JackDoyne

True, but i deal with hardware a lot, so i kinda want to go for hardware if possible, plus my desk will look sick! 

yep. Those are the entry level into networking. He is correct. 

Finally sorted this 
 
the first DAC didn't work, well it did kind of.. i plugged my audio technicas in and i could hear a local radio station  so a replacement DAC solved this 
 
thanks for your help  

True i'll do that then! thanks!
 

They will hear you clickity-clack from far way  
 

I don't know the UK layout fully, but just double check if that layout is good to you. Like the symbols on the right are laid out differently.
 
 

@LinusTech @Slick

So at that $1000 - 1500 price point you can play 4k Games but not at the mentioned ultra settings, as for VR it would be fine, personally unless you're willing to spend more i'd aim for 1080p maybe even 1440p at a higher than 60hz refresh rate? sound okay? if so i'll help you build a PC

Don't get me wrong i liked the simplicity of an Iphone and still would recommend an Iphone to anyone who tech knowledge is limited, and wants a simple phone to use that's snappy and has an outstanding camera
 
as techy point of view android is the best it offer far more customization and features when compared to an Iphone, based on the fact Iphones will always be premium priced phone even if they don't cutting edge specs like Samsung offer for less 
 
 

Oh cute, Apple rolled out yet another overpriced smart phone last night, 
 
As someone who's used an Iphone i really cannot see why anyone would invest in the Iphone X (10) 
This phone is essentially a dumbed down Galaxy s8 with no finger print scanner that costs almost £300 more
 
Why would anyone buy this when the Note 8 is £100 cheaper than it? you get more phone and more features. 
 
The reason this will sell is to people who want animate emojis which will quickly become boring and for simple people who can't their heads around the "complicated" AOS 
 
Honestly, hats off to Apple if this actually sells well considering facial regimentation didn't work properly last night 

http://www.ebuyer.com/772133-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-oc-low-profile-4gb-gddr5-graphics-cards-gv-n105toc-4gl?mkwid=s_dc&pcrid=51482416259&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwruPNBRCKARIsAEYNXIgUJI8nHtlmqYgGMa2BnfEs965QEadWigvXcJ6WgkJA4XlgbvFlQ-0aAr5IEALw_wcB
 
A small form factor 1050ti , it won't be smashing crysis at 4k anytime soon, but it's more than capable card for the money, it a relatively new card too! i don't have one myself but from what i hear if you want solid  gaming performance look this is the card! 

My main question is how did vape juice even get on the card in the first place?  

Fair play, glad you solved it, 
 
Given your situation and the other persons situation, bottlenecking seemed the more obvious problem, but if you've solved no need to worry now 
 
Happy gaming! 

Yeah, splitter, switch, all the same stuff
Listen to your collegue. Seems like a smart guy

took me a while to draw what i wanted to!  
 
Honestly just been speaking to a work colleague about this, he recommended getting a 4 port switch  

I think I am giving it a try, because it also has the 30 day send back

CX Series: "Efficient and easy to install for
high performance PCs." personally i wouldn't use CX for a high-end system like your's but it's up to you, i don't think you'd have issues but i wouldn't be surprised if you did 

Ikea Markus is a great chair and I believe it should fit in the budget

http://www.staples.co.uk/leather-office-chair/cbk/413.html 
 
Take your pick.

hey everyone
I am a total beginner when it comes to networks all i know is how to setup a wifi router ( basic internet settings and passwords) and a printer onto that network
heres what my needs are 
my pc has 2 TB of storage i want to expand it but instead of adding more HDDs i would like to add a central data storage point which has to serve two purposes download U torrents, and make the data accessable over the network
i want the videos on this storage device to be available on all my mobile devices (laptops tablets phones ) and a Smart Tv.
I also want to connect a 3d printer to this (using octopi )
 
i want to know what components do i need. what is the best hard disk for this purpose. do i need to change my current router and buy a new one( if yes then which one?)
 
FYI i do have a raspberry pI (Rpi3 model B)
 
i know the information i have provided is kind of vague and BLAH ! but please give it a read and try to decipher my post
 
thank you for your attention
any and all advice will be hugely Apreciated
 
 
 

Yeah thanks for the help 
 
For example, 
 
Downstairs in the comms room we have a patch panel and a switch below it, 
 
A huge wad of cables come down into the back of the patch panel with ends cut off 
 
they then go into our switch 
 
and upstairs we have floor ports with each of the rj45 jacks marked with a number that corresponds to the switch port number back down in the comms room
 
the other day i was connecting phones,
 
and i connect a small switch upstairs to port 54 in the floor and then connected our router downstairs to port 54 on the switch and the all the phones came to life with the power of POE 
 
 

Woah, i'm an apprentice so i knew some stuff like what a switch did what routers do, but not everything, i'm looking at certifications so i wanted a clear understanding of the basics before i jumped in at the deep end 
 
My understanding was we had to plug into a patch panel port number 1-56 and that number would represent the port in floor box upstairs that we could then plug devices into 

Hey man, so the ethernet cables are ran from RJ45 plug sockets in the wall or floors or wherever in a room and they are ran through ceilings, floors whatever is easiest then they come to the patch panel and you strip the end and split the colours into the back and it basically means you plug the wall socket into the switch to make it live as you would 'patch' your cables from the socket into the patch panel and and then link the patch panel front ports to the switch making the ports live

A patch panel, networking or not, is just a connection panel to make it easier to connect/swap connections on devices or locations.
 
a network patch panel could be wired to all the rooms in a building then the panel can be easily connected to a switches or routers.

Thank you to everybody that helped me.  I love you all and you are all very beautiful people

By PCIe I assume you mean something like the Intel SSD 750 that literally plugs into a PCIe slot like a graphics card or sound card would. M.2 is just a form factor and a slot. Some M.2 SSDs are still SATA and perform no differently from ordinary 2.5" SATA SSDs, and some are M.2 NVMe which communicate over PCIe.
 
I assume there's not much performance difference between NVMe SSDs that plug into M.2 versus those that plug into PCIe directly. Both are supposed to get 4 PCIe 3.0 lanes, so they should have the same bandwidth available. Any performance differences would likely come from the drives themselves.