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I get blocked from the forum when I try to access it using a VPN (Mozilla VPN), even when I am logged in. This is a real nuisance for me. I don't suppose there is a way around this besides turning the VPN everytime I want to access the forum and then navigating back to the page I was trying to...

Hi, This is a question relating to Windows really, but it is on a PC Specialist machine and I know there are some knowledgeable folk here. Please remove the post if it is inappropriate. I will post the machine details at the end of this post. I am now using Windows 11 Home. I wanted to put my...

Hi, I bought a custom PC specialist system in Sept 2021 - specs listed below although before it was finally built I added to the order a Samsung 2Tb SSD on whoch I have been storing photos to use in Lightroom (LrC). If I open the order and click on "upgrade" I see I can upgrade to a 4Gb Samsung...

Hi, My wife may soon be in the market for a new laptop. It would be purely for web browsing (eg YouTube) and email - nothing demanding at all. The cheaper the better. This caught my eye. https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/gemini-IV/ It does seem very cheap - I see that the specs are...

What is the the difference between the PCSpecialist Windows install and a clean install done by a customer, with up to date graphics drivers? I know the forums have numerous times advised a clean install and my personality is such that I like the idea of a clean install anyway. But I am having a...

Hi, I bought the PCS system below about 18 months ago. As you can see both M2 slots on the motherboard are currently occupied. I wonder of the following expansion card would work in this machine, allowing me to add up to 4 M2 drives? I wonder if there would be any issues, such as the card...

Hi, I bought the system below about 18 months ago and I love it. I mostly use it for Lightroom. Before it was built swapped the 1TB M.2 drive to a 500GB and added a 1TB one. So it has Windows and Lightroom on a 500GB M.2 drive and my photos on the 1Tb drive. I wonder how easy it would be to swap...

Below are the specs of my machine. I have just received the AX200 upgrade from PCspecialist. There is a cable that attaches to a white four pin plug on the board. The other end of the cable has a socket with one row of 4 pins and one row of five. What is the name of the type of plug or header...

Hi, On another thread I saw mention of openRGB so thought I would give it a go. But when installing/configuring it I am faced by a screen where I am not sure what figues to enter: I bought my machine from PC specialist in Aug 2021. I changed the case from my original specification to the...

Hi, I am looking into jerry rigging a system for creating heat in the event of a power cut. You tube has these various methods and one involves a free standing 120mm computer case fan. I am looking for advice on how I might power such a fan with AA batteries. I have a device for urgent phone...

Feeling dumb here but I have gathered up the courage to ask. I bought the system below about a year ago. I have only used the USB ports on the back of the machine, for keyboard, mouse and external drives and a card reader. I can identify USB2 vs USB3 here by the usual colour convention ie blue...

Hi, I received the machine below from PC Specialist a few months ago and am loving it. I was never bothered about RGB lighting and the PC sits behind my monitor, sideways on so it is only a tiny issue. I can control the lighting on the MB the cooler and the radiator fans (in the roof) via iCue...

Hi, A few weeks ago I bought a PC from PC specialist - see below, although this doesn't show that I added a second M2 drive and two SSDs and a HDD to the order too. I fitted the following card myself...

I read in another thread that someones similar PC booted in 5 seconds. Mine takes 30 secs to boot after being shutdown. The BIOS is set to fastboot. It is set to boot into the 500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W). From switching on it shows a blank screen for 12s...

Hi, Forgive me if this has been answered elsewhere - I did a search and couldn't find anything. What, if any, would be the advantage of an Asus 3060 graphics card vs. a generic? Are the electronics the same? What about the drivers? Thank you.

Hi, I am contemplating ordering a machine with the spec shown below and would welcome advice. I intend buying the Asus ProArt Display PA278QV monitor. I seem to be unusual in that I don't have any interest in games at all. Nor do I want flashing lights etc - just a nice (metaphorically) beige...