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    #1052
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    Yea it's a bit annoying. My thinking is if it shipped from UK it would be here quicker. 2 days now and it still hasn't left France.


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    #1053
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    A friend of a friend recently bought a 9900K on Amazon.co.uk and it was shipped from Canada.


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    #1054
    Inviere
    Registered Users Posts: 7,522 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Deleted User wrote: »
    A friend of a friend recently bought a 9900K on Amazon.co.uk and it was shipped from Canada.

    Jaysus, what happens with customs in that case??

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    #1055
    Headshot
    Registered Users Posts: 53,933 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    made me laugh

    https://www.tweaktown.com/news/67526/monkey-pukes-craps-sea-thieves-dev-during-live-stream/index.html


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    #1056
    mp3guy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,956 ✭✭✭mp3guy


    mp3guy wrote: »
    Well my XG438Q finally arrived but the no free lunch is BGR subpixel ordering. It is fairly distracting and like the reviewer said you can only do so much with ClearType Tuner.

    So my solution is buying one of these so I can flip the display 180 degrees and get RGB ordering.

    Aaaand the arm didn't work despite being in spec. Also discovered a dead pixel. RMA time. I don't think I'll get another one of these screens though, image quality really poor for text and the VA smearing is a tad too strong. Back to the monitor drawing board.


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    #1057
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Personally i think all those ROG monitors are overhyped. You can get much better displays for cheaper.


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    #1058
    mp3guy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,956 ✭✭✭mp3guy


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Personally i think all those ROG monitors are overhyped. You can get much better displays for cheaper.

    I think this one in particular was a bad move. First display of its kind in that class (large size, 4K, high refresh). At the same time, displays like the ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q get glowing reviews across the board.


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    #1059
    M00lers
    Registered Users Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭M00lers


    Just received a LGA2011 mounting kit from Noctua for a cooler I purchased in 2011 for free...not that's how you do customer support.


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    #1060
    Venom
    Registered Users Posts: 6,984 ✭✭✭Venom


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Personally i think all those ROG monitors are overhyped. You can get much better displays for cheaper.


    There's certainly an extra cost to the consumer for having the Asus name on a product compared to similar products on the market.


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    #1061
    Ultrflat
    Registered Users Posts: 1,016 ✭✭✭Ultrflat


    So I had a go with a VR system played beat saber and star wars. very impressive. Just cheacked my system specs, i can eassly get over 100 fps so looks like Vr is the next toy :D

    amazing I really enjoyed it :D


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    #1062
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,703 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    VR is one of those things I want to like, but it just takes up too much space & money.


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    #1063
    Ultrflat
    Registered Users Posts: 1,016 ✭✭✭Ultrflat


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    VR is one of those things I want to like, but it just takes up too much space & money.


    I think you'd be surprised, You can barely swing a cat in my sitting room, my playable space was about meter wide by a meter once and a half once I put the guide lines down. I was on the Oculous quest and honestly even with a small room its phenomenal in terms of space. apparently watching me playing Beat saber is hilarious :pac:.


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    #1064
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,703 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    Ultrflat wrote: »
    I think you'd be surprised, You can barely swing a cat in my sitting room, my playable space was about meter wide by a meter once and a half once I put the guide lines down. I was on the Oculous quest and honestly even with a small room its phenomenal in terms of space. apparently watching me playing Beat saber is hilarious :pac:.

    PC is in the bedroom.
    Bed is 3 feet behind the table.


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    #1065
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 27,888 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    PC is in the bedroom.
    Bed is 3 feet behind the table.

    What you need is a bed that folds into the wall!!


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    #1066
    mp3guy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,956 ✭✭✭mp3guy


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    PC is in the bedroom.
    Bed is 3 feet behind the table.

    There's a bunch of really great seated VR experiences. Land's End and Virtual Virtual Reality are great.


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    #1067
    EoinHef
    Registered Users Posts: 5,572 ✭✭✭EoinHef


    Sold my rift ages ago,once the intial novelty wore off i found i didnt use it nearly enough to justify keeping it.


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    #1068
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    EoinHef wrote: »
    Sold my rift ages ago,once the intial novelty wore off i found i didnt use it nearly enough to justify keeping it.

    I am totally the same with a VIVE....cool at first but nothing there to keep me using it. Sold that before the massive price cuts.


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    #1069
    .G.
    Registered Users Posts: 5,415 ✭✭✭.G.


