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ED E · 13-05-2017 7:37pm

https://www.amazon.com/Headrest-Herman-Miller-Aeron-Chair/dp/B005L9ATK6

Might try nab one of these on fleabay.

dunworth1 · 13-05-2017 7:43pm

ED E wrote: »

https://www.amazon.com/Headrest-Herman-Miller-Aeron-Chair/dp/B005L9ATK6

Might try nab one of these on fleabay.

make sure to clean it first or you may get actual fleas :pac:

Headshot · 13-05-2017 7:45pm

Where did you get your Herman Miller Embody/Aeron from guys?

K.O.Kiki · 13-05-2017 10:04pm

Headshot wrote: »

Where did you get your Herman Miller Embody/Aeron from guys?

Probably here: https://usedaeronireland.ie/

glynf · 13-05-2017 10:16pm

ED E wrote: »

https://www.amazon.com/Headrest-Herman-Miller-Aeron-Chair/dp/B005L9ATK6

Might try nab one of these on fleabay.

Be wary ordering one of those, headrests. The shipping was stupid money and v. long delivery. I bought a second hand Aeron with the intention of getting an a 3rd party headrest, but it was working out at over €300-350 IIRC getting one delivered; I sold it and got a Humanscale freedom with built in headrest instead, delighted with it.

Thatt was a few years ago, since then theres another company about called Atlas that do one for a much more reasonable price.

ED E · 13-05-2017 10:29pm

glynf wrote: »

Be wary ordering one of those, headrests. The shipping was stupid money and v. long delivery. I bought a second hand Aeron with the intention of getting an a 3rd party headrest, but it was working out at over ?300-350 IIRC getting one delivered; I sold it and got a Humanscale freedom with built in headrest instead, delighted with it.

Thatt was a few years ago, since then theres another company about called Atlas that do one for a much more reasonable price.

This if itll fit in a PM locker

glynf · 13-05-2017 10:39pm

Where was that 2 years ago

Sat in a Steelcase gesture task chair a while back, contorl room in UK had about 10 or so of them. holy **** that thing is amazing.

thewheel2.0 · 13-05-2017 10:55pm

glynf wrote: »

Where was that 2 years ago

Sat in a Steelcase gesture task chair a while back, contorl room in UK had about 10 or so of them. holy **** that thing is amazing.

That is high on my list but its €750 (ex VAT) from SIG Workplace Dublin. Soooo expensive.

Wonder how it compares to the one that's been recommended here a fair bit:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/vertagear-gaming-series-triigger-line-350-gaming-chair-black-edition-gc-045-vt.html

glynf · 13-05-2017 11:05pm

I have this one in green with chrome frame, seriously well worth a look for €250..

Headshot · 13-05-2017 11:22pm

glynf wrote: »

I have this one in green with chrome frame, seriously well worth a look for ?250..

That one really interests me since it looks like it has a high back for a tall person like me

14-05-2017 3:47pm

Headshot wrote: »

Where did you get your Herman Miller Embody/Aeron from guys?

Rugs to Rhinos in Harold's Cross. They've a sideline in liquidation sales so they frequently have second hand Aeron chairs in store for about €300 or so. You might need to replace a part or two as they don't do refurbs - but since the Aeron has a full teardown manual available, that's pretty straightforward.

glynf · 14-05-2017 4:14pm

thewheel2.0 wrote: »

That is high on my list but its €750 (ex VAT) from SIG Workplace Dublin. Soooo expensive.

Wonder how it compares to the one that's been recommended here a fair bit:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/vertagear-gaming-series-triigger-line-350-gaming-chair-black-edition-gc-045-vt.html

That's a lot of cash to spend on chair for a fairly new and relatively unknown (from what I can see) brand.

Think I would go for the Steelcase, or hold out for a decent second hand Steelcase leap or Aeron on ebay. If you were keeping it for a few years I think the Steelcase /Herman Miller route would be better re. spare parts and support down the line.

thewheel2.0 · 14-05-2017 4:29pm

glynf wrote: »

That's a lot of cash to spend on chair for a fairly new and relatively unknown (from what I can see) brand.

Think I would go for the Steelcase, or hold out for a decent second hand Steelcase leap or Aeron on ebay. If you were keeping it for a few years I think the Steelcase /Herman Miller route would be better re. spare parts and support down the line.

Yeah I think you are spot on. Didn't even think about support.

wotzgoingon · 15-05-2017 11:51pm

Rx Vega supposedly launching with three sku's. Nova, Eclipse and Core. Reasonably priced too compared to the other crowd.

http://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-vega-cards-reportedly-launching-june-5th-lineup-includes-3-skus-priced-at-599-499-399/

Calvin · 16-05-2017 1:32am

Just ordered the rest of my build....being delivered with Parcel Wizard. Can't wait for the shiny new 24" monitor!!

ancapailldorcha · 16-05-2017 10:57pm

How has Ryzen panned out exactly? My build plan has been knocked back but I think I might have been advised to wait for Ryzen anyway.

