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  1. ben1977

    New phone up to around £200?

    Samsung J6. Under £200 last month.. Enough said. . . . .
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    i5 2500K / GTX580 Good enough for HTPC these days?

    in my experience with playback, i5 with a 580 is over kill for 1080. I have a Cheap i3 with no GPU and that plays blueray rips with no issues (through Plex). Mind there is no way my i3 can handle K4 HDR. have you considered your network hardware. are you using Wi-Fi? what receiver are you...
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    ***Official Squad Thread***

    Im a backer, with the rifleman tier, "Rifleman - Backer Level ($30 USD)". unfortunately I used an old email address which is no longer active. So im guess no confirmation code for me????
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    Phones for kids

    My son is 12 is on his second iphone 5s. He lost the first on last summer so had to wait for Christmas or buy one himself. Going into secondary school all the kids have smart phone and the school will provide apps like "show my homework". which he will use to track homework updates. My niece...
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    A battlefield2 thread

    There is always project reality. PR always has 2 or 3 80+ severs active. With good team work, slower pace and a small learning curve. You don’t even need BF installed, it’s a stand alone game nowadays.
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    London Bridge Incident

    Deporting all Known suspects will reduce the risk.
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    The challenge is cheap

    update I have gone ahead and ordered Team Group Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black Gigabyte GA-B250M-D3H Intel B250 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard Intel Pentium G4600 3.60GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail Iv gone for the G4600...
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    The challenge is cheap

    Thanks mickyflinn I've been out of touch with this market so your input is most welcome. I had not considered micro motherboards.
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    The challenge is cheap

    Possibility's Celeron G3930 2.90GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail =£42.95 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/intel-celeron-g3930-2.90ghz-kaby-lake-socket-lga1151-processor-retail-cp-62q-in.html GA-Z270-HD3P Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard =£121.99...
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    The challenge is cheap

    Hi Stuild The case - BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black The PSU - Corsair Builder Series CXM 430W The GPU is currently an old 570 but because I want a low power system for streaming and storage I wish to only use the graphics from processor. something like this, Intel Pentium Dual Core G4400...
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    The challenge is cheap

    Currently running an old Q660 2.4. with DDR2 on a asus PRO. The system has served me well as a media server for plex and storage but sadly its dying of old age. The challenge is to help list possible replacement parts to bring this ATX system up to date for as little cost as possible. What I...
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    Lack of modding has killed the hardcore PC fps

    What about Arma, Project Reality and Squad. All three are fist person shooters with deadiecated moding community's. Maybe it's the small scale gameplay and lack of content that limits the moding abilitys?
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    Running HDMI cables behind plaster with < 25mm clearance

    So I'm guessing you want a channel to remove cable if needed? Have you considered making a channel out of plasterboard. With a big enough tunnel to feed cable through.
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    HTPC Build for Dummies

    Hi I'm interested in the TBS dual -t2 tuner, ether in a HTPC or in my media server and stream using Kodi or Plex. how easy is it to install set up the TBS? What backend software do you use for TV guild and channel information?
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    Buying an Xbox One as a media centre primarily?

    I have read somewhere they are making tuner plugin or updating xbox so that it can record. If a company can make a twin tuner USB plugin, for recording and watching other channels at the same time. I will be getting one. Also the rumour is 4k Netflix and Amazon is possible on the Xbox
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    Buying an Xbox One as a media centre primarily?

    I'm currently thinking the same..... over the last month I have been looking into the best all in one box which will be simple to use for all the family and allow for streaming plex. at the moment the xbox one is ahead, with the ability to be a DVR, apps for plex and amazon/Netflix. the...
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    *** The Car Cleaning Thread ***

    You can't go wrong for £48, IV ordered one.
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    best laptop for £300-£400

    Christmas is coming and my son wants a laptop. Can anyone recommend a laptop within my price range?
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    Advice for HTPC set up

    I don't Need a NAS/home server, hence why I'm asking advice for HTPC.
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