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It's a bizarre issue, but my laptop completely refuses to work with HWMonitor. The system either has major stuttering/hiccups or crashes when using HWMonitor. HWInfo64 is my recommended software for monitoring nowadays.

What exactly did PCSpecialist replace when they rebuilt the PC? Are there any components they excluded in the RMA replacement? If this is happening again and PCSpecialist genuinely rebuilt your PC with replacement components, then the issue is more than likely software or driver related. It...

Graphics driver error code 43 (in addition to having horizontal green lines) is usually indicative of a faulty GPU. I would recommend raising this with PCSpecialist and returning either the GPU or the full system, especially since the PC hasn't been with you very long. You can try a few things...

I have the Corsair 5000D and can confirm that while airflow and cooling is very good, the negative is dust becomes your #1 enemy at home. I usually clean my filters (bottom of PC, top, and front) weekly with a wireless air blower and a microfiber cloth. It usually does the trick and I haven't...

It's probably a shot in the dark but when configuring your laptop, do you happen to change any settings in Windows Power Plan? I had constant shutdowns playing Overwatch 2 and it turned out having PCI Express: Link State Management set to "Off" was the culprit.

I had a friend who had a similar issue lately. Their PC would load fine normally but as soon as they logged into Windows, their screen went black with the cursor visible. It isn't identical to your issue but the fix may be the same. The culprit was a Windows August update. We confirmed this by...

1) Perform a clean install of Windows 11 through the Media Creation Tool to ensure there are no OS/Software issues. 2) If your PC is still having the mini freezes, it could be worth checking for thermal or power limit throttling. You can check for this in software such as HWInfo64...

I personally operate under the "if it isn't broke, don't change it" mindset. If your pump is working fine, I wouldn't update it. Sometimes it'll update with no issues at all, and sometimes it'll cause headaches.

Audio crackling could be caused by a wide variety of issues. I would recommend trying these solutions in the following order: 1) My audio settings are currently 48000Hz 24bits. You could try this setting in Realtek . 2) Turn on "Prefer Maximum Performance" in your power plan to see if it...

After everything you've had to deal with from the arrival of your PC, I wouldn't be surprised if you just issued a refund. The amount of problems you've had to deal with both before and after the RMA is ridiculous. The whole point of this service is to build you a PC that performs well and is...

Is it an RTX 2060 or 3060? The GPU in your order page is different to the GPU you wrote in the post. If you want to ensure your GPU is being utilised, you could try going into the NVIDIA Control Panel for the specific games you're having issue with and enabling "Prefer Maximum Performance". As...

Do you mean PCSpecialist sent you the original faulty GPU back in your RMA? Also, the Secure Boot Violation error can be caused by a variety of issues. Often times the easiest way to solve it is a fresh reinstall of Windows - something you're probably sick of doing at this point. Your patience...

Do you have photos of these issues to share? I would strongly recommend contacting PCSpecialist about this. I assume PCSpecialist would take photos of your PC before and after the repair so any further damages would likely be liable with DPD.

Agreed. I have an ASUS motherboard and I never use Armoury Crate since the software is hit or (usually) miss and can unnecessarily take up performance. I personally download the drivers directly from the motherboard support/driver page on the ASUS website instead.

I personally would recommend contacting PCSpecialist as a priority for something like this. These aren't typically the kind of issues an inexperienced user should have to deal with out of the box. Your inability to enter the BIOS in addition to Q-Code 99 could be anything from a loose connection...

Download the Windows Media Creation tool: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10 Format a USB with minimum 8GB+ of space Install it to the newly formatted USB Restart your PC and enter the BIOS with the USB inserted into the PC Change your boot order to the USB Agree to the...

You're right. I believe prefer maximum performance will increase GPU clock during games/apps only, not idle. I'll correct that.

You can check a few couple of software/OS configurations before opening up the laptop: Is your battery plan listed as high performance/prefer maximum performance? This can make your components run at their maximum clock speed, and (assuming your laptop has a shared heatsink) the hotter CPU may...

Has this been happening with your PC out of the box? Or did it start happening after performing updates (either Windows or drivers)? It may be worth running CHKDSK or SFCScannow just in case there's a corrupted Windows file/update.

Although I don't know the typical performance of laptop liquid coolers, my immediate reaction is those temperatures are pretty good considering the power of your CPU + GPU. I may be wrong here, but most GPU's have a throttle limit (unless manually changed) of 83c, with laptop CPU's having a...