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PC case suggestions
Not too expensive, £40-100 probably. I currently have a Cougar MX410-G which is OK but I can't control the fan speed, they connect to a onboard controller. ARGB isn't vital, I guess I could…
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SIM swap
My grandad used to be on O2 Classic 3-2-1 but now he is on "Big Bundle" £5 (somehow, I guess he must have text them at one point). I think he would like to go back on O2 classic so I bought…
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Three 100MB Sim
I have had this SIM for years now but it seems the party is over now. It gave you 100MB free data a month, not much but it was something! I noticed I couldn't check my balance using the us…
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PC died...nearly
I noticed some bluescreens of death recently but didn't think much of it, though it was getting worse. Today it was doing it more until it wouldn't even start Windows. So I took the NVME o…
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Sodastream?
Does anyone have one? Mum wants one for Christmas, there is one on Amazon for £65 the Sodastream Terra. Then I saw on their website for £70 you can get the same with more flavours and bott…
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McDonald's receipt
I did two orders a while ago, one on the app and the other I used the screen instore to make a food for thoughts order as you can't do it on the app(?). I didn't get a receipt at all, only a…
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8 replies
Dashcam not recording
It is recording most of the time but not always. For example when I get in the car and turn ignition on it starts recording but after a while (probably when I turned engine on) it stopped r…
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Temps of NVME
This is probably a bit boring for most people, I have only used Gen3 but they have all got hot, I have a Kioxia Exceria G2 in my PC that idles around 48-50c with essentially 2 heatsinks (cam…
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AMD freesync monitor problem
Just put together a new PC, I have a Dell monitor S2421HN and a RX 580 graphics card. I noticed in games the monitor would turn on and off excessively. Then sometimes in Fortnite it would …
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6 replies
Minecraft server
Hi Does anyone know much about Minecraft? I only have Minecraft Java but my nephews want to play on a minecraft server (they only have android tablet and android phone versions and PS4 ver…
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Amazon returns
We have 2 things that need to go back because the person we bought them for doesn't want them, one we already have but one item is coming today, can I just ask the delivery person to send it…
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6 replies
PC won't boot anything
Hi I'm supposed to be fixing a friends PC. First it would turn on but nothing was output from VGA port (didn't have graphics card at the time). This PC was working when I last fixed it 8 y…
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Battery nightmare
Just had a "power station" start smoking. I just woke up from a nap and heard a funny sound, can't even remember what it sounded like now but turned my light on and saw a bit of smoke comin…
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11 replies
Eufy Camera hidden network?
We have a Eufy SoloCam E40 camera and also recently got a Eufy Doorbell camera, I have noticed a hidden network around here for a while but thought it was someone nearby. There isn’t many W…
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Any keyboard recommendations?
Using a Logitech G213 and one of the keys, W has started double clicking/not registering sometimes, getting a refund from Amazon. I have had other logitech keyboards do the same thing inclu…
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Steam Deck?
Has anyone got one? Are they a good buy? Thinking of getting the cheapest one, I have a spare 512GB Micro SD card and I think I can put in a SSD later if I need it? Should I just buy it f…
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KVM and Monitor refresh
Hi Bit of a niche question but I'm having trouble using a new monitor and a KVM switch. I have 2 PC's connected to it, I have a Dell S2721DGFA 1440P connected to the KVM via HDMI so I can …
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6 replies
Pokémon cards
Nephew has asked for Pokémon cards for his birthday, he has some already but don't think he plays the game, anyone know what I should get him up to about £40? A set or just packs of cards, I…
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Edge not starting?
There's been a recent update to Edge which stopped it starting up on two of my PCs, I was going to ask here if anyone has the same problem but found a solution: https://www.ghacks.net/2022/…
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4 replies
Eneba codes?
Does anyone know of any working ones? Haven't found one for a few weeks now.
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Bad mechanical keyboard?
Anyone else had a G512 SE, came with a mouse as well. My first mechanical keyboard, used for less than a year and certain keys double press and the spacebar used to double press but now most…
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8 replies
CPU fan whine
I have this Vetroo V5 in 2 of my PC's, however it has this annoying whine sometimes, when the fan speeds up or slows down (PWM) I haven't heard of this before, is it something some fans do…
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1 reply
Game Pass Ultimate
Hi Should be getting a Series S delivered tomorrow and have already bought 12x 3 months Xbox Live Gold. So I will create an email then sign up to xbox live on the console? Then add my code…
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19 replies
Fingerprints change?
I always have trouble with my phones fingerprint unlocking, it might work for a few days then stops recognising it. I wash my hands a lot, so I'm guessing my finger tips may be dried out bu…
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4 replies
Phishing email with address
Has anyone had one lately? Parents got an email with a bitcoin phishing scam and it had their name (not that unusual) and their address (but no county or village info) dad got an email abou…
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8 replies
McDonalds Vouchers, glitch? Vouchernapped?
The other day I went into McDonalds to use 2 vouchers for £1.99 Big Mac and Fries you get from doing the survey online. I hadn't used the new ones but have used the old style ones where you…
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Windows 11 unsupported upgrade
I was trying to upgrade an old Windows 8 laptop (has Windows 10 installed) to Windows 11. It probably doesn't have TPM and is an unsupported CPU i3 3rd Gen. I tried this first https://git…
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4 replies
Amazon free books without kindle
Can you download the free books often on this site without a kindle? I can buy them and have installed the kindle reader on my phone and signed in, I thought this should allow me to download…
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28 replies
Electricity prices
Anyone get an email today from British Gas? We were with Together Energy fixed but it went bust so moved to British Gas. From April 1st prices are going up from Standing charge (per day) …
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7 replies
PS4 hard drive problem
My brother gave me a PS4 to fix, somethings happened to it and it needs a re-install of the firmware. I can do that easy enough but it will wipe everything on the drive. I am scanning the …
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