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Realtek apparently. FIXED!!! Thank you! It turns out that Microsoft edge and Steam were muted. Goodness knows why or how. Thank you so much - this isn't the first time that you have fixed an issue for me. Ben

None apparently...

This one? Sorry if I am getting the wrong thing

Hi, I've run into an issue which I have never come across before... If I run diagnostic tests then the test tones play with no issues. If I open sound settings by right clicking on the speaker in the tray in the bottom right corner of the screen and drag the volume slider up and down then the...

Do you know what it is that the control centre does to dial back the thermals? I have 4 settings ("battery saver", "quiet", "Entertainment" and "Performance"). "Entertainment" is jet engine fans "Quiet" is near silent but with a noticeable (although not a huge issue) drop in performance. I'm...

From a bit googling it seems that the processor voltages are locked by intel - no idea why - and so possibly undervolting may not be an option. That said, the control centre is definitely dialling something back when set to "quiet" or "battery saver". If I could work out what it is changing...

Hi, I've installed Intel XTU but get a message saying "The platform does not support overclocking... check Intel K and X series processors. Also the undervolting options seem to be greyed out. Am I missing something or is my processor just not able to be undervolted?

Ok, great. I'll give that a go. Thank you again

Thanks! This isn’t the first thread that you have helped me on and I am sure that it won’t be the last. Do you know where I find the settings to under volt? In the control centre I can find preset power options (“quiet”, “performance” etc), but can’t seem to find anywhere to customise anything 🤔

Many thanks. I think I should be able to do this from the control centre. So effectively play a bit with the under volt and fan speed until I find a balance that I am happy with? Am I correct in thinking that the cpu under-volting (within reason) shouldn’t have too great an impact on gaming...

I should add that the gpu temps are running 6-12 degrees cooler than the cpu even when the fan speeds are matched - although I didn’t save the hwmonitor data for this. I had expected the gpu to be the hotter component but maybe this is just my ignorance. Is there another test that that I...

Hi, I have had a new laptop for Christmas and on the whole I am very happy with it and gaming performance, however I have noticed that the fans go absolutely mental as soon as any game starts up, to the point that headphones are pretty much a necessity to be able to play. I think the most...

Brilliant. Thank you so much to all three of you.

Out of interest, do you (spider trax and Martin) share Tron1982’s views on the tonyfang vs Clevo chassis? For £100 more than the defiance I could upgrade the 3070ti to a 3080 in an ionico if I also get a slightly smaller ssd (I have another to put in and this is one of the few things that I...

Great. Thank you again

Wonderful. Thank you. And forgive me for what I know is a stupid question but… Hz is the refresh rate and so to make full use you would need to be running a game at at least the same fps? So a game running at 120 fps on a 244Hz screen is essentially identical to a game running at 160 fps on a...

I like the look of the Defiance as I'm really keen on the QHD... Is the difference between a 165Hz screen and the 240Hz that I would get with the Recoil/Ionico likely to be something that I will ever notice? My current screen is 60Hz so I would have thought either is a vast improvement and I'm...

Hi, I've posted a couple of times over the last couple of months whilst trying to talk myself into parting with cash to upgrade from my last PCS machine bought in 2016. This time I really am about to push the button. I have talked myself into upping the budget to £2k and even then both of...

Hi there, I am considering a similar machine. My only real concern is that being so thin there may be issues with the thermal management. Having had yours for a while now does it get especially hot? Many thanks, Ben

No worries at all. Your replies and advice are really helpful - thank you.