Recent content by Portland

Oddly I have remained logged on forums, but can't get logged on the main website to check order progress and the like. I'm on my phones and have tried mobile and desktop site. Especially odd as I was logged in ok this morning but can't get on now. Have tried 2 password resets with no joy...

I'm fairly set on this as a spec. Happy to save a couple of quid on processor, as Kaby are only an increment quicker, plus go "normal" ssd over m.2 for the sake of fractionally quicker boot times: Half terabyte m.2 is not cheap. My only dilemma is whether the extra £ for the WD drive is worth...

Morning all, don't suppose anyone has a fault finding flow for the above? I can't power on and even with power brick attached, get no lights, no fan noise, no screen activity, zip. Have opened the various hatches and without doing anything invasive, hdd, ram etc all seem secure, no dead rats in...

AKA Cherry blossom [rollinglaugh] So going to use this... Some of the reticles look amusing for killcams too...

... In testing :p

Hi folks, just posting the usual n00b thread. I'm a bit of an old git (43) and have been PC gaming on and off since the days of the 286, with various micros before that. I estimate that the amount of time I've spent playing Civ, Frontier, UFO enemy unknown and Tie fighter/X wing alone is...

Pushed the button after much umming and ahhing. Missed the boat on AUO, as they went out of stock while I was waiting on my main email addy getting unblocked (too many stoopid people on my ISP have let their machines become spam zombies, so it's not uncommon to get labelled a spammer) but...

Having been telling people had 16GB of RAM is a bit over the top, I've found myself this morning going in to amend my Vortex III order from 2*4 gig sticks to 4*8gig sticks following one of those conversations along the lines of: So this new laptop you're buying, it can edit photos and video...