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    PCSPECIALIST Reset Windows - Nvidia Conrol Panel is not found

    Cool cheers dude
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    PCSPECIALIST Reset Windows - Nvidia Conrol Panel is not found

    After a full reinstall, I am getting a message saying Nvidia Control Panel is not found, click here to install from the MS store. Just womdering if it is something I need. Rather not clog the system up. Case FRACTAL DESIGN NODE 304 Mini ITX Case Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core...
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    PCSPECIALIST Reset Windows - Nvidia Conrol Panel is not found

    Hello Maybe a silly question... Do I need this? I am pretty sure i have never needed it before, but unsure if other games need it (I assume not).
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    PCSPECIALIST Need a new power supply for Optimus Series: 17.3

    OK... I was looking through previous forum postings, and someone said that their replacement cables had a pin that was too short. https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/spare-power-charger-optimus-xi-pro.75208/ That kind of put me off... I will give it a go, though.
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    PCSPECIALIST Need a new power supply for Optimus Series: 17.3

    Hello I bought a laptop for my friends son, and he has managed to damage the lead... apparently the bit that plugs into the latop had frayed. I believe this is the poweradapter part? I know most laptops have different sized plugs, so I have no idea what to get to replace it. Unfortunately I...
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    PCSPECIALIST PC / Windows has become very slow

    thanks... yes i got both cables :) Got distracted and knocked off a graphics card fan fin... Mad skillz
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    PCSPECIALIST PC / Windows has become very slow

    Sorry... should a new samsumg ssd just plug and play? I plug it in and the pc does not register it at all. Tried different cables and slots.
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    PCSPECIALIST PC / Windows has become very slow

    I installed TW Warhammer 3 on a fresh wiindows... and the load time is almost as fast as mine (my sons reckons its faster... but I am not having that!!!) I have ordered a 2gb sata drive and I will set that as default for the games, so hopefully that will cover all bases for potential causes of...
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    PCSPECIALIST PC / Windows has become very slow

    I have Avira on my pC. Not experienced any slowdown with it. Perhaps i will uninstall it though. I was aware of the other crap that comes with it though... I think I managed to get rid of most of it. I am sure it used to be well thought of back in the day. I guess I installed it out of habit...
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    PCSPECIALIST PC / Windows has become very slow

    The graphics card block the outer one. If the heat sink is blocking the inner one, what happens to the heat sink? Everything is blocked by something else... I think I need to dismantle half of the system ( an exageration maybe) to get to that slot (the heat sink is blocked by a fan... and I...
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    PCSPECIALIST PC / Windows has become very slow

    NVME... no idea how to plug that intomy motherboard. Cant see a slot.
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    PCSPECIALIST PC / Windows has become very slow

    OK...I did a full reinstall... It booted in about 10 seconds (which is what I would expect). So what could the priblem be and how do I avoid? If I get a second drive for games, is a usb 3 drive any good (as I am a bit lazy)? If I buy an extra intetnal, do the cables tend to come with?
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    PCSPECIALIST PC / Windows has become very slow

    Thanks mate. Is there a specific ratio for SSD for leaving empty? I also just got him Warhammer TW3, and it took over 20 minutes to load the intro campaign. Seems to play ok once loaded though.
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    PCSPECIALIST PC / Windows has become very slow

    The drive is 3/4 full... 450/2tb space My pc has a single 2gb drive setup and is superquick. I am not looking for a top level performace, but I would not expect super long boot times and laggy performace immediately after bootup (Lot of 100% disk usage). There is clearly something not right, as...
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    PCSPECIALIST PC / Windows has become very slow

    About 450gigs
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    PCSPECIALIST PC / Windows has become very slow

    Yes, Avira, and it seemed to make the problem worse. Lot of 100% disk activity after booting up. So I removed it. The problem remains, but perhaps not as bad. PS... appreciate the help, everybody.
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    PCSPECIALIST PC / Windows has become very slow

    Out of interest, howw can the monitor affect this? ASUS VZ249HE 24 Inch (23.8 Inch) Monitor, FHD (1920x1080)
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    PCSPECIALIST PC / Windows has become very slow

    Case FRACTAL DESIGN NODE 304 Mini ITX Case Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4) Motherboard ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-I GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.2, Wi-Fi) - ARGB Ready! Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB) Graphics Card 6GB NVIDIA...
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    PCSPECIALIST PC / Windows has become very slow

    Hello I bought my son a pc in November 2020. HE leaves out in the sticks so he bring his pC to my place to update everything (and play multiplayer games). On my sons PC everything seems to take an age to load. Its about a year and 4 months old (and it has been like this for a while, through...
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    PCSPECIALIST Stock notifications for laptops

    I have had a further update no my 17 " Optima, Ill post it here as it might help other people. Ordered on 11th feb "TongFang GK7MRFR (4GB GTX-1650 Ti, i7-10750H, 120Hz, Blank KB) - There has unfortunately been a delay with the delivery of your laptop, our supplier has now estimated that this...
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