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I know almost nothing about games, so this site may be pants but found it and thought it interesting that they are producing games for Linux: https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/linux-games/

I know we are not supposed to talk about competitor machines on here but hope this is an OK exception as we may have users with PCS and Lenova. This report has been put out (https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=4943) it seems there is a major problem with Ubuntu 17.10...

I am beginning to think about getting a desktop, it is still a way off (most likely next generation of CPUs) but would like to start thinking about what I need as can prepare a reasonable budget (sorry cannot be exact on this but will pay for quality). At the moment it is just GPUs and Monitors...

Just wondered if anyone has upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10, Artful Aardvark, and what they think about it. It was great for my Optimus VII as it worked out of the box but I am sorry to see them ditch Unity as that was one of the reasons I went with Ubuntu originally.

Just in case there are still people having issues with the older Optimus, with the GTX960, the latest MINT, 18.2 Sonya KDE works out of the box with nvidia drivers. There had been quite a few problems with that GPU on some distros, log in loops being one but this distro seems fine, if I get time...

Just being lazy and asking here to save time searching elsewhere. Has anyone changed their CMOS battery on an Octane? I am getting a warning so will be putting a new one in and wondered if I can get to it by just taking the back off or whether much more work will be done. It is due a clean out...

Has anyone on here got or had experience of the BumbleBee 2-in-1 PCS do. I am after a tablet for my Mum, it does not need to be high spec, she will be using it for internet, email, looking at pictures plus some videos (family made ones) and will play the odd game, nothing demanding, generally...

Hi all, I thought this worth sharing. I have just been given a couple of these (https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Internal-Hard-Drives/Tool-External-Caddy-Enclosure-Laptop-Drive-Powered/B01HGNAIA0/ref=sr_1_7_m?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1486037706&sr=1-7&keywords=hdd+caddy) and think for the price they...

I have a thought after seeing a post by Ubuysa linked to in another thread (https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?25211-Optimus-IV-removing-the-wireless-card), it includes his pictures of an Optimus IV with back off and explains some maintenance. Among the regular forum users we...

A review of my new Optimus VII, 15.6” and a few other things. This is my third laptop from PCS and again I am pleased with my purchase, even if this one has been the most problematic, although the problems were outside the control of PCS as they were caused by delivery delays on certain items...

I have just been given up a couple of m2 drives but as my laptops already have them cannot use them normally. Does anyone one know of any decent and, hopefully, not too expensive devices for using these as external drives.

I have just got an Optimus with a GTX960 and have problems getting the right drivers. I note others have had similar issues. This is one one way around it with Ubuntu Studio. Firslty thanks to Nmenonic whose post put me in the right direction, almost got me there in fact. Go with these commands...

I see there is now an option for a Kingston UV400 SSD, has anyone any experience of these drives, they are cheaper than the Hyper X but I was wondering if the saving was worth it. Usually Kingston are very good but they did bring out the V300 which wasn't.

I am not pretending I understood much of this but it still looks very interesting: http://www.gizmag.com/advance-programmable-silicon-quantum-computers/40420/

Hi, does anyone have any experience of using the Wacom Intuos on Ubuntu or any other 'nix distro. The Ubuntu system settings include Wacom so I am guessing it should be OK. Am thinking about getting this as a present for my mum, she is not an expert on computers but a decent learner and...

Does anyone have any experience of the SanDisk Plus SSD, a friend wants to try an SSD but is strapped for cash and was wondering about this: http://www.ebuyer.com/712133-sandisk-plus-240gb-sataiii-2-5inch-ssd-sdssda-240g-g25 Being a natural pessimist I always assume things are cheap for a...

Has anybody here used the Steam OS, if so what is it like. A friend is considering it for his new machine but I am not a gamer and have no experience of it so any feedback would be appreciated.

Chassis & Display Octane Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB) Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M - 6.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11 1st...

OK, I have an install code for the free Metal Gear Solid but I am not a gamer so would like to find a good home for it. I am quite busy at the moment, which is annoying as am not having enough time to play with my new Octane, which is brilliant, so will only be on this forum from time to time...

I am going to be cleaning up a few machines soon and will be re-pasting. A brief look at web reviews shows Arctic MX-4 to be as good as most, does anyone here have any views or know of a better one?