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Part 2 – The Man Without a Plan
19 March 2013 1:11 PM | 2 CommentsThe next step in Matt's journey to build his first PC...
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Part 1: A n00b In Need
05 March 2013 1:25 PM | 34 CommentsFor 6 long years I’ve sat here helping to shift boxes of things I don’t really understand. Don’t get me wrong, I know DDR5 memory is an improvement on DDR3 and that Intel’s Core i7 processor is a step up from their Core i5, but I don’t really know why. (Apparently, “cos it’s 2 more“ isn’t a sufficient answer!) So to try and expand my limited knowledge, and to keep me busy for the next few weeks, I’m going to roll up my shirt sleeves, do a bit of research and build a desktop PC from scratch.
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The Dabs Diamond Awards 2012!
14 January 2013 3:53 PM | 1 CommentIt was that time of year again as the great and the good of the technology industry gathered at the Midland Hotel in Manchester for the prestigious Diamond Awards 2012. With representatives from the biggest names in technology there, everyone waited with anticipation to see...
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PC Build Archive
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Part 2 – The Man Without a Plan
Posted on March 19, 2013 | 2 CommentsThe next step in Matt's journey to build his first PC... -
Part 1: A n00b In Need
Posted on March 5, 2013 | 34 CommentsFor 6 long years I’ve sat here helping to shift boxes of things I don’t really understand. Don’t get me wrong, I know DDR5 memory is an improvement on DDR3 and that Intel’s Core i7 processor is a step up from their Core i5, but I don’t really know why. (Apparently, “cos it’s 2 more“ isn’t a sufficient answer!) So to try and expand my limited knowledge, and to keep me busy for the next few weeks, I’m going to roll up my shirt sleeves, do a bit of research and build a desktop PC from scratch. -
Building the ultimate video editing PC: Part 2
Posted on May 15, 2012 | No CommentsIn the second of our posts looking at building the ultimate video editing PC, animation designer Alex Amelines provides additional advice on choosing the best component for building the ultimate video editing PC. This post looks at the best software to use, and discusses how... -
Building the ultimate video editing PC: Part One
Posted on May 8, 2012 | 1 CommentIf you’ve been reading our blog recently, you’d have seen that we’ve just put together a guide to making the ultimate photo editing PC. Not wanting those of you who prefer moving images to feel left out, we’ve got a guide to building a video... -
Building the perfect photo editing PC: part 3
Posted on April 30, 2012 | 1 CommentIf you’ve already read part one and part two of these posts, you’ll know that professional wildlife photographer Richard Peters has been sharing his knowledge on the components you need in a photo editing PC. In his final post for us, Richard looks at monitors,... -
Building the perfect photo editing PC: part two
Posted on April 24, 2012 | No CommentsIn the second of our posts on building a great PC for editing photos, professional wildlife photographer Richard Peters discusses memory, video cards and storage options. If you have any questions on Richard’s recommendations, or just need some buying advice, get in touch with us. ... -
Building the perfect photo editing PC: part one
Posted on April 19, 2012 | 3 CommentsWith so many of the readers of our blog keen photographers, we wanted to provide some help and advice on how to create the perfect machine for editing photos. Rather than doing it ourselves, professional wildlife photographer Richard Peters has very kindly written a blog...