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Our best selling gaming case is back in stock just in time for the peak season. At under ÂŁ40, The Masterbox Q300L Black is a compact case that features a unique look with patterned magnetic dust filters. Supporting a standard ATX PSU, the Q300L excels in functionality and modularity without compromising on thermal performance.
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[117663] The Masterbox C700P is a high-end E-ATX case that has space for everything you could possibly want to get in a case. At only ÂŁ228.30, this is a beast of a case for your enthusiast builds which improves upon the original COSMOS C700P PSU Shroud, flat radiator brackets, fine mesh panels, cable cover system, and includes an extra rear panel - all housed in a matte black C700P.
Work Smarter from Home with Windows 10
With the current working environment having moved from the office to the home (for obvious reasons), more and more people have had to adapt to a new way of working. Whilst there are numerous benefits that come with this shift such as; avoiding the commute, working from the comfort of your own home, having
more flexibility about when and how you work as well as having more time with immediate family; working and living in the same environment can be challenging. It takes some getting used to and requires discipline and focus whilst also ensuring that those living with you minimise disruptions. It’s important to approach working from home in the right way as well as have access to the right tools.
VIP Computers recommends Windows
Windows 10 has many features to help homeworkers get the most out this new normal. 1. Windows 10 has lots of ways to help your customers
be productive. Timeline and Focus Assist helps users to keep track of what they’re working on whilst avoiding distractions, limiting the number of notifications that are displayed. The Your phone app syncs your phone with your desktop to access texts and photos right on your computer with ease.
4. Communication with colleagues. Tools like Microsoft
Teams were built with remote working in mind by combining chat, meeting, calls and collaboration all in one place. Sign up and start using Teams for free.
Start using Teams today here.
2. A Virtual Desktop links directly to your work office and
helps to keep business applications and files separate to personal ones.
5. Read the Microsoft blog for more tips including picking a good workspace, keeping your data secure and getting started with Windows 10
3. Security comes as standard and it’s never been more
important with the average cost of a cyber-attack on small businesses costing £60,000. Your customers can rest assured knowing Windows 10 comes with built-in security features, including firewall and other internet protections, to help safeguard against viruses, malware and ransomware.
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Check out these useful tips here.
Essential Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts For more information, visit www.microsoft.com/en-us/tips/home
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Access clipboard history Express yourself with emoji Save recent copied or cut items on the clipboard so you can paste them in other apps or sync across devices.
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Capture and mark up all or part of your PC screen or any image, then save and share.
Use speech recognition to convert spoken words into text anywhere on your PC.
Search for small images, symbols, or icons to express emotions or communicate playfully without words.
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Quickly lock your screen to prevent others from accessing your computer.
Perfectly snap windows to the sides without the need to resize and position them manually.
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Quickly access the desktop Display and switch between Access app notifications and window behind all other open windows or multiple commonly used settings—or windows that hosts computer workspaces. See activities quick actions— in a single icons for files and folders. across your devices for the past pop-up sidebar. 30 days with timeline.
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Working from home is near impossible without good home Wi-Fi. Working from home became the norm for most people since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s no surprise that home networking products would see a huge boom in sales as those with Wi-Fi issues looked to eliminate dead spots, drop offs and improve download speeds.
Tenda have reported that since lockdown sales for home networking products increased by 23% year-on-year across all distributors in Western Europe. Wi-Fi Mesh as a category has seen the largest growth with an increase of 93% since lockdown began. The UK recorded a 54% sales increase year on year since lockdown.
WHY MESH?
It’s networking… but not as you know it! • It’s Smart WiFi – it works intelligently to optimise the WiFi experience • It covers the whole home with no more dead spots • It handles more devices to power the smart home revolution • It’s modular and scalable to suit the size of home and budget • It uses a single SSID for seamless connection around the home • It’s plug and play with simple set up, users don’t need to be tech savvy
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Do more. And do it faster. Boost your PC’s performance with double the multitasking capability in 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ 3 processors.* www.amd.com/ryzen3
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AMD Ryzen™ processors. Light years ahead. Award winning performance and optimized technology. For gamers. For creators. For everyone. AMD.com/Ryzen
DOMINATING THE MARKET AMD’s #1
Distributor In The UK & Northern Europe
Ryzen™ 3rd gen has taken the desktop CPU market by storm. According to CONTEXTworld, the UK market grew by over 125% with 80,000+ more desktop CPUs sold in the past year. In this time, AMD saw its market share jump from 48% to 67%, with impressive gains all over Europe, to take two thirds of the total market. Creating a perfect storm in demand as both hardware enthusiasts and end users rave about its unrivalled performance and affordability, the Ryzen™ 3000 series delivers more cores, more performance, and lower power requirements. For the best balance of price and performance, the choice is AMD.
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Recent additions to the AMD Ryzen™ family include the 330X, 3100, 3600XT, 3800XT and 3900XT. Part of the Ryzen™ 3 family, the 3300X and 3100 require a separate discreet graphics card which fills a gap in the product stack. The Ryzen™ 3000XT CPUs, the Ryzen™ 9 3900XT, Ryzen™ 7 3800Xt and Ryzen™ 5 3600XT make additional optimisations to the 7nm manufacturing process to deliver improved performance, choice and flexibility for enthusiasts. If you’re not building with AMD you’re missing out on sales.
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3RD GEN AMD RYZEN™ CPUS 1. WORLD’S FIRST 7NM PROCESSOR COOL. QUIET. FAST
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SCALABLE PERFOMANCE WITH MODELS FROM 6 TO 16 CORES
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TRULY ELITE GAMING PERFORMANCE
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2X BANDWIDTH CONNECT MORE DEVICES AT FULL PERFORMANCE
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PCIe® 4.0 for everyone The AMD B550 chipset makes PCIe® 4.0 possible for anyone who wants higher performance, bandwidth and speed. Ready for 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ processors and beyond.
www.amd.com/B550
Ready for 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors and Beyond* The ultimate platform for PC enthusiasts, featuring exclusive PCIe 4.0® connectivity for high-end AMD’s B550 chipset enables PCIe® 4.0 compatibility for NVMe storage and graphics on mainstream motherboards, giving you confidence that your system won’t go obsolete before its time.
All motherboards with AMD’s 500 Series chipsets are built to support today’s advanced 3rd Gen Ryzen processors based on the ‘Zen 2’ architecture, but that’s not all. You’re also covered with planned support for future Ryzen processors based on the ‘Zen 3’ architecture1, so your system can keep you on the cutting edge with future upgrades. *Note: AMD B550 chipset is not compatible with AMD Ryzen™ 5 3400G & AMD Ryzen™ 3 3200G processors.
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The Intel Z490 chipset is the new leading chipset for Intel 10th generation Comet Lake processors. These new boards feature a new socket supporting the new CPUs LGA 1200. 9th gen or below CPUs are not compatible. It supports two graphics cards, the most USB ports and is required for overclocking.
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Gain a competitive advantage and sign up now to receive a notification as soon as the new AMD Arena partner training program goes live. Be one of the first to complete missions, unlock levels and earn AMD Rewards. SIGN UP TODAY AT amd.com/arenaiscoming
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Talk to us, we’d like to collaborate with you! To support our aim to ‘help your business grow’, we would like to find out what is important to you and how VIP UK can support your business in 2020. Speak to your account manager at your earliest convenience so we can collaborate for mutual success. If it’s been a while since we last spoke to you, there’s no better time to speak to us as we have lots of deals available to help you buy smarter.
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