Recent content by Ron Stoppable

I know PCS are brilliant with PCs and gaming laptops and I want the Lafite Pro but need to know more before shelling out that amount on a laptop. I've tried searching the forum for others' experiences with the Lafite Pro but can only find "don't use it with Linux and NVMe SSDs" and a...

Thanks Spyder, I'm going to get a new machine. Oh yes. But switching. Just need a bit of a pointer on what to get. After 9 years with a tower, I want a laptop with no numpad and a reliable trackpad. Mainly as a daily driver with weekly OBS-Zoom streaming at 1080p and occasional video editing...

Thanks Spydertracks - I'm backing up stuff and upgrading to Win10 this weekend. Seemed odd that CPU and RAM weren't maxing but Zoom crashes. Also ever since I got the machine (so it's not just a Win7 thing) I occasionally I get random restarts where the bios says it can't find the C drive...

Here's the Task Manager when Zoom's crashing. Managed to recreate it on someone else's Zoom. Typically Zoom (and no other application) crashes 3-4 times before going stable. Pared down OBS to minimal scenes and filters.

Won't be able to replicate the Zoom conditions til next Monday. From what I remember though, having left Task Manager open during Zoom streams: RAM - Never seen usage above 8. There's 16 available. CPU - Usage jumps up and down. Never consistently above 50% but often above one second and...

Hi! I bought a PCS PC in 2011 without a graphics card as I only intended to do office work and audio editing. I'm now doing video editing (Adobe suite) and OBS streaming to Zoom but the Zoom always crashes at least once an hour when I've got around 20 people on Zoom, while also running OBS...

First Things First 7 pictures of unboxing, insides and setup :winkiss: Choosing a Manufacturer I was originally looking at laptops on the Lenovo website. I didn't know much about desktop configs at the time and Lenovo had been recommended by music techies, but their spec options were low and...

Problem When my PC's on it makes a clearly audible noise. I'd like to reduce that. My spec's in my signature. Actions I've disabled the WD hard drive as I'll only be using that to archive big media files, but that hasn't affected the noise, so I figure it's either a chassis fan, a PSU fan or...

I was excited to receive my new PC this morning. I'll post a proper review once this little problem is sorted. Unfortunately I can't get the Wireless Utility to detect any wireless networks - not my own and none of my neighbours. My phone in the same room picks up quite a few. My PC case...

I'm very close to ordering a system for creating music and videos. There's just one thing holding me back: PSU choice. Recommendations on here (the PCS forum) all pick the "450w Quiet 80". However a gamer friend who builds his own systems advised me to get at least a 600w PSU by a brand name...

Hello! :) For a few months, I've been reading these forums and comparing configurations without posting here. As I'm still undecided about what to get, it's time to ask for some bespoke advice. Usage & Needs In short, making YouTube videos of multitrack acapella music: Recording music -...