Off-Topic Thread

game4it70

Here is tinted black so not sure if its transparent enough for you.
http://chilledpc.co.uk/shop/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_70&product_id=63

..Brian.. wrote: »

Lads anyone know anywhere in Europe that sells transparent black acrylic sheets? Google / eBay are letting me down.

..Brian..

Opps should of said thicker than 3mm! Looking for something 8 - 10mm thick maybe.

glynf

..Brian.. wrote: »

Opps should of said thicker than 3mm! Looking for something 8 - 10mm thick maybe.

Give a look here,

They carry all sorts-coloured acrylics, Polypropylene, PVC etc. and also cut to size.

Headshot

Question. If you dont have a receipt to a GPU, can you still RMA it?

Serephucus

You'll generally need something; even a screenshot of your order history from wherever you ordered it from should do.

papu

Headshot wrote: »

Question. If you dont have a receipt to a GPU, can you still RMA it?

Depends who you bought it off and where you intend to RMA it to.

oak5548

Whats DIMM about? I know theres DDR, DDR2, DDR 3 etc when it comes to RAM, but is DIMM something related or different?

Wossack

they're just what the circuit boards the chips are mounted to are called afaik

Monotype

Yeah, how they're packaged. Older modules were SIMM and RIMM (made by rambus, used in some pentium 4 systems).
Nowadays, all you need to worry about is DIMM for desktop and SO-DIMM for laptop.

oak5548

One last question: How do I know which PSU is suitable for the build I'm making, and how do I know what wattage I need?

the cheapest PSU I'm seeing is a 700w one, which seems odd to me because I would have presumed that would be for higher usage pc's!

Monotype

The cheapest one might be labelled as "700W" but that doesn't mean it is. Cheap ones are over rated. Expect to spend €50 on a reasonable PSU.

First read the "About Power Supply Units" guide linked in my signature. Next, a good place to start is to use a PSU calculator. This one isn't too bad for a guideline.
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

When you're satisfied, pick one of a suitable wattage and check the PSU review database (also linked in my signature) to make sure you're not buying a cheapo one. Basically most of the cheap ones are low quality.

Alternatively, just post up your specs and where you intend to buy and we can help you out.

Serephucus

oak5548 wrote: »

One last question: How do I know which PSU is suitable for the build I'm making, and how do I know what wattage I need?

the cheapest PSU I'm seeing is a 700w one, which seems odd to me because I would have presumed that would be for higher usage pc's!

A good rough rule of thumb is that you should be looking to spend about 1/10th the wattage in Euro (€50 for 500W, €70 for 700W, and so on).

Generally speaking, a 450-500W unit will power any single GPU system. Depending on what GPU you're using, you'll want to add another 150-250W to that for two.

Seaaan

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-025-HO

What's up with that? Dirt cheap for a 1440p..

30-85hz what?

Luck100

Seaaan wrote: »

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-025-HO

What's up with that? Dirt cheap for a 1440p..

30-85hz what?

Wow that's cheap. It's IPS too.

ShadowHearth

Lads, a very quicky off topic:

I got a TV in a room, but no way to connect to aerial on the roof. With all the switch to digital, can you get some sort of in doors yoke now? I asked before in one of the shops and I was told that simple in door yokes dont work anymore, you need The proper roof one. Which sounds a bit like bull****. I sow a few of those boosters in Tesco. Would they work on its own?

Would this thing work? I sow it in tesco:

http://www.harveynorman.ie/tvs-headphones/set-top-boxes-and-aerials/aerials/one-4-all-amplified-digital-saorview-aerial-36db.html

TerrorFirmer

Depends how close you are to a transmitter, but the indoor ones do work usually.

Sarz91

Looks promising https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tiny/tango-super-pc-a-desktop-windows-pc-in-cell-phone

Wish I saw it earlier.

