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Is it just because the OS is being constantly accessed and so you avoid "traffic jams" by having it on a separate channel?

Also, what is the reason for getting two hard drives? I get that you want the os on as fast a drive as possible but windows won't take up anywhere near 500GB and it seems like a bit of a wast to get 500GB at 6900MB/R and a separate 1TB at 3500MR/R when I could just get 1TB at 7000MB/R, save a...

Hi there. No I don't particularly need 32GB. I have no idea what I need but the recomended for modern games that I might want to play seems to be 16GB and so 32GB seemed like basic future proofing. Maybe it isn;t required. I don;t use an external monitor and so the screen is going to be...

No worries at all. Any help or advice will be gratefully received!

Hi there, My current (PCS) laptop is about 6 years old now and as the wife is hoping for a couple of expensive Christmas presents this is probably a good time to get mine upgraded as well without too much earache... In terms of general requirements... I'm happy with a 15 inch screen but could...

Right, it didn't reoccur for a while but has now done so... I took a screenshot - which doesn't include the haze, suggesting the screen as the issue. I have however randomly stumbled across a solution... If I use the display settings in windows to change the monitor from 60Hz down to 44Hz...

Many thanks, I'll take a look

I will give safe mode a try next time the problem occurs but it is intermittent and a restart often clears it (even not using safe mode), provided that I also close and reopen the lid...

There are some cracks in the corner of the screen - I've updated the thread that I posted about it a while back. https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/weird-pink-haze-at-bottom-of-screen.86747/#post-657322 It is an annoying but intermittent problem

I have completed a re-paste - which was definitely needed (old paste hard and crusty on both CPU and GPU) but was easier than I thought. The laptop definitely runs cooler now (although I forgot to run a temperature monitor before I di the re-paste, which is a shame). My issue with the screen...

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I have a 5 year old Defiance. I can run most things that I want to (Cyber Punk, BG3), on medium settings but I think that I have an issue with either the graphics card or the screen, which causes me intermittent issues with the display.

Hi all, I am at the point where all though I don't strictly need to replace my laptop I am warming to the idea of doing so. Going with the principle of "get the best that you can afford and it will last longer" my budget is around £1,600 - £1,700. I was considering the 15" Recoil - with a...

Great. Many thanks! B

Hi all. I’m about to do a repaste for the first time and can see the screws on both heat sinks (cpu & gpu) are numbered 1 to 4. Is this the order for when putting the heat sinks on or for when taking them off? Or does it not matter? I.e if the 1-4 is the order that the screws should be put...

Thank you. Exactly what I needed. Have a great Christmas

Hi Everybody and many thanks to all who helped me on my lst thread. So, I want to expand my hard disk space, currently only having 512 GB. I will likely ugrade my laptop in the next 12 to 24 months and I had planned to get a 1TB drive now which I could move over to a new system as and when I...

Is it possible that there is a slot on the otherside of the board? I don't think I'd be confident taking it out...

Don't think so. Just the one that is already in use...

Ok, that makes sense. I bit disapointing that PCS's upgrade page was offering it but there we go. Given that PCS don't seem to have a compatable drive available is anybody able to recomend?