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Hi all Just wondering if I should be concerned at the flex of my M.2 NVMe SSD in the riser card of my Crossfire Impact board. See pics attached. My thoughts are that the thermal pads may soften up with heat and so the SSD may straighten out? pre-installation enclosure not closed enclosure closed with screws

I currently own and use a DJI Phantom 4. It has surpassed all my expectations. I know you're on a budget, but you really do get what you pay for. I'd recommend a second hand phantom 3 pro. Sorry if this is a pointless post!

hi everyone I own the ASUS ROG Hero VIII board, and I believe it supports both SATA and PCIe m.2 storage. Can someone confirm this for me, and that also this will work with it? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-MZ-V5P512BW-512GB-Solid-State/dp/B01639694M/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1460821718&sr=8-14&keywords=pcie+m.2 ASUS mobo link: https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/MAXIMUS-VIII-HERO/ thanks

Hi everyone, now I already have the airport express (http://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MC414B/A/airport-express?fnode=58) and use it as a wifi printer/speaker connection at the moment. It has an internet pass through, and can also work off wifi to connect to an ethernet port. Will using this effect internet performance for a connected device, over say, a range extender/ power line socket?

THIS IS MY FAVOURITE BUILD I'm not even kidding. I'm actually so envious of your approach and solution to everything.... SUBBED

Looks like a good spec machine. If you're happy with the seller and price, I'd say go ahead!

Just been on UK amazon and its £46

Which one best goes with your colour scheme? if you don't care about colour schemes, what do you look for in motherboard features..? In my opinion, I'd have a preference with the gigabyte board.

I didn't catch whether or not if he has 1x8GB or 2x4GB. But this is a suggestion he should maybe take into account

I still believe at 8GB and the speed of the RAM, this will have little effect. I don't, and have never had, an APU so I can't confirm.

quick and blunt answer: it won't. There will be a few occasions where it may (like in a game which requires memory leaks for it to run) but if you want FPS increase, RAM is not the way to go - especially if you already have 8GB.

Yeah you can use APU and GPU. Pretty sure there was talk about using them together - but don't quote me on that. This sounds pretty cool - would be nice if you did a build log for this in the build log section. There's loads of expensive PCs in there, would be nice for a lower end PC which has a bunch of character thread edit: also the PSU, I'd go with previous suggestions also!

friend just spotted these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/JBL-Control-One-boxes-White/dp/B007IIRHE4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1455291729&sr=8-1&keywords=jbl+control+one+white need an amp though. The black versions are less than half the price

I personally wouldn't go second hand. Speakers consist of moving parts and anything with moving parts can be quite easily damaged. This is just my preference. the a5+ is, yes, but that doesn't negate from it's quality. My other speakers could also be called overpriced. The quality of the build, especially the speakers being requested by OP will be on show on a bookshelf, needs to be high. Not every set of speakers 100% revolves around sound reproduction. OP has yet to define what their preference is. The least you could do is show them some of your suggestions.

ahh okay Well like i said, one of the latest generations would suit. 6600(k), 6700(k)... whatever you want I can vouch for the 6700K, but it's not necessary in all situations. After that, pick your motherboard and then there you go this may mean an upgrade in RAM to DDR4 though - but some motherboards do support DDR3. Check before you buy!

i know you've probably heard it many times - but saving now will be better for you. if you would rather get it now (i understand that - i was in the same shoes in the past :P) then everything looks good. Would recommend using PCPartPicker (give it a quick google, will be pretty high on the list) - this ensures that everything is compatible (down to power supply, correct sockets etc.). I disagree with the people above talking about increasing PSU wattage - this isn't necessary but does make the PSU more efficient Hope you enjoy your new pc!

You have said in the first post that you wouldn't be overclocking xD! Okay then, Anything from skylake, broad well or haswell. If you feel uncomfortable overclocking, the non-k versions (some of which can still be overclocked - just more difficult) are so much cheaper (like seriously consider this).

You can still get some good sound from £100 speakers. The problem is that white book shelf speakers aren't massively common (or at least from my experience) the difference between £100 and £300 speakers (I know, I have the speakers in my signature on my desk and a5+ in my living room) is noticeable, but that 'noticeable' statement cost an additional £200. It's all about what the user wants

most games won't utilise the additional threads. I wouldn't invest my money into it - so wouldn't recommend you should. look for an updated CPU/motherboard instead

Due to what you've said in the latter part here, reinstall windows. That's my first suggestion. Much easier then finding a problem (which would most likely take longer than re-installing).

Okay so I don't particularly remember these brands, but the reviews are good. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Auna-Linie-300-SF-WH-loudspeakers-Tabletop-bookshelf/dp/B00NWG0I4W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1455288376&sr=8-2&keywords=white+bookshelf+speakers http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roth-Audio-Bookshelf-Design-Speakers/dp/B00L334ZKE/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1455288376&sr=8-7&keywords=white+bookshelf+speakers alternatively, breaking the bank slightly; Audio engine A2+ (I can vouch for the bigger brother - A5+) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Audioengine-A2-Powered-Desktop-Speakers/dp/B00FE9XGVM/ref=sr_1_40?ie=UTF8&qid=1455288420&sr=8-40&keywords=white+bookshelf+speakers

Can't speak for payday2, but GTA should be OK. You won't be blitzing it - would recommend an i5 for the extra 2 cores

take of the key caps, see what's there? If you haven't been eating over it (with crumbs falling into it), then it may just be a bad keyboard - RMA if that's the case

What's relatively cheap? Sub £100?