Recent content by Nick Powell

Hi everyone! I'm an aid worker/photojournalist and usually find myself in situations where I need a fairly solid laptop that can enable me to edit photos on Lightroom and Photoshop quickly/precisely (screen quality) on the go. I've saved up around $1,500 AUD (all prices are AUD), and love...

I've had to change up a previously planned build due to a slightly lower budget and some new bundle deals. The below specs are for a PC that I will be using purely for the Oculus Rift CV1, and from it goes slightly above all the required specs for the headset. CPU: i5-6500 GPU: R9-390 Nitro X...

Below are two potential builds for my new PC, which will solely be used for the Oculus Rift headset. I'm having trouble choosing which one and if there may be any hidden advantages I'm unaware of as a newbie in this area. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! BUILD 1: - i5 6500 - Gigabyte...

I'm looking to purchase the following parts for a PC build that will be ready/capable of maxing out games for virtual reality headsets (oculus/vive). I already have a suitable PSU and case. Intel i5-6600K 3.5GHz Cooler Master Hyper T4 MSI B150l Gaming PRO Crucial 8GB DDR4 Seagate 1TB Hybrid HDD...

I've recently bought a laptop with a 250GB SSD and a 500GB HDD, and it is arriving with no operating system installed. I want to run both Ubuntu and Windows 7 on the machine, with Windows mainly being used for gaming (steam) and Adobe Creative Suite work, while I'll use mainly Ubuntu for...

I'm struggling to decide which of these two laptops I should purchase with the goal of using them for a journalism course with ubuntu installed, and possibly a Kali distro later on. The t420s I'm looking at has the following specs: - Intel i5 2520M 2.5GHZ - 8GB DDR3 RAM - 80GB SSD + 320GB SATA...

I've just looked the Flex 2 on the lenovo shop, looks to be almost double my budget :( I'm in Australia sorry I didn't mention, is this the model you were suggesting? http://shopap.lenovo.com/au/en/laptops/lenovo/flex-series/flex-2-14/

Which cheap laptop for ubuntu usage, and mainly using programming and word processing applications? I've been looking at some of the lenovo thinkpad series (t420 etc.) but was wondering if there are any other brands or specific models that might suit my requirements. I've been using an original...

I am so confused over which cooler is the best to buy with a combination of price and quality. It seems a lot of people are split between different coolers so any advice for this build on which cooler I should buy (max $120) would be much appreciated! AMD FX 6300 (going to overclock) ASRock...

I'm looking to upgrade my GPU from a 7770HD to the Sapphire Radeon VAPOR-X R9 290 TRI-X. It is a pretty big upgrade so I was hoping I could get some feedback on completing it with this current build: AMD FX 6300 ASRock 970 Extreme3 Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3-1600 WD Caviar Blue 500GB...

I have finalised my build for a 'budget' pc which primarily will be used for the adobe suite and maybe some strategy games. I would greatly appreciate feedback on the following specs as this is my first build! AMD FX 6300 ASRock 970 Extreme 3 WD 500GB Caviar Blue 7200rpm Sapphire Radeon 7770 2x...