Recent content by ninjaparsnip

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    Question Pentium still good enough?

    That's what my concern was. A surprising amount of the laptops I've seen have small-capacity SSDs instead of hard drives, but there isn't much overlap with 8GB RAM and Pentium.
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    Question Pentium still good enough?

    In need of a cheap-ish laptop for schoolwork. I've had bad experiences with Celeron/Pentium laptops in the past, so I'm wondering if Pentium is enough for Office Suite and browsing on Windows 10 (or if it's good enough for anything, for that matter).
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    A Storage Predicament

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    A Storage Predicament

    Thanks for the answers so far, by the way. If I were to go with a Black drive, would it be worth getting the 2TB drive or just a 1TB drive?
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    A Storage Predicament

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    A Storage Predicament

    Right, I've had my PC for almost a year and a half now and have managed to fill up my 1TB drive (WD Blue) and 250GB SSD (Samsung 850 EVO) with games and am looking to expand my storage to prepare for the Winter Sale. I'm considering either a 1TB or 2TB drive, but am not sure if the RPM will make...
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    Ethernet Adapter and Extension Lead?

    As I was downloading a game today, I quickly realised that my down speed was a measly 300KB/s (not Kb), instead of 4MB/s. Anway, after some troubleshooting, I pinned the problem down to the new 6 port extension lead I just bought (if it helps, I live in the UK). For the time being, I'm sharing...
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    System Cooling Help

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    System Cooling Help

    Hi, In 6 days time I'm getting a new PC. Here are the specs: Intel Core i7-3960X Asus Sabertooth X79 MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 Corsair HX1050 Samsung 850 EVO 250GB WD Blue 1TB Cooler Master Haf X I intend on overclocking my CPU and, as the case has good airflow...
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    Is This a Good Build?

    Hi guys. I've finally completed my PC build and just wanted to double check that this would run GTA V @ 1080p 60fps. AMD FX-9590 Black Edition Asus Raedon 290X Asus Crosshair V Formula Z Samsung 256GB SSD 850 PRO 16GB GSkill RipJaws 4TB WD Black nb: Whilst alternate parts are great to know, my...
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    Trouble Finding a Motherboard

    Help! I had a PC build lined up (£600 ex. CPU and RAM as my friend was giving me a spare one he had) however I am now under pressure as the parts need to be delivered by the 19th July (20th at a strech). My friend went away for a week so I had no idea what it was until yesterday - the i7-3960X...