Computer repair in Farringdon — office and home desktop PCs repaired on Long Lane, EC1
Computer repair Farringdon studios, offices and households can trust
Plenty of desktops still do the heavy work in EC1 — the design workstation in a Clerkenwell studio, the accounts PC in a small office, the family computer at home. When one won’t start or keeps crashing, you need the cause found, not a guess. Pocket Geek Farringdon by CrC Repair® offers computer repair in Farringdon from 77 Long Lane, a short walk from Barbican station.
Big-brand towers and custom builds are equally welcome. We diagnose hardware faults, remove viruses, sort out Windows, recover files and carry out upgrades on our own bench, with the price agreed up front and a one-year warranty afterwards.
Bring the PC in on any weekday between 9am and 5pm, use the contact form, or reserve a computer repair slot online.
Pocket Geek Farringdon by CrC Repair®
77 Long Lane, City of London, London, EC1A 9ET
Tel: 020 7101 5461 · WhatsApp: 07782 796431 · [email protected]
Open: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm · Closed Saturday and Sunday
⭐ Rated 4.9 from 118 Google reviews
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Desktop brands we repair in Farringdon
The makes we see most — not a limit on what we’ll take:
Laptops have their own page at laptop repair Farringdon, and Apple notebooks at MacBook repair Farringdon. For the national service, see computer repair.
Desktop PC repair in Farringdon — hardware faults
A single symptom can have several causes, so every part is tested before anything is replaced:
No power or a blank screen
Nothing at all when you press the button, fans spinning but no picture, or a start-up that cuts out after a few seconds. The power supply, memory and graphics card can all be responsible, so each is checked before the motherboard is suspected. Guaranteed for a year.
Motherboard faults
Failed USB sockets, RAM that goes unrecognised or a system stuck at POST may indicate the board, though we rule out cheaper culprits first. When a new board really is required, we find one that fits and tell you frankly whether the spend is justified. Twelve months’ cover.
Power supply replacement
A failing PSU tends to switch the machine off mid-task, reboot it without warning or stop it starting at all, and it can take other components with it. We fit a replacement with plenty of headroom above what your system draws. One-year warranty.
Memory faults
Blue screens and freezes during heavy work are often down to one bad memory stick. We test each module separately, replace the faulty one, and add capacity if you want it and the board allows. Covered for a year.
Graphics card problems
Artefacts, flickering, crashes in games or creative software, or no signal to the monitor. Once drivers and cables are ruled out, we service the card with new thermal paste or replace it with a suitable model. One-year warranty.
Failing hard drives and SSDs
A ticking disk, very slow boots, SMART warnings or a drive that keeps vanishing from Windows. We replace it and move your data across if the old drive can still be read. Twelve months’ cover.
Overheating and fan noise
Years of dust clog heatsinks and fans, and the paste under the processor cooler dries out. We clean the airflow path and re-seat the cooler with fresh compound, so the tower runs cooler and quieter. Covered for a year.
USB, audio and video outputs
Front USB ports that have stopped working, crackling headphone sockets or a display output that’s gone dead. We trace whether the board, an expansion card or the front-panel wiring is at fault, then fix it. Covered for a year.
PC upgrades in Farringdon that are worth paying for
Upgrading the right component is far cheaper than replacing the whole machine:
Solid-state storage
Replacing a spinning hard disk with an SSD makes an older PC start and load programs dramatically faster, and your files move across with it.
Extra RAM
More memory keeps multitasking smooth when email, spreadsheets, design software and meetings all run together.
Graphics card
More GPU power for newer games, design and editing software, or a multi-monitor desk.
Faster processor
A quicker CPU where your motherboard supports the upgrade.
Additional storage
A second drive for project archives, photo libraries or a larger games collection.
Quieter cooling
A larger processor cooler or extra case fans to lower temperatures and noise.
We only recommend upgrades that suit how you use the machine, and each carries a one-year warranty. Thinking about something new? See our custom gaming PC build Farringdon page.
