Recent content by cjohob

I don't think I've had any issues like that, but to be fair the internet at the place I'm living right now is so terrible I just may never have noticed...

So far I haven't tried gaming in anything other than "turbo" mode because I've been playing some pretty graphically demanding titles. I ran CS:GO in "turbo" just for lols to see what the fps would be. Given the crazy high framerates I got, I imagine other lighter titles would be fine at least in...

Yeah that happened with mine. But they only spotted it after it had gone into testing... Not great service. Probably delayed my dispatch by a day or two. Hopefully they spotted yours earlier and so the same doesn't happen to you

General impressions: Overall, I’m very impressed with this laptop. The gaming and thermal performance are both excellent. The screen is great. The keyboard is better than average. There is a reasonable selection of ports. There are a few things that remind you this is at the more budget end of...

Damn this is a letdown. Mine is due to arrive tomorrow. I ordered without a 2.5" drive but was planning to install a HDD from a previous laptop to use for documents etc. I'm assuming this will stop me from being able to do that, right? I'm pretty certain that this was not flagged at the time I...

My laptop has been 'in testing' since Monday afternoon. Crossing my fingers that it'll be dispatched today! I'm hoping the longer than average test time isn't a sign of anything having gone wrong, and is just PCS being overstretched. Although if there is something not quite right, obviously...

The end of another working week rolls around and I have another weekend to kill without my beautiful new laptop. My old one bricked itself in the first week of lockdown. The last bit of stock (chassis) for my new one finally arrived on Tuesday this week. Still no "in building" notification...

Also FYI you might save some money on the Optimus by swapping out the SATA SSD for an M.2, which are a bit cheaper, but actually have higher read/write speeds.

I've ordered the 17.3" Optimus Pro with Ryzen 4800h and RTX 2060. Based on playtests I've read/seen the 2060 seems to manage most games comfortably, even with ray tracing enabled, as long as you're happy to play in native 1080p. I'm hoping for a smooth 60+ on all games on high or ultra (with a...

The line from PCS regarding the RAM speed (said to me in email) is: "We test different RAM configurations in house, and only offer what we've found to be stable". I assume that means they won't be offering 3200 anytime soon. There are several reasons why the higher RAM speed might not...

PCS in the UK also say about RAM speed: "We test different RAM configurations in house, and only offer what we’ve found to be stable." That satisfies me. From the real-world tests I've seen online it seems not to make a huge difference in terms of frame rate. Make sure you give us a review of...

FYI: I've since emailed PCS directly to ask why the RAM speed is capped at 2666. Other build with this same chassis and CPU+GPU combo (so which presumably have the same mobo), such as the Eluktronics RP-17, do offer 3200, so it definitely doesn't seem to be a compatibility issue. I will update...

I had email confirmation from PCS on Monday that the Optimus Pro with Ryzen features the refreshed version of the 2060. I believe it had already been confirmed elsewhere that all the new intel boards with 2060 are the refresh version, but perhaps someone else can say for sure? I have ordered...

Got a response from PCS today: "Thanks for getting in touch. That is the refreshed version of the 2060." (I asked them about my specific combo, which is the Ryzen 4800h + RTX 2060.) I assume that means all the new Ryzen + RTX boards are going to be the refresh version. On a side note: it looks...

Just following up to say, before I settled on the Optimus Pro 17" I was thinking of going down the Optimus 15" (non Pro) route. That is available with a GTX 1660 TI, which by most accounts is a good card, at least for 1080p or lower. It won't support Ray Tracing or DLSS, so things might be a...