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sounds like its worth waiting a bit longer then, I'll maybe just do a fresh install for now.

The plusnet bundled router seems less stable than the BT one I have come off (even though they look the same!) I thought ubiquiti did one (edge router) but it looks like they only have ethernet ports in and not the telephone small port that i'd expected to see. (im only on fibre to the...

I'm not a gamer anymore but will probably play for a few weeks a year however having a quiet and reliable system is more important to me. I've noticed my desktop feeling a little slow in batch processing images and isn't as snappy as it once was. I was wondering if an upgrade to something...

Great thanks for all this knowledge guys - really appreciated. 1 last question - Am I right in thinking the CPU has a built in GPU like intel does? But in this case it sounds like the built in GPU's in the AMD's are much better than those that come in Intels as I thought they were pretty much...

Sadly he needs a monitor as he doesn't want to play on the 40" tv he has in his room... I believe he's got the latest consoles but some of his mates only have PC which I guess is why he wants it. I've got a 24" dell monitor he can use for now so just price for a build. Starshock thats very kind...

My mates kid has asked his parents for a gaming PC for christmas and sent over the spec for £1000 worth of parts not including an operating system or monitor! That sounds far too much for something he may not even use next to his xbox and playstation and plethora of games! Can anyone...

Hey sorry am I missing something - would you not be better using thunderbolt to an external ssd?

Interesting thanks guys. I think it'll either be a complete new system then and place this for the media pc. (it's already silent) and I've got wireless keyboard and trackpad so thats no hassle. I'll treat myself to a larger monitor first though and a fresh install and see where we are at!

They seem to be selling for close to £200 for those CPU's and mine sells for around £60-70 tops so is it going to be worth a £130-150 upgrade?

Is it a i7 3770k Ivy Bridge? Edit* I don't mind upgrading and moving this system to a entertainment system behind the tv if theres anything really good value about? Using illustrator this morning was bogging with a large vector file so I want to prevent things like that.

Hmm ok so it sounds like there maybe legs in going with the i7. I've got 16gb of ram (corsair vengeance) looks like ram is expensive now as that only cost me £120 years ago! I've got a corsair 120mm water cooler Whats the fastest i7 I can get on the currect socket type? My board is a...

I also just noticed M2 storage is much faster than SSD - I guess that has some real world performance too?

Hey guys, I built up my pc some years ago now when the i5 3570k hit the shelves. I don't game (League of legends occasionally). so really only need the power for having around 20 tabs open on chrome and PHPStorm, Database stuff and Lightroom / Photoshop / Illustrator. I'm wondering if it's...

I'm after a new monitor to replace a pair of Dell Ultrasharp 24" screens. I've used these screens for years and their colour accuracy has been good but I'm ready for a bit more screen space. I'm hoping a second hand bargain or something that will keep me happy for the next 5 years or so...

Hey guys, I've just fitted a new case (fractal define c) and took the opportunity to try and quieten down the office. First Q: - Graphics card - any passive options for a EVGA GT 740 SC? Or can I simply remove the fan and replace it with a ghetto akasa apache blowing straight onto it? Second...

*edit sorry cooler master 620w not corsair I want to replace the fan in my cooler master* psu as it's the most noisy fan in the case by a mile. I've got a spare akasa apache 120mm fan - am I ok replacing the internal fan with this? Does it need to be wired to the PSU - I saw a video on youtube...

Could you bond it first at a software level? http://speedify.com/desktop-vpn/ Not clued up in this area at all but thought I'd share the little knowledge I had

Ignore me.. just found they are called "Active" not powered!

So I'm looking to power multiple USB 3.0 cables over 10 meters. I can see hubs exist but they only accept 1 input to many outputs... fine if you want to share the bandwidth of the single port but I don't! Whats the best way to power multiple lengths of usb 3.0 ?

awesome - is that stock fans without any fan controller? if it is with a controller which do you recommend?