Virus removal and Windows fixes in Farringdon
Malware and virus removal
Unexpected adverts, a browser home page you didn’t set, or a machine that has suddenly slowed down. We clear the infection, install reliable security software and share a few habits that help keep it away — or recommend a reinstall if Windows is too badly damaged.
Clean Windows installation
A failed update, years of accumulated software or instability left behind by an infection often call for a fresh Windows 10 or 11 setup. We install drivers, configure settings and agree a backup plan with you first.
Software diagnostics
Corrupted system files and misconfigured settings can look very much like failing hardware. Ruling that out first frequently saves you buying a part at all.
Drivers and tidy-ups
Outdated or conflicting drivers frequently cause crashes. Where your current Windows installation is worth keeping, we update drivers and clear out the clutter.
Data recovery in Farringdon
If the drive holding a client archive, the office accounts or the family photos stops responding, the files aren’t necessarily lost. Failing disks, deleted partitions and damaged file systems can often be recovered.
Results depend on the condition of the drive — partial reads are encouraging, serious physical damage less so. You’ll get a straight assessment and a price before we start, and we’ll always talk to you before charging for an attempt that doesn’t succeed.
Computer repair prices in Farringdon
Whatever the job — a repair, an upgrade or a recovery attempt — you’ll know the price before we begin, and we won’t start until you’ve said yes. Nothing is added when you come to collect.
Bring the PC to Long Lane, or get a rough figure from our booking page.
Diagnosis first — not a pop-up job
Desktops often arrive here after someone else has already replaced the wrong component. Faults overlap: a machine that refuses to start can be anything from a failed board to a single cheap memory stick, and sudden shutdowns may come from a worn-out PSU or nothing worse than a fan full of fluff. We work through the possibilities methodically, show you what we found, and only then quote.
Pocket Geek Farringdon belongs to the award-winning CrC Repair®, and every one of its ten shops follows the same rules for testing, parts and paperwork. We are an Insurance Approved Repair Centre. Our quality of repair is approved by the world’s biggest insurance provider.
The high-quality repairs page explains how a job moves through our workshop.
How long our Farringdon computer repairs are covered
Repairs, upgrades and software
One-year warranty
A new board, power supply, drive or memory, a cooling service or a software fix — whichever we did, it’s covered for twelve months.
Not included
New damage
Knocks, spills and fresh faults that have nothing to do with our work aren’t part of the guarantee.
Read every condition on the repair warranty page.
Getting your PC to Long Lane
We’re at 77 Long Lane, City of London, EC1A 9ET. The walk from Barbican or Farringdon station takes just a few minutes, and Pret and Costa Coffee are near the shop. Doors open at 9am and close at 5pm, Monday to Friday; we’re shut at weekends.
By train
Barbican and Farringdon are both close, which is handy for smaller PCs and small-form-factor machines.
What to bring
Just the computer itself — the monitor, keyboard and mouse can stay at your desk unless we ask for them.
Computer repair near me?
Desktops come to us from Blackfriars, the City of London, Soho, Westminster and Paddington. If you’re anywhere in central London, we’re easy to reach.
Opening details are on our Farringdon store page; use the store locator if another CrC Repair® branch suits you better.
What you get from our Farringdon PC bench
Evidence before parts
Every suspect component is tested, so the bill only covers what genuinely failed.
Any tower welcome
Dell, HP, Lenovo and MSI desktops, plus machines you or a local builder put together.
Hardware and software
Board, PSU and drive faults sit alongside malware clean-ups, reinstalls and file recovery.
Upgrades matched to you
We suggest only the improvements that make a real difference to the work you do.
Twelve months’ cover
Each repair and upgrade comes with a year’s guarantee from our EC1 shop.
4.9 from 118 reviews
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Desktop repairs completed on Long Lane
Some recent desktop jobs, before and after:
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These PCs were all fixed in our EC1 workshop and are guaranteed for a year.