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  1. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Thinking of a Defiance

    Quite interested in a little upgrade. Currently got a 3070 Asus laptop, starting to show it's age after 4 years though still works. Is the 4070 going to be much better? Also like having Ryzen. Have a relative that'd take it off my hands if I did go for another Clevo so it wouldn't go to waste at...
  2. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Clevo laptops

    Had some good Clevo from here in the past, but my last PCS Laptop was Tongfang which was dreadful. Went to Asus, been going well for a few years now. Looking for an upgrade and thinking of PCSpec again. Anyone know the brands of their current laptop offerings? Clevo is great but won't touch...
  3. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Should I just go Intel?

    Seems there's no plans for a Clevo chassis with Ryzen so I'm a bit stuck as to what to get now. Been without a nice gaming laptop since returning my last 2070 TongFang Recoil. The only option for me here is Intel, which wouldn't be my first choice. It would be mostly for gaming, but also light...
  4. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Windows 10 Install

    Hi, My brother has a PC coming soon and needs some help with the windows install. He ordered it without Windows so it'll come with a trial version. Also has just a single HDD. Installing an SSD later from an older machine. Needs to remove Windows from the HDD and install it on the SSD. Would...
  5. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Defiance 17

    Finally got my issue sorted with my previous Recoil Laptop (Unfortunately looks like I'll be avoiding TongFang in the future) So now I'm looking to replace it with a more reliable (In my experience) Clevo. Chassis & Display Defiance Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD 240Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen...
  6. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Recoil GPU Dead?

    Been having a couple of BSOD's the last 2 days, referencing "VIDEO DXDIAG_FATAL_ERROR" Tried an older driver and that seemed to work for a little bit but it crashed again just recently. Now I can't find any trace of the GPU. Since restarting, I can't find that at all. Can't use geforce...
  7. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Recoil RTX 2070 Power Lead

    Have a strange issue with the mains power lead on this laptop. Whenever I unplug it, it freezes and requires a hard reboot via the power button. It'll run fine both on the mains and on the battery and plugging it in doesn't cause any issues. Any other Recoil users on here that can maybe test...
  8. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Recoil 17.3" RTX 2070 Review

    Spec: Chassis & Display Recoil Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 8750H (2.2GHz, 4.1GHz Turbo) Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB) Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 - 8.0GB GDDR6...
  9. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Octane 15" Or Recoil II 17" RTX

    Just looking for some opinions on these 2 machines. Looking to upgrade my gaming laptop as it's showing it's age a tad now. Chassis & Display Octane Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080) + G-Sync Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor i7-8700k...
  10. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Proteus Thermals

    Looking at some new RTX laptops and the Proteus is very competitively priced. Not sure what Clevo chassis it is though so can't find out much about it. I do know however that the last one with the 10xx cards had some issues with thermal throttling/overheating etc. Is the refreshed one now fixed?
  11. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST 2070 Laptops

    Just checking out the specs of the Octane VI and the Recoil II. With a very similar spec, the price difference is around £400. Is the Octane really worth that much more? Only difference I can see is G-Sync I think. (i7 8750h 2.2/4.1ghz = i7 8700k 3.7) Both RTX 2070, 16gb of RAM and same...
  12. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Desktop PC

    Hi all, Just looking for any advice on the spec below, helping a friend with speccing one. Mainly what's the difference between the different Mobo's (Big difference in price) and if 8gb would be enough for gaming or should he go for 16gb. Case SHARKOON VG4-W GAMING CASE (Green LED) Processor...
  13. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Defiance II Laptop 970m Review

    Here's the spec : Chassis & Display Defiance Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor 6700HQ (2.6GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo) Memory (RAM) 8GB HyperX IMPACT 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 8GB) Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M - 6.0GB...
  14. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Killer Wireless Network Problem

    First time using a card from killer. Connection and stuff is good when the suite has the "Enable Bandwidth Control" option disabled. However, whenever I restart my PC, or wake it up from sleep it's automatically enabled again. Any way of keeping it turned off? Thanks.
  15. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Defiance II Mostly for games + Photoshop

    As title, will be used mostly for games and Photoshop stuff (Hence 8gb). Would like some advice. Chassis & Display Defiance Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor 6700HQ (2.6GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo) Memory (RAM) 8GB HyperX IMPACT...
  16. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Backing up Data

    What's the best and fastest way of backing up your data? Right now I just copy what I want onto an external HDD. Is there a fast way of backing up everything onto a disk? I'll still want to retrieve individual files and folders at a later date though, rather than restoring the full disk. Thanks.
  17. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Is the I7 6700HQ Worth it?

    Just wondering what sorta difference there is between this and the i5 quad for the Optimus VII. Would I notice much of a difference for gaming? The price difference is £67, so wondering if it'd be worth it.
  18. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Half-Life 3 Confirmed

    Not that we were in any doubt that it's being developed, but this is I believe the first time we've had official confirmation. They've trademarked the Half-Life 3 name in Europe. Make of it what you will.
  19. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Optimus II Random Shutdowns

    Had the laptop for about a month now, had a few shutdowns in that time. I don't know what's causing it, don't really want to RMA or anything due to the rarity. No BSOD or freezeup, just a shutdown out of the blue. It's not a temperature problem, the laptop will turn back on instantly (And the...
  20. Greenman

    PCSPECIALIST Optimus II

    Watch this space for a review. Great service by PCS, 1 working day to dispatch. Chassis & Display Optimus II: 17.3" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2670QM (2.20GHz) 6MB Memory (RAM) 4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2...
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