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Thanks for your reply Philip. New operating system bought. Also discovered the old OS was only 32bit which is no good for my new build anyway. Thanks for the help.

Hi everyone, I am wondering if it is possible to retrieve my Product key for windows 7 from my HDD. My power supply died on my PC so I took the rather drastic step of building a new machine. My first effort and pleased to say with help from this forum it is all working. I have used the hard...

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Hi there Almost finished my first new build but need some advice on connecting the graphics card. My VTX graphics card needs an 8 pin and 6 pin connection from my 530w Be Quiet! power supply. My power supply has 2 x PCIe slots and came supplied with 2 x 6+2 connector cables. Am I right in...

Hi there, I have pretty much decided on the spec for my first build apart from the graphics card. Have found both these cards at the same price on special offer. I am on a tight budget. VTX3D R9 280 X-Edition or Sapphire R9 280 Dual-X OC 3GB GDDR5 Which would you recommend for media and...

Sorry guys newbie and dumb. Parts list added to original post. I said I needed help! Cheers

Hi there, Great forum , already gained lots of info but would really appreciate some help on the parts i have chosen. I have a small budget of under 500 euros. I live in Spain so parts not as cheap as elswhere and postage is expensive from other countries. Pc will be used for all manner of...