Recent content by Bitey

I'm thinking of getting a mini PC to replace my now dead gaming laptop (they still don't really cut it I reckon- run too hot, not enough battery life even with optimus etc...) and with the new nvidia gtx 750 cards, a small and efficient mini- pc seems like a better deal (I still want something...

I have an old optimus II 17.3 " gaming laptop bought from this site about 3 or 4 years ago. Its had a few issues over that time- mainly to do with overheating of the power supply- its melted a couple of connections and the guy who repaired it reckoned the parts used were at the very limit of...

Hello all, my 18 month odd old optimus 2 developed a faulty power connection and has melted out the internal power socket and the plug that connects the power brick to it. i asked pcspecialist about getting it repaired but their only option was to replace the entire motherboard for £250 odd...

Hi, just a couple of days ago my optimus laptop has suddenly started failing to switch to the dedicated graphics card (in my case a gt555m) when I try to play games. I've downloaded the latest driver from nvidia but I simply cannot get my system to use the dedicated graphics card now and I have...

I've recently got my new laptop from pcs for general use and to play the newer total war titles that my old desktop has been unable to keep up with. It runs Empire without a hitch and the shogun 2 demo too but for some reason napoleon (the one title I wanted to play most) continually crashes to...

I've recently ordered a new laptop from here to take to university and I just wanted some advice about how best to transfer my files from the family computer to my new lappy. I've got a fair amount of stuff on the desktop hard drive- 15gb odd of photos, 25gb-ish of music, some word docs and game...

Ok then, I'm thinking of buying my first laptop, I have an outdated dell dimension e520 at the moment and rather than replace it with another desktop I thought I'd spend a bit more on getting a decent laptop to use for everything and do without a desktop altogether. I still want it to be...