Wossack

yea I use a cheapy lidl aerial booster thingy inside all the time (well when the flaky rte streaming service flakes out mid penalty shootout :mad:)

Genghiz Cohen

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Lads, a very quicky off topic:

I got a TV in a room, but no way to connect to aerial on the roof. With all the switch to digital, can you get some sort of in doors yoke now? I asked before in one of the shops and I was told that simple in door yokes dont work anymore, you need The proper roof one. Which sounds a bit like bull****. I sow a few of those boosters in Tesco. Would they work on its own?

Would this thing work? I sow it in tesco:

http://www.harveynorman.ie/tvs-headphones/set-top-boxes-and-aerials/aerials/one-4-all-amplified-digital-saorview-aerial-36db.html

I was able to use a crappy bunny ears to get the digital channels.
Also, Chromecast. The future of TV.

ShadowHearth

Ah lol, sorry lads I did not responded last night.

I grabed old cable, attached tinfoil to it and then get tinfoil to touch with some old metal yoke misses had as decoration. Watching Argentina vs Netherlands like a boss.

Gehad_JoyRider

does this ram suit a FX8350 asus990fx mobo ?

Monotype

Yes. However, I would usually go for 1.5V RAM as it's less likely to cause problems (i.e., some boards have issues booting with higher voltages). I'd also go for lower heatsinks when possible.

Something like this here.
http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/1600+Low+Voltage/58866/16GB-Kit+Corsair+Vengeance+Low+Profile+schwarz+PC3-12800U+CL10-10-10-27.article

Now, obviously the speed is lower, but that's really the tradeoff - higher frequency comes with bigger heatsinks and higher voltages.

Gehad_JoyRider

Monotype wrote: »

Yes. However, I would usually go for 1.5V RAM as it's less likely to cause problems (i.e., some boards have issues booting with higher voltages). I'd also go for lower heatsinks when possible.

Something like this here.
http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/1600+Low+Voltage/58866/16GB-Kit+Corsair+Vengeance+Low+Profile+schwarz+PC3-12800U+CL10-10-10-27.article

Now, obviously the speed is lower, but that's really the tradeoff - higher frequency comes with bigger heatsinks and higher voltages.

thanks but its for video editing, ive 1866 running and I need faster ram.

frozenfrozen

Gehad_JoyRider wrote: »

thanks but its for video editing, ive 1866 running and I need faster ram.

Are you sure the ram is your bottleneck?

Monotype

Yeah, I'd investigate it further. A big SSD could make a big difference, depending on where you're falling short, if you don't have one already.

Gehad_JoyRider

frozenfrozen wrote: »

Are you sure the ram is your bottleneck?

theres something not right some where is there a test i can do? plus I currently only have 8 gigs of ram...

Headshot

Im a current user of windows 8.1 but will be upgrading the mobo, hence im thinking of going back to windows 7 (I have a spare license) and I dont think I can re use my windows 8 upgrade again

Am I mad to go back?

kearneybobs

Just had a bug crawl across my screen. Tiny thin thing zig zagging half way across my screen.

The only thing is, when I went to pick it off I realised it was inside my screen. Couldn't touch it.
So odd. Anyone ever experienced that before?

Oh god I hope it doesn't hatch anything in there.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCxO98upnU

Revoker88

Looking for a laptop for a friend that he would like to do a bit of photography on. In no way will it be professional work but hes allocated a decent budget of €600-700,not looking to break the bank but wants something that will be decent

Anyone any suggestions?

Was thinking i5 minimum,8gb ram(what speeds should i be looking at for the ram or will it really matter?),1tb hdd

After that im not sure if theres anything else i should be looking for or missed,so any advice welcome,cheers

Monotype

Gehad_JoyRider wrote: »

theres something not right some where is there a test i can do? plus I currently only have 8 gigs of ram...

Where exactly are you experiencing slowdowns? Are you adding effects/importing large files or what kind of specifics? What software and what are your remaining specs?

kearneybobs wrote: »

So odd. Anyone ever experienced that before?

Well that video is very disturbing, but I did have something like a little creeper go across the inside of the screen. Just keep your desk more dust free. Those little yellow ones seem to be attracted to the heat of the monitor and dusty areas.