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Hi, I've run into an issue which I have never come across before... If I run diagnostic tests then the test tones play with no issues. If I open sound settings by right clicking on the speaker in the tray in the bottom right corner of the screen and drag the volume slider up and down then the...

Hi, I have had a new laptop for Christmas and on the whole I am very happy with it and gaming performance, however I have noticed that the fans go absolutely mental as soon as any game starts up, to the point that headphones are pretty much a necessity to be able to play. I think the most...

Hi there, My current (PCS) laptop is about 6 years old now and as the wife is hoping for a couple of expensive Christmas presents this is probably a good time to get mine upgraded as well without too much earache... In terms of general requirements... I'm happy with a 15 inch screen but could...

Hi all, I am at the point where all though I don't strictly need to replace my laptop I am warming to the idea of doing so. Going with the principle of "get the best that you can afford and it will last longer" my budget is around £1,600 - £1,700. I was considering the 15" Recoil - with a...

Hi all. I’m about to do a repaste for the first time and can see the screws on both heat sinks (cpu & gpu) are numbered 1 to 4. Is this the order for when putting the heat sinks on or for when taking them off? Or does it not matter? I.e if the 1-4 is the order that the screws should be put...

Hi Everybody and many thanks to all who helped me on my lst thread. So, I want to expand my hard disk space, currently only having 512 GB. I will likely ugrade my laptop in the next 12 to 24 months and I had planned to get a 1TB drive now which I could move over to a new system as and when I...

Hi all. In addition to deciding that I need to repaste (which I haven;t actually done yet), I decided to add a second m2 ssd as I have been fairly limited by the small one that I have had for the last 5 years. Anyway... New drive arrived and I have insalled it but nothing is showing up in...

Hi every one. I have a 5 year old Definance III It has served me pretty well but I currently have a couple of issues. First CPU heavy applications/games result in eaerything running very hot. I have never repasted and so assume that this will help, or at the very least is my first step...

Hi Everyone, My current machine is getting on and I am looking at an upgrade. The Elimina seems about my price range and without too many choices to make on cpu or gpu it feels relatively straight forward. I am however caught between the 15" Elimina and the Elimina pro. The key differences...

Hi all, I am looking at upgrading my 5 year old machine and was reasonably settled on the 15.6 Elimina - however when I tried to get some specs to post here it won't let me proceed due to stock issues... An alternative would be the slightly more expensive but fairly similar Emilina Pro (see...

Hi all. I am looking at upgrading my laptop later in the year an was just pondering the HDD options. My current machine has a 0.5 TB M2 hard drive, which is at times restrictive and I have to move things off to a portable drive periodically and can only have a very small number of games...

Hi all, I got a new defiance 3 just before Christmas and although the backlit keyboard wasn't a reason for choosing the laptop (and isn't really that important to me), it was quite a cool gimmick to play around with. I accessed the customisation options by using the function (Fn) key shortcut...

Hi All, I'm been hesitating over a new machine for a while now and it is finally time to bite the bullet. I have put together the spec below and can't stretch any further on the budget. I have a 500GB Hybrid drive on my current machine which is enough for my current needs and so have gone for...

Hi, I have been holding off from ordering a Defiance III through nervousness around the reviews complaining about screen bleed but think that I am going to take the plunge. The spec (copied below) is virtually identical to one of PCS' "next day" builds but with the addition of arctic paste...

Hi All, Can anybody help? I have had my laptop a little over a year and it has recently become unusable. A few days ago I heard what can only be described as a crackling sound coming from the rear left of the machine - not good! It lasted a couple of seconds but afterwards I couldn't notice...

Hi guys. My current laptop is on its last legs and so after much to and fro have settled on what I THINK is a good spec within by budget. My quick questions - is there anything which looks out of place/you would change whilst keeping within the same cost (£850 budget)? Is the thermal paste...

Hi all. I'm looking to upgrade by current machine and am looking to get a laptop for home use (browsing excel etc) and gaming - currently skyrim & BF3 but obviously I'd like it to be reasonably confident that I should be able to handle most new games for a few years, even if the settings need...