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    PCSPECIALIST GPU using only 240mb of dedicated memory

    Hi I currently have a laptop with a gtx 660m gpu with 2048mb of dedicated memory but when under load it only uses a max of about 250mb ram. Whilst playing games it will frequently overheat and my laptop will shut itself down is there any reason for it to be using this little memory as surely...
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    PCSPECIALIST Optimus IV processor power consumtion

    Right Basically I am playing games on my laptop and my fan is spinning like crazy. So I am checking the core temps and they are at around 90 degrees which I am not too happy about, but my power consumption is only 16 watts from what core temp program is telling me. Is there something wrong here...
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    PCSPECIALIST Difference between Vanquisher 230x and 230XT

    Hi there was wandering if anybody could tell me what the difference is between these 2 models. I will link here https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/reviews/ It's driving me crazy haha. And also can anyone make a better comp for the same price. I do cad work and some FEA and CFD work. I love my...
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    PCSPECIALIST optimus iv fans constantly spinning

    Hi all, My optimus IV fans seems to be going mental all the time these days, currently all im trying to do is watch iplayer but the fan noise is drowning out the sound on my laptop, same with if i just watch something on VLC. It's also struggling with what I would say are fairly basic to...
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    PCSPECIALIST Blu ray playback?

    Is there anyways to play blu ray movies on my laptop. I have tried using VLC to no avail, and I cant believe it would be shipped without a way to play them.
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    PCSPECIALIST New laptop is getting windows 8 a good idea?

    Chassis & Display Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3630QM (2.40GHz) 6MB Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 4GB) Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video...
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