    VR is great for sim racing and aircraft sims, I have mine for that, not really arsed with anything outside of that. Waiting for a headset to arrive with much improved resolution so I can upgrade from my Rift.

    At a reasonable price I might add, the vive's and index etc are too much for me for infrequent usage.


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    #1070
    Inviere
    Registered Users Posts: 7,522 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Lone Echo was exceptional imo, VR needs a few more games like that.

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    #1071
    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,179 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    Any tid-bits on 3000 series from NVIDIA?

    I've been flip-flopping on a 3700x/2070S build, but NVIDIA's whole line-up is just so **** at the moment, I'm also trying to wait it out until a (hopefully) better value 3000 shows up. I haven't heard a peep though, which makes me think it's at least six months out.

    Thoughts?


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    #1072
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,703 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    Serephucus wrote: »
    Any tid-bits on 3000 series from NVIDIA?

    I've been flip-flopping on a 3700x/2070S build, but NVIDIA's whole line-up is just so **** at the moment, I'm also trying to wait it out until a (hopefully) better value 3000 shows up. I haven't heard a peep though, which makes me think it's at least six months out.

    Thoughts?

    2070 Super released in July, and it's a barely cut-down 2080 for €550 vs the old card's €700+.
    And I'm happy to report the Founder's Edition is a good cooler.

    RX 5700 XT can match it in only a few workloads, so unless they release a better card at Xmas, Nvidia have no reason to refresh again.


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    #1073
    z0oT
    Registered Users Posts: 740 ✭✭✭z0oT


    Serephucus wrote: »
    Any tid-bits on 3000 series from NVIDIA?

    I've been flip-flopping on a 3700x/2070S build, but NVIDIA's whole line-up is just so **** at the moment, I'm also trying to wait it out until a (hopefully) better value 3000 shows up. I haven't heard a peep though, which makes me think it's at least six months out.

    Thoughts?
    You're probably better off you buy now rather than waiting. It'll be next year before the 3000 stuff comes out at least I'd reckon.


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    #1074
    Headshot
    Registered Users Posts: 53,933 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    I canceled my AMD Ryzen 9 3900X order some time ago due to stock levels and i'm still amazed that the CPU is still not readily available today....


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    #1075
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Headshot wrote: »
    I canceled my AMD Ryzen 9 3900X order some time ago due to stock levels and i'm still amazed that the CPU is still not readily available today....

    Very very popular (good value) and a smaller fab right? Low stocks is a great sign.


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    #1076
    Headshot
    Registered Users Posts: 53,933 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    ED E wrote: »
    Very very popular (good value) and a smaller fab right? Low stocks is a great sign.

    I may look at it again...


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    #1077
    Coyler
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭Coyler


    Are they having trouble with Threadrippers or is it just marketing?


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    #1078
    PostWoke
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 559 ✭✭✭PostWoke


    Serephucus wrote: »
    Any tid-bits on 3000 series from NVIDIA?

    I've been flip-flopping on a 3700x/2070S build, but NVIDIA's whole line-up is just so **** at the moment, I'm also trying to wait it out until a (hopefully) better value 3000 shows up. I haven't heard a peep though, which makes me think it's at least six months out.

    Thoughts?

    Maybe go for a 3700X/5700 build in order to wait.


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    #1079
    Ultrflat
    Registered Users Posts: 1,016 ✭✭✭Ultrflat


    What is it about fan control and asus boards being so bad. Turn on your computer it sounds like a 747 getting ready to take off.

    I can't seem to maintain consistency with my fans, there either all or nothing any one else have this problem?


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    #1080
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Ultrflat wrote: »
    What is it about fan control and asus boards being so bad. Turn on your computer it sounds like a 747 getting ready to take off.

    I can't seem to maintain consistency with my fans, there either all or nothing any one else have this problem?

    Is there a Tuning option in the BIOS you can run?


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    #1081
    Luck100
    Registered Users Posts: 878 ✭✭✭Luck100


    Ultrflat wrote: »
    What is it about fan control and asus boards being so bad. Turn on your computer it sounds like a 747 getting ready to take off.

    I can't seem to maintain consistency with my fans, there either all or nothing any one else have this problem?

    Yeah I had this complaint. There's a "ramp-up" time option in the BIOS for Maximum XI, but it was broken for a long time. I think the latest BIOS might have fixed it. I moved to Argus Monitor a while back for fans and never looked back, I recommend it highly.


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