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Hi Guys, I recently bought an HP Z1 G8 Tower at an auction. All seemed fine ish and I could see the sign in panel. The PC has been wiped so no data for me to save. On getting home I realised I couldn’t open most of the options on the menu. I think this computer has been infected by...

I finally decided to shell out for a new pre build pc, I paid the extra fee to have it shipped on Saturday ( due to work ) but I've received no email regarding the pc.. I believe I ordered it on Wednesday eve, after reading over the shipping options I was led to believe my order would be here...

Over the last couple months I’ve noticed my whole pc crashes due to the GPU crashing under load. Nothing changed in my setup for this to start happening. Wondering if this is a fixable issue or if this is a needed upgrade at this point. Specs: GPU - RTX 2060 super CPU - Ryzen 7 5800x RAM -...

After many years of faithful service, my old HP prebuilt is not only showing its age but sounding and acting like some parts are on their last legs. As a result I have decided a new machine is in order. My goals are to basically have zero issues or concerns running the games I usually play...

Firstly I'll explain this pc worked fine for 2 years. Specs Intel i7 13700kf Asus tuf z790 D4 motherboard Corsair 3600 ram in 8GB X4 sticks (new being the same but 32GB X4) both ddr4 Asus tuf 3080ti GPU 2 m.2 drives, 2 hhd, 1 SSD (boot) Corsair hx850 plat psu Windows 10 Story...

I need some help getting gaming headsets to work on my new PC. I've just taken delivery of this PC here https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk-gaming-katana-intel-i7-14700kf-geforce-rtx-4070-ti-super-gaming-pc-fs-1ea-og.html Generally its good but I haven't been able to get gaming headsets to...

Hi! So recently my RTX3090ti died on me, I sent it back for RMA. Today I received a confirmation email that they have detected a fault with the GPU. The issue is that due to low stock on RTX 3090ti's, Overlockers support has advised that they are unable to provide me a 1:1 replacement, and have...

I purchased an ASUS 3060 Ti and was hoping to get a £25 cashback from the "Rate My Gear" promotion ( https://www.asus.com/uk/campaign/RateMyGear/ ). However, while the model I bought (DUAL-RTX3060TI-O8G-V2) is in the eligible products list, it doesn't appear in the list on the form. When I...

Hello I have a RTX 3070 and one of my 3 fans is stalling and just starts spinning then it stops and then starts every 7 sec while the other fans work normally I have cleaned the fans and checked it there are sticky but there all normal no weird sounds coming from the one that is stalling I think...

I am after some advice or recommendations for a pre built gaming pc. I know I could get more for my money if I wanted to build it myself but I have absolutely no knowledge on how to do it and don’t want to risk damaging anything. I will mainly be playing world of Warcraft and other games such as...

Hello all, I’m planning on laying network cables while my flat is being renovated and would like a second opinion on my plan. Overview: I’ve got 2x PCs in Bedroom 2. There is a smart TV in the Sitting Room. My fiber entry point is on the back of the house. There is a risk this will need to...

I have a pre build from ocuk that is just shy of 2 years old; it has been bullet proof since I bought it until the last few months. The majority of my games have been crashing with errors relating to "amd wattman / amd drivers have detected a time out". So I rebuild windows, updated everything...

Hi, I’m thinking about getting a gaming PC, I’ve always played on PS4 but I don’t think it’s for me anymore. I don’t really know where to start, there’s soo much stuff that goes into a decent set up how do I know what’s good and what’s not? I still want to play popular games but I’ve always...

Recently built a new pc for the first time. Been getting occasion partial freeze of the computer where I can still move the mouse and minimise/maximise applications but not interact with them. The apps themselves mostly freeze up, videos stop playing and sound cuts out. I've tried updating all...

I have to travel a lot. I do a lot of digital art work, from 3D assets to motion graphics. Use Blender, Maya, Photoshop, and After effects, as well as using my system to play relatively heavy games. Now I'm currently hauling around my mid-tower everywhere I go, as a university student, I travel...

I've had this problem since I replaced my old mobo with this new one. I would have to either disable/enable the Ethernet port, or reinstall the Ethernet drivers for it to recognize the connection. I tried reinstalling Windows 10 Pro, I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers, and I've...

Hi All, Hope everyone well in these Covid times. Community always helpful with my PC builds, so was hoping you could do the same for my son 12 years old. My son put together this spec (from another site) for playing Fornite, Rocket League, Minecraft and school work: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6...

Son getting a gaming PC and wants to buy (himself) a SteelSeries Qck Prism pad. This is the desk where he completes homework which will more often than not involve written work. Should this be OK. No experience of these pads at all. Also which size is best? He has indicated that he would like...

Hi all, recently bought a 3070 tuf and have had it in my systen for roughly 2 and a half weeks. Had a issue wirh freezing/audio loops & did a clean install of the gpu/audio drivers aswell as windows which appears to have solved most of the problems. I am still however getting a bsod on...