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    Giveaway Win one of three Assassin's Creed Valhalla Gold Edition Keys from PC Gamer!

    Assassins Creed 3 was my favourite so far - running around pre revolutionary America was a lot of fun.
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    PC Gamer Reader Awards - tell us about the graphics cards you love!

    I've got a GTX 1060 3gb that I bought 3 years ago. It was the best GPU I could afford at the time. Was looking at GTX 750ti or GTX 950, but got a pre paid visa card for £150 $200 ish) when I changed ISP, so splashed out a bit.
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    PC Gamer Reader Awards - tell us about the CPUs you love!

    I have an i5 3470, as it was the best bang for buck CPU to put in an old pc I was given. After 3 years it's served me well. Am tempted to build a new system in the next year or 2 and give my current one to my son.
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    Question Change graphics card

    the AMD HD 8790M is much more powerful than the HD 4600, so better for gaming - see the comparison...
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    Introduce yourself here!

    Hi all, I'm Rolan the Brave. I'm from the UK and have been playing games on all sorts of different platforms for over 35 years now. For a day job I work for the NHS (health service) in a mental health unit - challenging, but rewarding.
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    Question Next Elder Scrolls game Wishlist??

    1 - Minimal loading screens - being able to enter buildings without waiting ages. 2 - cooperative 2 player game - not PvP like Fallout 76, just you and a friend enjoying a great experience - I'm doing much the same with a friend playing Divinity Original Sin 2 currently. 3 - smarter companions...
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    What was the first video game you remember playing?

    Being an old geezer, the first game I played was Jetpac on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, back in 1983.
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    Competition The PC Gamer Best PC Builds - $500 Min Spec Console Killer

    $500 Build Heisenberg PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QRpFMc CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (14nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor ($145.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($76.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Patriot 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory...