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My membrane saitek keyboard is finnally going to be replaced, but i'm unsure what mechanical keyboard to go for, as I want a board with macro keys on the left of the board and ideally media keys. I do a combo of genral typing and gaming, with a preference for quieter smoother key press, so im...

Hi all, Im new to PC gaming and have a current budget of £600 for just the PC alone. I have the monitor mouse keyboard etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated as i dont want to jump in and buy the wrong one. Thanks Blair

Hey! I just bought a new headset with a mic, they're one of the cheaper ones called "Piranha Gaming Headset HP70" when I plug the headphone jack and the mic jack only the mic works and there is no sound on the headphones. I ticked the option "Disable front panel jack detection" but it still...

Hey people, I've had bad luck with 2 monitors now, a cheap element gaming 1440p 144hz monitor (yes I know shouldn't have bought it), thought it was worth the gamble but apparently not. Then I bought a 32inch Samsung lc32jg500 monitor which had a faulty mainboard for which I am currently in the...

Hi All, I recently received a phishing email: The sender address is a large tech/gaming manufacturer. I made the company aware of the situation on Sunday 26th May. Nothing heard until today where they have sent out a mass email to their customers. Is 6 days sitting on the information...

Hello everybody, I have airflow issues with my 390x. Above the GPU (at the backplate) it gets VERY hot. So hot it even crashes my pc when gaming.. I've already taken apart the card and cleaned it and added new termal paste. The issue lies with the airflow i'm fairly certain! In this picture...

Hi! I am currently using an Asus Strix Tatic Pro keyboard, but I think it's time to replace it. What do I want? I want a keyboard with these features: - ISO layout - modular (option to change switches) - mechanical - backlight - num pad I will use the keyboard for Game, Programming and Daily...

Hi all! New here. :-) I'm looking to buy the Alienware Area 51M 17-inch laptop from the Dell site at some point today but I could do with some advice on the specs (I've customised a couple from the lowest base model). 11% off now on A/W on the Dell site so the config below comes to about...

Hello, I am looking to upgrade my pc, but im not sure the next step to take, i play a game called rust and i get around 50-70 FPS but i want to increase that but im not sure what i should upgrade, should i look to getting a new processor?, add ram?, also not sure what upgrades are even...

Hi there Asus have launched a Matrix 2080Ti and we are expecting a very small supply end of this week, and its a proper wallet buster: Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti ROG Matrix 11264MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card @ £1,699.99 inc VAT ROG-MATRIX-RTX2080TI-P11G-GAMING, Boost Clock...

(I posted this thread in the PC Games section but it was recommended that I post it here too) I'm between broadband providers and have to wait for a week until new connection is set up, so in the meantime I thought I'd tether my OnePlus 6T to the PC. I ran Speedtest and amazingly, I get...

Sorry if this is in the wrong section, wasn't too sure where to post, but; I'm between broadband providers and have to wait for a week until new connection is set up, so in the meantime I thought I'd tether my OnePlus 6T to the PC. I ran Speedtest and amazingly, I get something ridiculous...

hi, so I recently purchased and received a new noblechairs epic series and I love it, however when I lean back and forward with the tilt mechanism, it makes a medium/quiet clicking type noise quite consistently every time I go back and forward. It still functions properly and it’s not overly...

When i first built my gaming PC back in 2015 i used all budget parts, the entire PC costing me around £500 and being able to run all games on max with no problem at the time. Since then i have replaced the standard CPU Fan with a closed loop water cooler and upgraded to a bigger case to fit the...

Hi there Being working hard for several weeks now in an attempt to get 2080 particular at under £600, and as a major supplier was approaching year end my BID was accepted on their surplus stock, as such we can bring you some lower RTX prices whilst stock last: Asus GeForce RTX 2060 Phoenix...

Current Build: I am wanting to get a 1440p 75/144hz monitor to game on & am wondering whether my current build is up to it, would overclocking my CPU help me (never overclocked before) or what would you suggest I upgrade for me to be able to take advantage of 1440p gaming, if is worth it over...

UPDATE - 6th June 2019 4K, HDR, 60fps @ 35Mbps connection 720p, 60fps @ 10Mbps connection Best experience with Stadia controller but can use mouse/keyboard or other gamepads Need Chromecast Ultra for HDTV Use Google Chrome for PC, laptop Use App for Pixel 3 phones Stadia Base if you just buy...

I have an ongoing problem with my PC where the game audio will drop out every so often for around a second or two then come back as if nothing happened. Sometimes the pause or loss of audio is very brief sometimes it is longer but usually always in the range of 1-2 seconds. It can happen in any...

Hi there Spent the last couple of days at an AMD conference, before anyone ask nothing new is being released, just more of an update of how well AMD did in 2018 and how 2019 looks set to be even a better year, mainly speaking Ryzen of course. But what I did learn is with AMD latest drivers...

Hi, I built my PC around a year ago and am looking to upgrade my CPU, i currently run a ryzen 5 1600, GTX 1070 and have 16gb ram. I mainly play siege and used to get around 180 FPS which is important to me as i use a 165 HZ monitor. But an update released about a month ago suddenly dropped my...