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Other custom PC websites post updates on stock on key components with known shortages. Does PCS? I'm watching the Production Time on my order go up...and up...and up...with no clue as to when in 2021 (or 2022...) I might see it...?

My laptop is 4 weeks old. I have run into a number of "access denied" and "failed to enumerate objects" errors in my files & folders. I attempted to run a .exe file as an administrator by right-clicking to select "run as administrator" and the option isn't there. A google on this shows...

Hi, I want to turn off the touchpad on my Optimus VIII. Can't find software for it anywhere in Win10. What software do you use, where do I find it, and how do I set it to deactivate when a mouse is plugged in? Thanks, A

Hi, I bought an Optimus gaming laptop and the fan runs very noisy and hot pretty much all the time. Is this normal please? Cheers, A

Hi, Spec below: Case CORSAIR 230T COMPACT GAMING CASE - RED LED Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-6600K (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® MAXIMUS VIII HERO: RoG, PCI-e 3.0, SATA 3.0 Memory (RAM) 16GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB Kit) Graphics Card 6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE...

Hi, I currently have: Case ANTEC NINE HUNDRED TWO - UK, The Ultimate Gaming Case, Evolved Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-950 (3.06GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI Memory (RAM) 6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz...

Hi, Need some help please guys. So I recently added a Samsung 1TB 840 EVO SSD to my rig, built by PC Specialist and using the Asus P6X58D-E MB. When I spoke to PC Specialist prior to the SSD purchase they were "not aware of any problems" with the MB running Sata 3. However, the SSD appears...

I have a 4-year old PC Specialist PC in which I've already upgraded the graphics card (specs below). I am looking now at adding a 1TB SSD (Samsung 840), but the interwebnet seems to think very little of the Marvell Sata III controller on my motherboard (see here and here for example)...

Hey, My computer is 4 years old so I think it needs a refresh. This is what I'm looking at. Any cock-ups/improvements/suggestions? A couple of points: 1) This rig only needs 443W and therefore could take a 450W PSU, but I wasn't sure of the quality of the stock 450W PSU offered. Is it any...

Hi, Network card drivers don't appear to have been installed properly. It doesn't recognise an ethernet cable and it has a yellow exclamation mark under "other devices - Ethernet controller (and USB controller too)" on the device manager. I can't tell what network card has been used, as it...

Hey folks, Buying my fiancee` a PC, because her laptop is 4 years old and doesn't cut it for games. However, I'm not spectacularly technical and I'm out of date on what is and isn't "good" these days. Could you please cast your eyes over the list below, and make any suggestions you think I...

Hey guys, further to the extremely helpful responses on this thread about PCIe 3.0 vs 2.0 (http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?18975-PCIe-3-0-compatible-motherboard-geforce-660ti-ASUS-m-b), I wanted to get your expert opinions on the nVidia PhysX phenomenon, and whether or not...

Hey folks, I bought my latest desktop from PC Specialist in Sept '10, and it came with this motherboard: ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI. I would now like to upgrade my graphics card (formerly 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5770 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11) to an nVidia Geforce 660ti...

Hey folks, Here's my spec for a £1k budget gaming machine, as my current machine has died. My graphics card on my current machine is new-ish, and therefore I am retaining it for the new machine (hence no card). It's an ATI 5770 (hence ATI chipset). Any other comments/thoughts/improvement...