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Hi My mother's laptop keeps randomly having WHEA Uncorrectable Errors causing BSOD and also the odd total freeze. These do not happen every day, it is one of those that happens several times on one day and then nothing for days before a repeat. So far I have tried the various options of...

So, this is my first review for a desktop from PC Specialist, up until now it has always been laptops that I have purchased from them. Spec wise: Corsair 275R Airflow Tempered Glass Gaming Case AMD Ryzen 5900x ASUS Strix X570-F 32Gb 3200Mhz RAM 8GB Nvidia RTX2070 Super (Gigabyte) 1TB Samsung...

Hi A friend on another forum has just alerted me to the following and wondered if anyone new more. "There's been some recent reports that 4x8gb RAM is performing 5-10% better in certain games on the 5000 series AMD CPUs. Not sure how it will impact Adobe software but might be worth checking...

Optimus Pro XI Review Specification, the important bits: Ryzen 7 4800H 32Gb 2666MHz RAM (2 x 16GB) RTX 2060 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus Ordering etc: As usual for PCS this was without issue and very straightforward with no problems and kept well informed throughout the build process which...

Hi I am ordering the following today, well after 2pm - not sure why that time is flagged in my mind today...... Case CORSAIR 275R AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU Motherboard ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) – A RGB Ready...

Due to events back in June when I was looking for guidance, life got in the way and then the new releases were imminent so I held off on getting a new desktop. Currently rocking a home-built PC from late 2010. Have been putting of replacing for a while given that the computer still does...

Well let the long wait begin. Having missed out on the Optimus Pro XI (Ryzen/2060 config) last time and have been waiting for the 1st November for it to be back in stock. Have been checking daily to see if the date changes, today it did and not in a good way - 10th November. However PCS are...

The time has now come to look at doing some computer upgrades. I have split this into two threads given one is regarding a desktop and one is regarding a laptop. Currently rocking a PCS laptop from July 2012. Have been putting of replacing for a while as up until recently the only thing that...

The time has now come to look at doing some computer upgrades. I have split this into two threads given one is regarding a desktop and one is regarding a laptop. Currently rocking a home-built PC from late 2010. Have been putting of replacing for a while given that the computer still does...

Review: Optimus X 17.3” Order Number 1: Chassis: Optimus Series: 17.3" Display: Matte Full HD 60Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU): i7 9750H (2.6GHz, 4.5GHz Turbo) Memory (RAM): 16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB) Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 - 4.0GB...

Well having recently purchased a laptop for my mother, my father decided he wanted one. Just setting it up and installed Samsung Magician on it and noticed that it is already reporting that 12.3TB has been written to the drive. It only arrived today and am just installing some software for...

Review: Optimus X 17.3” PCS Having used PCS way back in 2012 to build my own laptop a Vortex 17.3” laptop it seemed obvious to return to PCS again when my mother needed a new laptop. The Vortex 7 years later is still going strong, with just the odd little niggle. Pre-sales with them was just...

Hi I am looking at a new laptop for my mother, currently she is on an old (10 year old) 14" inch laptop that was picked up cheap. However it is nearing the end of its life, its near enough not useful anymore but she would not replace it until it gives up. The heaviest stuff she is into is RAW...

Hi, Can I enlist some help and ideas regarding the WiFi issues that I currently have. I have one of the older Vortex III laptops (i7-3610QM) from 2012 which is soldiering on. The Wifi Card is an Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 7260, its not what the laptop came with the but was upgraded...

Hi I am after some advice / thoughts on a new laptop. Currently have a Vortex from 2012 (i7-3610QM, 16Gb, 256Gb Samsung 830 SSD, GTX 670M), still going strong but would not mind something a little faster and lighter this thing is a brick (4kg) and that is without the powerpack. Usage...