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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Laptop spec for flexible solution- help please!

    Thanks for your advice it's really appreciated! I understand that i wont get decent performance without the liquid cooling being hooked up, but am presuming/hoping that simple internet browsing/replying to emails/word processing would be ok? This would cover the type of useage i would want to...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Laptop spec for flexible solution- help please!

    Finally my proposed laptop build! My 2 major areas of question/looking for advice are really the GPU - is a 4080 going to be sufficient for my needs? Am i going to be able to play cities skylines 2 to a fair level? im not looking for youtuber quality top end graphics and frame rates... i just...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Laptop spec for flexible solution- help please!

    Hi Guys, i would really appreciate your input, help and thoughts about a set up for a laptop & docking system for myself. For some basic background i am disabled and use an electric wheelchair, spend quite a lot of time reclined either in my profiling/hospital style bed or in a riser recliner...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Recoil VII 17" 2023 In-Depth Review

    thanks so much for this, it helps to have this kind of information from yourself and Spydertracks too- i also found a youtube video review of a similar if not identical laptop cooling unit which showed how it is hooked up and how you empty it for transport and i had come to a similar conclusion...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Recoil VII 17" 2023 In-Depth Review

    So the cooling system fluid has to be fully drained every time you want to disconnect the cooling system to move the laptop? I was envisaging using the laptop hooked up to the cooling unit for gaming with a full docking set up on a desk in my bedroom, but being able to remove the laptop from the...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Storage Drive Options for Gaming & Documents

    I'm looking at a laptop build, probably a recoil 17", so 2 x m.2 drives is my only option. That said i am looking at having my photos and music backed up to an external drive through a docking station, so it's good to know that speed is not of the essence when considering that, thank you. I was...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Storage Drive Options for Gaming & Documents

    So is a 500GB drive plenty to be running an operating system on? If i were looking for a sweet spot to split my storage across (mainly photographs/music & gaming files, currently around 450gb worth) where do you think i'd be better going, with a thought to giving myself room to grow over the...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Recoil 17 - Are you Kidding Me!!!!

    Thanks for the comprehensive review- I am new to PC/Laptop building and have been agonising over the spec for my new laptop for some time whilst saving funds/waiting out the covid rush on parts/laptops. I think im pretty much settled on getting a PC Specialist build because of the good reviews...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Please help me build a gaming laptop

    Unfortunately, I can't share the full specs via the configurator because the graphics cards are not in stock, but these are the specs for what i guess i have been considering as "minimum required specs" VS my "ideal specs". There are lots of questions i have, from more woolly questions like...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New and wanting to learn!

    Sorry, i was probably still writing the post at the time! It is posted now in the Check this Spec forum! https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/please-help-me-build-a-gaming-laptop.80588/#post-594421
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Please help me build a gaming laptop

    Hi Folks, I'm looking for some help to build a gaming laptop for which i am hoping to obtain a grant. Thus i am looking initially to set a realistic budget for my needs before settling on a final build once a grant/funding has been approved. I have never build a computer previously but am...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New and wanting to learn!

    Hi Folks, i've joined the forums because i am looking to build a gaming spec laptop for which i am hoping to obtain a grant, thus i need some support to spec a laptop that offers good value for money (isn't drastically over-spec'd) but will also be a solid investment that will give me years of...
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