Recent content by Crispy01

Thanks for the support guys, it's really appreciated.

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/gaming-pc-build-advice.94189/#post-717503 One you have already since responded to it. I will note that the Case, Motherboard and cooling are ones I did not change based on that, and the RAM I didn't think there was an issue with 32gb and 5200MHz? I...

Hi guys, I am about ready to bite the bullet and order a new desktop and just want some more experienced eyes to give the build a once over, make sure I am not making any (more) glaring mistakes. For reference, PC will be for gaming, at 1440p resolution (already have a monitor: AOC AGON...

Ah damn, really? I didn't realise, as the GPU usage has never gone beyond 40% in any of the games that I play where I have the issues, I just assumed it was being bottlenecked before it became an issue.

It was months ago I last did any of this, decided to stop messing until recently. I don't have the details of the last Thermal paste I personally used, but it came with "ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND". Also, on one of the many RMA's, the last time I sent it off, it was stated...

Yep. Cleaned, reinstalled, multiple times. It was returned via RMA multiple times and PCS also reinstalled multiple times, cleaned and repasted etc... Done all that, but also these temp issues were an issue from the moment I got this laptop, and nothing I have tried so far have helped much in...

Hi, I bought a laptop from here about a year ago, and from the get-go I have had thermal issues with it, to the point where it is underperforming compared to a laptop I bought 5 years ago, which was dated even for then. I was hoping someone could have a look and let me know whether the temps...

Thanks for the advice. I would be very willing to drop the VR and Nvidia to be honest. VR is a bit away in my future anyway and if I get desperate, I could always get one of those standalone ones like the Pico or Quest. Do you have any further advice on a decent AMD GPU? To be perfectly honest...

Sorry, my bad, was getting ahead of myself jumping into the building. Altered the build somewhat also based on another pinned post here. I would like this for gaming, VR is planned in the future, but not just yet. I do very much want it to be 2k resolution, hence the monitor, but I am not...

Hi guys, I am looking to trade in my laptop for a proper desktop, as I will soon have my desk space available again and I am having issues with my current laptop. I was wondering if anyone could give the below build a once-over, and maybe give some advice. I have made some expensive and stupid...

It is installed, but for some reason it has been disabled from launching on start up, and when I did launch it, it doesn't work. Most of the settings are missing and none of the toggles or options seem to do anything on it. Probably related to the keyboard backlight not working. I think...

I am afraid its a been over a month at this point. I think with the silver warranty I could still return it, but if not then I'll have to chalk it up as a painfully expensive lesson and live with it. Unfortunately, apart form that, my options for laptops are very limited. There's two parts I...

Thanks for the response. Yeah I did ask for some advice from family and friends, but every response I got was some variation of "I don't know about laptops. Get a desktop instead", but desktop isn't an option. It never occurred to me to ask publically. I think I will return it to see if...

Hi, I bought a laptop from here a few weeks back (specs below), however I have been having some issues with it. Specifically, the CPU is reaching 90+ degrees almost immediately after launching almost any program, and subsequently throttling itself pretty hard. It never stays close to the top...