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  1. drnick

    Document holder style monitor advice

    Recently working almost 100% from computer at home. I have a fairly decent gaming rig and a good large monitor on one of those platforms you can raise to stand up if you want to as sitting all the time doesn't suit me. The platform is 90 wide and the screen is 62 wide so there's not a lot of...
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    1070 vs 1060 is it worth the price difference

    thanks for the input. Yup wary of the component from a high street system but the core components are good and the case is pretty big with one free internal slot and a couple of free trays. Yes the PSU probably won't be brilliant but is one of the easier things to upgrade later. I'm really not a...
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    1070 vs 1060 is it worth the price difference

    I have access to a salary sacrifice deal from work so unfortunately I can't go OCUK like my last two systems have been :( The cost saving is just too big to ignore for £1200 I can get; Intel® Core™ i7-8700 Processor RAM: 16 GB / Storage: 2 TB HDD & 256 GB SSD Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070...
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    Upgrade from Vista to Win 7

    Well that all seems locked down pretty tight, as you'd expect I guess. To my horror I also investigated the PC last night to find the label with the product code had been ripped off the case, its normally rammed in a corner in the hall so i'd never noticed and it could have happened years ago...
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    Upgrade from Vista to Win 7

    I get the 'pop in the DVD' but which DVD? Ive been looking at upgrade discs and am vastly more confused than I was! I don't want to spend £200 on a disc as a used system with win 7 would make more sense. There appears to be a vast array of used discs that either wont work or require who knows...
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    Upgrade from Vista to Win 7

    Thanks for all the comments. I'll defo use a shop/service as it's really not my thing. I'm tempted to keep it simple and stick to win7 for the upgrade, maybe use a separate small SSD to run the OS from to speed things up, and keep the current HD as it is with all the games and stuff on. I really...
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    Advice re refurbished Macbook for 13 year old.

    Cool thanks for the honest reply, lots to think about and search :)
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    Advice re refurbished Macbook for 13 year old.

    Hi, I've never owned a Mac, so have absolutely no clue. My son is majorly into art, including digital art, and we would like to get him a refurbished Mac book for x-mass. He would want to use a drawing tablet etc. We don't have the budget for much have been looking at the version below which...
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    Upgrade from Vista to Win 7

    Hi, I have an elderly OC system (Ultimate OC 9800GT) the kids use for gaming, mainly playing via steam. The spec is below. Steam is stopping supporting Vista so I wanted to upgrade to 7 and as I'm awful at the software stuff and wanted to maintain the games and some other contents of the hard...
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    Driver for HIS 7950 IceQ Boost Clock 3GB

    So my computer was starting to run really slowly so I did a clean using an Avast program at it appears to have got rid of my card driver completely. I've been to the HIS site but all the drivers are Zip files and I don't have winzip. I've already done the free trial a while ago so can't get it...
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    Old Rig needs new card

    PSU is an Antec modular 80+bronze so not bad. With a 1060, 8gb ram, and i'm sorry to say paying for fitting clocking etc as it's really not my skill set, i'd be £350 in using good components. I'd probably be in the £800-900 range for a new rig. Its coping ok with Kingdom Come though far from...
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    Old Rig needs new card

    Yea, I think it might be time to start saving for the end of the year and get a whole new system, last time was oct 2013 so i've had my moneys worth. Mine will last the year as I rarely buy new AAA games and the 11 year old won't be happy if I upgrade as my old old rig is now barely fit for...
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    Old Rig needs new card

    I have an OCUK rig (see below) and i'm just downloading 'kingdom come: Deliverance'. I could struggle with the game even though it meets min specs but I don't know how many more new games my rig will still meet the spec for over the next year or more. Will the PSU and mobo handle a new card...
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    Best budget gaming monitor under £200

    Having just clicked on the new ipad for the wife i'm after a preferably sub£200, a little over if it really makes a difference, gaming monitor for myself. I don't do much FPS more RPG, currently playing dying light. My rig is getting on a bit if that makes a difference. I currently have a 24"...
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    Old Razer Krait mouse and windows 10

    Hi, So eventually on a tired night when I had no more fight left in me I didn't notice the upgrade to win 10 had been scheduled and then I couldn't stop it. I have an Old Razer Krait mouse, at least 5 years old, and since the 'upgrade' if that's really what you want to call it, its been a...
  16. drnick

    What game would you like to play?

    A cross between skyrim and project zomboid Civ 6, better than Civ 4 (if thats possible) without and of the Civ 5 changes.
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    3 Games you "HATE" that most ppl like..

    COD, the new ones at least, Sims, mass effect
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    Imersive simulator for rare medical condition

    Thanks everyone, and Reaper for the offer, The Uni I am associated with has a very good VR lab so I will be talking to them shortly and I am hoping to hear from a neuro consultant in UCLA who is about the only person in the world studying the disease, so rare its just not viable as a speciality...
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    Imersive simulator for rare medical condition

    Thanks for the ideas, I will try and contact the company, can't hurt, yes its a patient with MdDS, Its just an idea at the moment but when there isn't a single evidence based treatment out there and the condition is so severe its got be worth a shot. Yes overload is a concern and a flare can...
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    Dark Souls 2 - Thread

    Thinking of getting this, I love RPG games like skyrim and loved dragon age, much less 2 than 1 though but the fight mechanics look similar to DA 2 to me. Loads of technical chat on here, for the benefit of a totally non-techy old gamer addict how is the game to play?
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