Recent content by acffordyce973

Hello, Old PCS returning buyer here. I'm looking at buying a new laptop with an RTX 3070Ti and i7-12700/H. I've been looking at the Destian and Defiance models from PCS since one either has a 2.5" bay or a better CPU. My issue is that the TDP of the RTX 3070Ti isn't listed and a quick forum...

I'm looking to buy a new Laptop from PCS for University usage. Since I have access to Windows 10 from Dreamspark I will be installing this myself (and saving a bit of money in the process). However, there is no option to choose Windows 10 in the drop-down which simply lists Windows 8 and...

Well, here I am again with another problem I can't seem to solve. As of this morning when I turned my Laptop on I received a balloon popup saying that one of my USB devices had malfunctioned. I thought that it was probably my phone acting up again and thought nothing more of it until I went to...

I have no idea how to read RealTemp. If speedfan is -15 C then these Laptops are overheating.

Started playing Splinter Cell Blacklist about two minutes after you asked. Edit: Been monitoring speedfan, Temp1 went up to 97, the fan came on full and it quickly dropped to 88 again.

I thought I'd check with the helpful people here whether this is a hardware issue or a software issue. I haven't updated anything, including Windows Updates, in the last couple of days so there have been no changes. Yesterday, I noticed that whenever I opened something that was dark the screen...

Temps are too low for it to be a heat issue: I done the BIOS update yesterday, could that have done something?

I'm hoping this isn't anything important but it seriously scared me when it happened. I was just randomly browsing the internet when suddenly the laptop beeped. It was the BIOS beep and not some audio that played. It beeped three times and while doing that the status indicators (Power, Caps...

I had asked PCS to send me a bios update for the Optimus V to hopefully fix the fan issue. The USB arrived today and upon reading the instructions it said to repeatedly hit the 'F7' key during boot. Doing this done absolutely nothing. It just booted to Windows 8 as normal. I then tried hitting...

Without the Sound Blaster Cinema software the sound is rubbish. The sound is very quiet. I had the audio turned up full on several Youtube videos and still could barely hear it. The quality of the sound was alright though. After messing about with the software it's a lot better. I now have the...

Some more images: If anybody has any questions or wants to know something then don't hold back.

Knowing that the laptop was working it was time to switch off, unplug and remove the battery to install my HDD. Opening up the main HDD bay was as simple as taking off one screw. I would recommend a magnetic screwdriver though as you would probably have to turn the laptop upside down to get the...

After being told about PCSpecialist in January I have been lurking the forums and reading reviews from a lot of customers. The support that I have seen is absolutely brilliant with members helping members to solve any issues they have. During one of the weekly LAN Gaming parties I attend I was...

I've been a bit too impatient waiting for it. Don't we all get excited when we have a new 'toy' coming? Yeah, eight days for a custom built laptop is good and I can understand that PCS are busy and popular. I'm currently getting the drivers installed onto Windows 8 but I took some screenshots...