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The monitor is S2440Lb - like myself, it's very old!! I little more investigation verifies that I am indeed mistaken as you suggest. I now understand Thunderbolt and my confusion. The DP adapter should sort it. Many thanks for your help. FM

Given the Win 11 Pro system below, I tried to add a second monitor (DELL) on a USB-C port using an HDMI to USB-C adapter. The system does not recognise the second monitor. The system has three USB-C ports - one on the top front and two on the rear panel. I tried all three without success. The...

Thank you for those comments Ubuysa. I will go ahead and disable the Fast Startup. Boot time is the same with or without the PCIe card. I can find no reference to a Fast Boot in the BIOS?? I assumed that Fast Startup was just another name for Fast Boot. Should there also be a Fast Boot setting...

Thanks for your interest. Yes, the BIOS is the latest available. FM

Given the expertise displayed in other posts, I am a relative novice. I recently purchased a new desktop PC. Config below. I have added a PCIe card to support four extra SATA disks – just two installed. I am a little concerned/curious about the boot time. I installed Win 11 Pro on the new system...

Wow. What you have said in your reply takes time and effort. Many many thanks. I don't believe in karma, but you never know for sure :) Have a great day. FM

TonyCarter said: There are also better options for the storage choices…but it’s much easier for us to advise once we know the usage, budget, monitor and have the config link to play with. Tony, please see corrected config above. Your comments on storage options would be very welcome. FM

Thank you for those comments. Full config below. I'm new to PCS so bear with me please. Budget is max £1600. Requirements: Full Tower case. Quiet as possible. Instant response times. I run multiple browsers with multiple tabs open on each. Genealogy is one hobby. I run VMWARE for virtual...

Thank you for your interest. I chose the first cooling option on the list. The config below is a work in progress, but here goes: Case CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12 Core CPU (4.0GHz-5.4GHz/76MB CACHE/AM5) Motherboard GIGABYTE X670 AORUS...

My current rig is very old. Like myself !!. I am configuring a new desktop system based around an AMD RYZEN 9 7900 CPU. I need to select a Cooling unit. I am unfamiliar with this notion. I thought CPUs were cooled with air blown over the cooling fins!! Things have changed. What should I...

Having been out of circulation for a few weeks, I returned yesterday to review my configuration above. I find that items I had selected are no longer available. Is it the case that the available CPUs and Motherboards change quite quickly? If I am happy with a config, I should order immediately...

No problem. Stay well. FM.

Hi there SCK451, I really appreciate your time and effort in reviewing my config. Your suggestions make total sense. Many thanks. FM.

Not sure what to think now!! Have I offended someone? FM

Thank you both for your interest. sck451: Max budget is £2,000. Link is https://www.pcspecialist.ie/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/CuyB3wnGDz/ Video editing is quite light using PowerDirector. I decided against a graphics card. CountingDown: Can you clarify please what you mean by...