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    Question Best way to connect dual monitors

    Thanks for your help and for the link, I'll have a look at it. The monitors I will be using are the Dell 24'' Monitor - P2419H and the 23.8'' Chillblast 24FHD75V1 FHD IPS Gaming Monitor
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    Question Best way to connect dual monitors

    That's great, thanks. Is there a benefit to connecting them both to display ports, or one to a display port and the other to HDMI? I also came across 'daisy-chain' monitor set-ups, is there any pros/cons to this other than using less cables/cables being less messy?
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    Question Best way to connect dual monitors

    Hiya, I'm building a new PC and will be using two monitors and wonder the best way to connect them to the PC to enable them both to have full and equal functionality. Any advice is appreciated!
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    Question Adding additonal RAM

    Hiya, I'm building my first PC and trying to figure out what RAM to get. I think I'd like to get 2X16GB now, however I have 4 RAM slots in my chosen motherboard so in the future if I want to upgrade my RAM, do I have to replace these initial 2X16 so everything matches? Eg. if i want to have 64GB...
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    Question Advice on protection software

    Hiya, I'm building a new PC and looking to install some protection software. I currently have McAfee LiveSafe on my laptop. My usage for the PC will be primarily Animation applications and occasional online gaming, any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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    Question Windows 11 or Windows 10

    Hiya, I'm building a new PC and trying to decide whether to install Windows 10 or Windows 11, I'm currently using Windows 10 on my laptop as I've been unsure about how stable Windows 11 is. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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    [SOLVED] Nvidia GeForce RTX versus third-party RTX cards eg. Asus, Palit ?

    That's great thanks. To follow up, the GeForce RTX 3070 is in a list of tested GPUs for use with Autodesk Maya (my main program) so can I assume that the Palit RTX 3070 is effectively the same and shouldn't have any problems?
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    [SOLVED] Nvidia GeForce RTX versus third-party RTX cards eg. Asus, Palit ?

    Hiya, I'm looking to build a PC and trying to decide on which graphics card to buy. I've decided on the RTX 3070, however confused on the difference between the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3070 and specifically the Palit GeForce RTX 3070 8GB JetStream GPU. I don't understand the difference between...
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    Question Building first PC - storage advice?

    Hello, I am building my first PC with the main purpose of using it for 3D Animation (modelling, rigging, animation and a bit of rendering), and a secondary purpose of some gaming and am looking at which components will fit me best. I'm very new to this so have been doing some research and for my...