Recent content by NugentS

All, I have a new computer on the way - slowly, waiting for parts. AMD Based with an Nvidia 3080 (I hope) I run three monitors, and am considering a 4th. I use one monitor for games and two monitors for other stuff. I want the best performance I can get for games but not so fussy about the...

All, I am looking at putting together a new PC. Ryzen 5950X Nvidia 3080 Memory/Case/PSU/Cooler is easy after that spec I will need a PCie 4 X16 slot for the graphics card I plan on installing an Asus Hyper M.2 X16 Card V2 that wants a PCIe 3 x16 (or x8) slot for more onboard high speed storage...

Anyone got any thoughts on this monitor. I am looking at moving to a 2560*1440 high refresh setup and this looks suitable. Seems to tick most of the boxes. 144Hz etc Sean

Guys, I have an i7-6700k running a mild overclock with 32GB of RAM (4*8 Corsair Vengeance) The CPU is cooled by a Corsair Hydro H100i v2 which is starting to make some alarming noises. Mobo is an Asus Maximus VIII Hero. The case is a CM Storm, so has lots of room Its in warranty according to...

I have two PC's with sound cards 1. is an older PC with an SB Audigy 2. is a new PC with 5.1+ sound from the mobo I have one set of logitech speakers Is there a sensibly priced mixer I could use to combine the two audio outputs into the logitech speakers rather than have to manually switch the...

XP was reasonably new Graphics cards were probably PCIe 1x or AGP Well I have an old Dell running XP that I am using to run some old and well loved games - and my memory just ain't that good - I can't remember what was in then What sort of graphics cards were good then. The dell came with an...

Guys, I hope people here can help me - I am looking for a new PC. Except this one won't exactly be new. I am looking for a PC that would have been good in say 2002 My thoughts are: Small tower with descrete graphics (TNT2 or something else?) 4GB WinXP or maybe even windows 98 SATA HDD of I...

Guys & Gals, I am after some headset advice. But first some background PC has a Creative X-Fi PCIe card of some description (ie I can't remember exactly which model) This feeds a Logitech Z-5500 setup via Optical cable I had a Plantronic DSP-500 USB Wired that were comfortable - but wired...

Does anyone use a "cheap" SATA II card for additional SATA ports in their PC as I am looking for just that. However what I want is as follows: XP & Windows 7 (64 and 32bit) natively recognise the card - preferably. If not must have Win7 drivers Recognised manufacturer - no noname ebay special...

Guys, Can anyone think of a way around this..... OK - so I have a broken 32GB SSD - almost certainly an interface/controller problem rather than a memory problem - so all the data on the drive is probably still there. The drive is covered by warranty - and the company are offering to replace...

I am looking for a new motherboard for one of my computers with a perhaps slightly unusual spec. Its not for overclocking (I know heresy) but will be used completely standard. No games either so graphics are not important The minimum spec as follows: Intel Quad Core (not the new ones) 4-8 GB...

My current setup is a Creative Labs cheap XiFi with a Cambridge Soundworks DTT3500 digital thingie. I want to simplify (too many bloody cables that I have no idea what most of them do) - and I have a bit of cash burning a hole in my pocket (as it does)... I am using XP - but may upgrade to...

I am planning on upgrading my server for a number of reasons. The server runs the host OS and between 3 & 5 other VM machines at any one time. Its currently running an AMD 3800+ in 4 GB of memory. I'm planning on buying a Quad Core low end Intel CPU (Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600) and replacing...

Current Situation: I have a Server that runs various VM hosts. It is responsible for the AD, Mail and AV Server plus any other functions that I require of it. Its an AMD 64X2 3800+ with 4 GB Ram on an Asus mobo of some description. Graphics is a standard PCI card I suspect - not sure - it...

I have a Cambridge Audio Azur 540R AV Reciever spare at the moment - I upgraded to a higher spec unit... I believe that the following link has all the details. I have had the unit for about 1 year (possibly a bit less) but have upgraded recently...