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Looks a nice clean car. As already said really, don’t go mad. The most I would suggest is a set of wheels, insurance dependant. Check to see if they will hike your premiums up for changing them first.

I like them. Excellent purchase.

Hats off for tackling the lower arm change on the drive, but please tell me you didn’t do it with the car on that jack?

Drop me a pm if you want a copy of what’s in this months

It won’t be on a separate drive. They make a recovery partition which shows as a different drive when it is all on the same one.

You should have a sticker on the bottom with the license key on it.

What @Simon998 said. They’re very easy to install, plus you get to use the old hdd as an external drive if you buy a cheap case for it.

When my missus kept complaining about her laptop I stuck a SSD in it and it solved everything. I’m yet to see Windows 10 run well on a mechanical drive tbh. One thing you can try is changing the delivery optimisation in the updates section on settings. It defaults to using your pc for sending...

I’ll be of no help here whatsoever. But, if you’re looking at keeping the car original then I’d go down the route of rebuilding the head. At least you’ll know it’s been done properly. As already said, too many people throw these engines away only to stick one in which they don’t really know...

Wow, what a prize!

Windows Update in Windows 10 absolutely kills mechanical drives, and internet connections.

That’s fair enough, I can’t imagine they’re the easiest of things to get hold of. I do miss driving one of these though, they’re a proper laugh even as standard.

Any plans to change the rear bumper? It looks great apart from that.

Hunts around for a standard car and immediately modifys it. Looks tidy and, unusually for a Vauxhall, not actually pink.

Nice, looks great!

This is why I upgraded my 6600k to a 6700k earlier this year. £50 upgrade which should see me get a few more years out of it.

@Phase1sr Had the latest issue of Custom PC come through today and it contains a 10 page pc building “masterclass”. Well worth a look seeing as you’ve not done it before.

This looks like a good day out, tempted.

Either that or a 1080 if you can get a good deal. He’ll definitely be happy with a 1070 though.

You going with the 1070/1070ti?

No way! ? Gutted for you, proper tidy car this.

I bet that was nerve wracking, mostly in case they scratched any of the bits underneath!

That’s very tidy. Result!

I had one of the original H80’s and the pump died after about 4 years. The new ones are much quieter and more efficient. As for only needing a 1060 - you’re right, but a 1070 means everything can be turned up to ultra and he can make the most of the 144hz refresh rate. That’s what I do. Also...

I remember trying to start up Forza when it first appeared on Windows 10. I had 8gb of RAM and it wouldn’t let me open the game, I had to set up a decent sized page file on the HDD to get it to run.

Just noticed the motherboard hasn’t got WiFi built in so that’s something to consider. I’ll blame the football, I was half watching it whilst doing the list ?

It’s got a better graphics card, cpu cooler and power supply. There’s also more than double the storage space. Like I said, you can still look through and change some bits for cheaper if needed. I also haven’t put a copy of Windows 10 on the list.

That’s an example of what you can get for your money. I would get a copy of Custom PC and having a look at what they recommend for different price ranges. Obviously nothing is definitive, but it’s a good guide on what’s worth buying. If you can’t find the magazine then drop me a pm.

Hopefully this works... PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant TypeItemPrice CPUIntel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor£218.79 @ Kustom PCs CPU CoolerCorsair - H80i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler£82.00 @ AWD-IT MotherboardMSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard£99.99 @...

Nice, I’d get a 1070 minimum for a graphics card tbh. That’s what I run with a similar monitor and it flys along in every game I’ve tried. I’ll have a proper look later and do a list if no one else has. You definitely get more for your money building it yourself.