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    PCSPECIALIST Optimus VII 15.6" Overheating [w/ OCCT results]

    So I've had this laptop for two and a half years now. (Phew.) It has its ups and downs... this might be one of the downs. It's overheating. I undervolted this laptop using Throttlestop. With the i7-6700HQ, it can be quite a lot. I got a stable -160.2mV and stable -102.5mV in CPU cache to be...
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    PCSPECIALIST Anyone put in DDR4 RAM in Optimus VII 15.6"?

    Mine came with DDR3L and I wondered if I could use DDR4 RAM as the CPU is an i7 6700HQ. Some other brands using the same Clevo chassis has DDR4 RAM in them but when I asked PCS about this they said that I can't. I still have some doubts though. I currently have 1x8GB DDR3L 1600MHz. I might...
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    PCSPECIALIST Still plagued by DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE!

    I think it's solved for now. After a BIOS update there has been no problems so far. Read the bold updates below. So, I have had this laptop for about 8 months. Stuck on Windows 10 and having a lot of problems. A lot. The most annoying of all being the DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE BSOD that keeps...
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    PCSPECIALIST Windows 10 Random Lag Spikes

    Hi, I have the Optimus VII with Windows 10 pre-installed and have been having this problem since purchase. My laptop basically randomly have lag spikes. The "spikes" lasts for about half a second. When it happens, sounds (any sound currently playing) will be distorted (paused, and then...
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    PCSPECIALIST Optimus VII 15.6" Sound Problem

    Hi, I've been getting some random sound problems lately. Basically when I'm listening to my music or watching video, no matter if it's YouTube or just Local video files, there will be a random sudden and VERY brief distortion in the sound. The length of this distortion is less than a second...
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    PCSPECIALIST Optimus VII 15.6": After three days' use.

    This would be my first review here on PCSpecialist. The one I ordered was the Optimus VII 15.6" with the specs found below at the end of this post. I will be going through the reasons and the steps I took to order along with the gripes, pros and cons of the laptop in this review. There will also...
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    PCSPECIALIST Confused with 13.3" Optimus V and Optimus VI

    On the site in the laptop selection page the laptop is named 13.3" Optimus V. When clicked, the page title comes up as 13.3" Optimus VI. So is it V or VI? And can anyone please clarify about Chillblaster's Defiant 2 Mini Gaming Laptop and PCS 13.3" Optimus V (or VI)?.
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    PCSPECIALIST Don't want a drive with my laptop.

    I'm thinking of buying a laptop (Optimus V 13.3") but doesn't want a drive and I already have Windows 8.1. I can deselect the Windows software off the list but I can't with the drive. It says it needs one. What do I have to do? I don't want to order a drive with it because I'm thinking of...
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    PCSPECIALIST Can't decide between Lafite or Optimus V 13.3"

    Hi, I will use this laptop for word processing and light gaming (http://osu.ppy.sh). I currently have a MacBook white unibody late 2010 with Windows 8.1 installed, Core2Duo P8600 2.4GHz, 4GB 1066MHz RAM, SSD, and Nvidia GeForce 320M card with 256MB integrated. It can do word processing just...
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