Games stutter or drop frames
Could be heat, a nearly full drive, driver trouble or an ageing graphics card. We test each rather than guessing.
Computer Repairs Lynwood WA 6147
Computer Repairs Lynwood for Gamers and Students
Stuttering frames, a fan that sounds like a hairdryer, or an assignment due tomorrow and a laptop that will not turn on. We fix the PCs that people actually use hard.
✓ Gaming PC and laptop specialists✓ Upgrades explained, not pushed✓ 30-day guarantee on workmanship and parts
Performance and deadlines
A Fast PC Stops Being Fast Without Anyone Noticing
Computers in busy households wear out in specific ways. Dust builds up in the fans, the thermal paste dries out, the drive fills with game installs and the machine slowly turns from smooth to sluggish. Nobody notices until a game starts dropping frames or a laptop shuts itself off mid-essay.
Lynwood has plenty of households with a gaming desktop in one bedroom and a student laptop in another, and the problems usually look different. Gaming machines tend to need cooling, cleaning or a new graphics card. Student laptops need working screens, batteries that last a day and a system that does not fall over before submission time.
We look at what is actually going on before suggesting anything. Sometimes a clean and a fresh drive is all it needs. Sometimes the honest answer is that an upgrade will do more for the money than a new machine.
Book a Check-Up
Symptoms we see
When a Gaming PC or Student Laptop Starts Struggling
These are the ones that bring people to us.
Loud fans and hot air
Dust and dried thermal paste are the usual suspects. A proper clean often brings temperatures and noise right down.
The PC restarts under load
Often a power supply or overheating issue. We check before it takes something else with it.
A laptop that only works plugged in
The battery is likely worn out. We can replace it and tell you what the real cost is first.
A cracked laptop screen
Common with bags and backpacks. We quote a replacement panel and tell you if it is worth doing on an older machine.
The computer is slow to boot
An old hard drive is the usual cause. A solid-state drive is often the best value upgrade in the house.
How a check-up goes
Testing Before Replacing
No part gets swapped on a hunch.
1
Reproduce the fault
We run the thing that goes wrong, whether that is a game, a program or a long session, and watch temperatures and behaviour.
2
Find the weak point
Cooling, drive, memory, graphics card or power. We narrow it to one cause before talking about parts.
3
Fix, test, hand back
After the repair we run the same test again so you can see the problem is gone.
What we do in Lynwood
Repairs and Upgrades for Heavy Users
Most of the work falls into these four.
Cleaning and cooling service
Fans, heatsinks and thermal paste redone properly to bring temperatures down.
Memory and storage upgrades
More RAM and a solid-state drive are the changes that usually matter most. Details on our slow computer repair page.
Laptop screen and battery replacement
Common student laptop problems. See laptop screen repair and battery replacement.
Fresh Windows install and file transfer
Start clean without losing games saves, documents and photos.
Know before you upgrade
Which Upgrade Gives You the Biggest Jump
For a machine that feels slow but still plays what you want, the first thing to look at is the drive. Swapping an old mechanical hard drive for a solid-state drive changes boot time and loading screens more than almost anything else for the price.
Next is memory. Eight gigabytes is tight now for gaming and heavy browsing. Sixteen is a comfortable minimum for most households.
A new graphics card is the big spend. It helps if the card is the bottleneck, and wastes money if the real problem is heat or an old processor. We test first so you are not buying something you do not need.
The cost side
Upgrade and Repair Pricing
You approve the cost of parts and labour before anything is ordered, and we tell you which parts are worth buying.
Diagnostic time
Start here
We find the cause first. If the fix is not worth doing, we say so.
Home customers
$132 including GST/hr
Repairs for personal PCs and student laptops. One hour minimum, then 30-minute steps.
Business customers
$165 including GST/hr
For home studios and small businesses using gaming-grade or workstation machines.
Parts are priced separately and shown to you first. Rates are listed on the pricing page.
Around Lynwood
Also Nearby for Repairs
Close enough for a visit or a quick drop-off.
Gaming and student FAQs
Lynwood Computer Questions
The ones we get from households with serious PCs.
We can upgrade an existing machine with new memory, storage or a graphics card and advise on compatibility. Custom builds are possible; ask us what you have in mind.
Dust clogging the fans and old thermal paste are the most common reasons. A proper clean and re-paste often solves it.
Often yes. A solid-state drive and extra memory can make an older laptop usable again for much less than a replacement.
Home work is $132 including GST per hour with a one-hour minimum. Business work is $165 including GST per hour. We give you a likely scope before starting.
We will try. Bring the laptop as soon as it fails and do not keep restarting it. We will tell you what is recoverable.
Yes, 30 days on our workmanship and parts.
Get the PC Running Properly Again
Describe the symptoms and how you use it. We will tell you the likely cause and the next step.