buying

Hi all, I am looking at pre-built bundles online to finally make the jump from decades of console gaming. I understand individual games require a minimum spec to run at a decent level and am left scratching my head and watching YouTube videos trying to decipher what I actually need. My budget...

Hey everyone, Im about to buy a laptop and think ive found one but theres a few things im concerned about. Its a HP Envy (i7, 16GB, 1TB SSD). https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-envy-17-ch0500sa-17-3-laptop-intel-core-i7-1-tb-ssd-silver-10224978-pdt.html I need it for...

Hello All, I'm thinking of getting this laptop "NITRO 5 NVIDIA RTX 3070, 16GB, 15.6" FHD 144HZ, AMD R7-5800H GAMING LAPTOP" link But its partly going to be for work, my work involves a lot of swapping between info and and I need to have 2 monitors to do it efficiently. I've been looking into...

Hi There, Looking to buy an Astra. Having read online, Im interested in a 2.0 cdti based on them being more reliable than the 1.6 however im a bit confused regarding whether 2.0 cdti 65 plate astras (sep onwards) are ulez compliant or not. I know that 15 plate cars are not compliant and that...

Hello i am just wondering why is all the pricing going down for me when i add something to my basket (for example when i added a laptop it it said on the webpage it was 999.95 pounds but then in my basket is it 839 pounds) i am wondering why is the price changing so much? Like i love a discount...

Hello I am planning to get a 5950x and I want the best possible performance that has an impact on gaming and workstation loads. The kit has to be 64gb. Is this kit a good idea to use for overclocking for the price of £520-530 (Planned MOBO: Asus crosshair Formula x570) If you dont want...

Hi everyone, I recently moved to my new home, I'm looking to get a new tv but I'm kind of helpless with technology and I went to currys and looked at some sites but I got confused with what is right for me. I live in a small flat, so the living space is quite small so I'm not sure whether to...

Hi Despite having revived my PC (I am incredibly grateful to @Plec for all his help and patience), it has prompted me to do what I have intended for a long time: to upgrade my ageing system. It currently comprises:- CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz RAM: 2 x 2gb of Corsair XMS2-8500...

Hi All, New to the forum and after a little bit of help/advice if possible. My 10 year old son is starting to loose him interest in his xbox and since both his sisters have laptops, he's starting to play games on his younger sisters via some portal or other. The games can't be that complex as...

I'm currently studying medical science, we don't really use high task programs. I mainly use word, excel and adobe (for digital text books). Non-uni activities would be limited to just youtube/netflix/web browsing. This device is entirely aimed at low level tasks, no gaming or editing software...

I am currently in the market (can wait a maximum of 4 months to buy) for a new laptop and am having trouble with the current offerings. This laptop will be used for a few things. 1) 2D Game development and low poly 3D game development. (UE4) 2) Main driver for my day job - Virtual machine...

Hi guys just wanted a bit of advice. I am looking for a new laptop and was wondering if someone could have a check over too see if this looks okay. I am looking to do some mild gaming but not much. Speedy web browsing etc. Thanks Ben Here are some specs: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon UltraBook...

Hello! First post here; hoping to get some tips with my purchase. Main points/criteria for the car I'm looking are: Budget: £7k Mileage: 70k max. Fuel: Petrol (reasoning further down) Car to be bought from the UK and then driven to Malta (basically a small city) where it will be used regularly...

Recently spilled water on top of the tower and fried the mobo, been looking around for a while for something to replace but just can't seem to get a hold of anything. Anyone got one hanging around that I can buy off or anything similar? Specs of the mobo. Chipset brand: Intel Chipset Intel...

I have urgent need to pick up a vehicle and need to really get the whole job done in a day, is it possible? I'll be making several viewings, mostly private, After the usual checks and a test drive if acceptable drive the car home immediately. With the tax changes I'll need to tax it...