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Hi all, I've had my PCS laptop for 2.5 years now. Always worked fine - with the exception of the wi fi card losing the connection every now and again (so I have to switch to ethernet). However for the last few months - and happening much more regularly now - is my second monitor will just cut...

Hi all I bought my laptop back in February. The webcam did work briefly - but has not worked since about the first week of owning. The microphone works fine - but I really need the webcam for Teams meetings (I use my work PC currently) PCS recommended I reinstall my 'control centre' and...

Hi all, I bought an Optimus back in February. I have noticed when I plug in my (apple) headphones to listen to music / games - it is much clearer. Is that my imagination - Would I be wasting my money if I bought a decent gaming headset? (i.e. has my laptop got a rubbish speaker - but a...

Hi guys Is it possible to swap the function keys around - so when I press F5 (for example) it turns the volume down - rather than me having to hold down 'Fn' and then hit F5? Thanks :)

Wow, I love this laptop. This is my second purchase from PCS - my first being a Desktop in 2010 (details in signature). This is also my first 'gaming' laptop. My main specs: Chassis & Display Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 120Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU)...

Hi all, I have ordered the 15.6" Optimus X - hopefully arriving shortly. I ordered a 1TB M2 SSD - but no other storage, so I have the storage drive slot free. I own a Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB 2.5 inch SSD. Can I ask.. 1) Can I add this into the storage drive slot? (is it relatively easy?) 2)...

Hi guys - think I’m almost ready to buy a new laptop - just got some questions about the drive. Im going to buy a 512gb M2 SSD i could then get another smaller 256 go M2 SSD within my budget - or a 1 TB HDD if I went with the HDD -how can I make sure PCS install Windows on the fastest SSD...

HI all, I have a limited budget - no more than £700. My laptop is primarily for doing work in the evenings - but would love to get back into gaming too. I only play games like Total War (Rome 2 is the latest I own) as well as Starcraft 1 / 2 and intend to get the remastered Command and...

Hi guys Using Windows 10.... I want to map my keyboard special buttons to be able to open Groove and the Photo apps. However I can't seem to find their .exe file anywhere so I can't map to them? Anyone got any ideas? (I've google'd but I can't get the answer)

Hi guys, I've inherited my friends old PC (mine had died) which he bought a few years back for a media centre but never used it. He has given me his old hard drive (according to the drivers - last updated in 2006) and I've also popped my new SSD in there too - and installed Windows 10 on the...

Hello, I have around £550 to spend on a new PC. I need it mainly for Dreamweaver and Photoshop - and would like to be able to play games like Starcraft 2, Total War Rome 2 that sort of level. I'm tempted to buy a Mac Mini as my PCs always seem to die very quickly - the mac mini spec is 2.6GHz...

Hello, My current PC from PCS is about 4 years old now. no money to replace it properly as we have recently had a baby who is nicking all of my money ;) but...my PC makes a racket when I play Total War: Rome 2 on it - I suspect the GPU really struggles as she is getting old and struggles with...

Hi guys My PC has been dying for a long time now so I want to replace it - but with a laptop for portability. The cost has to be as low as possible. I can get a laptop on amazon for £300 which will do a job - but ideally I'd love it to be able to play some games as well. As a bare minimum -...

Hi guys, My current PC is 3 years old now - and she really struggles when I play more modern games, and takes forever to load some things like Sims 3 for the Mrs etc. She also makes a racket when playing more demanding games - I'm guessing it's the GPU or one of the fans of course. I'm on a...

Hi guys I have a pcspecialist pc from November 2010. amd phenom II 965 3.4 ghz 1 gb nvidia GeForce gtx460 4 gb Samsung ddr3 dual-ddr3 1333mhz Asus m4a78lt-m motherboard Whenever I play games now it makes a right racket. When I play older games like medieval 2 or rome total war it does not...

Hi guys I bought my PC almost 2 years ago now, and I got a GTX 460 card. When I play games now my graphics card makes a right racket - a fan or something on it spins so fast I think sadly she is dying. (used to be virtually silent) I was a bit surprised on amazon to see my card still costs...

Hi guys Bought my PC from PCS last November. Nothing wrong with it at all - but I'm considering selling it due to needing the money but also needing the room where the PC table is for other stuff. Can anyone give me a rough idea of how much my system is worth now? Case InWIN DRAGON SLAYER...

Hi guys I'm thinking of buying a netbook (budget of £200 so sadly can't consider pcs) and am interested in this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-10-1-inch-netbook-Webcam-Starter/dp/B0049U5ZEI/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top My question though is many of the reviews state that the buyers upgrade...

Hi guys Quick question... my 52 in 1 card reader always has 2 red lights even though nothing is plugged in there... is that normal? Cheers :)

Hello I have the ASUS® M4A78LT-M motherboard / on board sound I will be buying a new monitor soon - which will have in built sound (due to it being a TV too) - but I was thinking about buying some decent surround sound headphones too. I've found 2 on amazon here and here but I just wanted to...