Recent content by Tcham431

Hi folks! I was just wondering if anyone has experience with requesting a refund for a laptop which died while under warranty? I purchased a laptop in May 2019 and the warranty for it was extended for free after posting a review of the machine on these forums, which then meant the warranty was...

I am much the same! Over the past couple of years I've found myself spending untold hours watching a number of PC hardware-related Youtube channels over the past couple of years. While a lot of the content can be more focused on entertainment, the sheer amount of knowledge I've picked up from...

This is one of the weirder aspects of modern hardware. DDR4 is all manufactured with a base speed of something like 2133 mhz, the advertised speed of e.g. 3600mhz is a factory rated overclock that requires XMP to be enabled to achieve. The memory controller itself is actually located on the CPU...

Haha that's a great way to think about it! Not ideal that the machine has kicked the bucket, but it at least picked a good time to do so. Silver linings!

PCS Tech Support contacted me earlier today to advise that I RMA the machine as it is likely a hardware failure. Keeping my fingers crossed for a quick turn around on the repair and shipping!

Thanks guys - I'm going to hold off on this until I hear back from the PCS support team for now. If they can send me some detailed instructions for accessing the CMOS chip on the Recoil III then I'll give it a shot! My warranty covers me for roughly another 20 days, so I'm glad this has...

Thanks - I've tried the battery step but no joy. I've got the machine open currently - I can't see the CMOS battery, and I doubt it's hidden under the heatsink? So I am guessing I would likely need to fully remove the motherboard to access the CMOS battery - it's a level beyond what I would be...

Hi folks, I hope everyone is keeping safe and well in these uncertain times. I am hoping for some guidance and reassurance on what my options are with my issue. I've had my Recoil laptop for about 15 months now and it has performed well up until now. This weekend I was prompted to download a...

I wanted to wait a little while before posting a review of my PCSpecialist laptop because with the levels of child-like excitement I was feeling when I first got this, it would have been impossible to keep it objective! My specs are: CPU - i7 9750h GPU - RTX 2070 Display - 1080p, 144hz IPS...