefer a brand name then there are others around 315-350. If you want a brand name and absolutely cannot go above 300, then I would suggest a 570GTX, perhaps the MSI TwinFrozr iii power...
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