Serephucus · 16-05-2017 11:02pm

Pretty well, overall. About the only Intel CPUs worth looking at (and I'm generalising here a bit) are the G4560 at the value end, or the 7700K at the high end. Usually, with anything else, Ryzen is the better option.

1600 seems to be a nice sweet spot.

ancapailldorcha · 16-05-2017 11:05pm

Ta. Just looking at it now. Seen this after your post:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-Ryzen-1600-Desktop-CPU/dp/B06XNRQHG4/?tag=logicaincre05-21

Icyseanfitz · 16-05-2017 11:08pm

once you buy fast ddr4 it seems to be on par if not better than intels offerings. gaming wise its only issue is its lower clock speeds really, and for productivity its the only way to go at the moment really. the ryzen 1700 is really nice imo, 8 core 16 thread for not much more than a i7 7700k

TerrorFirmer · 17-05-2017 9:55am

Serephucus wrote: »

Pretty well, overall. About the only Intel CPUs worth looking at (and I'm generalising here a bit) are the G4560 at the value end, or the 7700K at the high end. Usually, with anything else, Ryzen is the better option.

1600 seems to be a nice sweet spot.

Yeah, I fully agree and I don't even think you're over generalising, it really is that black and white. The i3 is entirely pointless and the i5 is just a lesser option at the current price points.

The G4560 is a deadly CPU though. Wonder what AMD can do to target the end of the market, the older X4 740/840/860 CPU's are junk in comparison.

Intel will still trade for some time on brand name and market dominance though.

ancapailldorcha · 17-05-2017 9:56am

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Intel will still trade for some time on brand name and market dominance though.

The i5 was what I was looking at a while ago. Mad that it's basically been supplanted by these Ryzen CPU's. Tom's Hardware must have some sort of bias against them as not one of them appears in the "Best CPU's" article.

Serephucus · 17-05-2017 10:03am

Heh, there's been a bit of talk about that actually. See this:

TerrorFirmer · 17-05-2017 10:04am

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

The i5 was what I was looking at a while ago. Mad that it's basically been supplanted by these Ryzen CPU's. Tom's Hardware must have some sort of bias against them as not one of them appears in the "Best CPU's" article.

I didn't read the full article but I believe an editor from the site defended it and offered an explanation for the motive on social media later.

Can't imagine how though. Utter madness to be recommending i3's over Ryzen, whatever about the i5.

ancapailldorcha · 17-05-2017 10:05am

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

I didn't read the full article but I believe an editor from the site defended it and offered an explanation for the motive on social media later.

Can't imagine how though. Utter madness to be recommending i3's over Ryzen, whatever about the i5.

I only really read the list:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/best-cpus,review-33354.html

Gehad_JoyRider · 17-05-2017 1:13pm

marko93 wrote: »

Lads, what would be a good card for 1080p gaming at High/Ultra settings for about 250/<300?

I feel like the 5850 I have is starting to call it a day for newer games.

Rx 480

K.O.Kiki · 17-05-2017 1:14pm

Gehad_JoyRider wrote: »

Rx 480

Or RX580, if it's cheaper.

Calvin · 17-05-2017 1:58pm

Ordered my parts 2 days ago and told Amazon to group them together as I'm using Parcel Wizard to deliver them to me. They're dispatching them separately....

will56 · 17-05-2017 2:03pm

Calvin Leong wrote: »

Ordered my parts 2 days ago and told Amazon to group them together as I'm using Parcel Wizard to deliver them to me. They're dispatching them separately....

Tis the risk you run with Amazon. I've received orders with 5 items in 1 box and then I've received 5 separate deliveries that would have fit in 1 box.

Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it really, well none that I can see anyway.:o

Mickeroo · 17-05-2017 2:09pm

Calvin Leong wrote: »

Ordered my parts 2 days ago and told Amazon to group them together as I'm using Parcel Wizard to deliver them to me. They're dispatching them separately....

Were they all definitely direct from amazon? A lot of PC components come from third party sellers on there.

marko93 · 17-05-2017 3:27pm

marko93 wrote: »

Lads, what would be a good card for 1080p gaming at High/Ultra settings for about 250/<300?

I feel like the 5850 I have is starting to call it a day for newer games.

Gehad_JoyRider wrote: »

Rx 480

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Or RX580, if it's cheaper.

I appreciate the reply but that question was asked nearly 3 years ago :pac:

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