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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,493 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    ED E wrote: »
    DPD and GLS (I used a mail forwarder).

    Fastway are definitely the worst, I would have previously put Nightline as the 2nd worst but now I'll give it to GLS. 14th to the 26th is pretty poor for courier within Europe (UPS would be 3 days max), DE to IE. But the managed to bend the metal backing board in the keyboard so it won't even go back together. Box is scuffed but not destroyed so I'd say they put something heavy but flat on top of it.

    The forwarder complicates things so I think I'm just gonna paypal claim it.


    To top it off An Post Courier have "attempted" a delivery twice while I was in the front garden, magically I missed them as did the other two in the household. Must have active camouflage.....

    Where did you buy from?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Expert.

    Its an old model (610 Orion) so ISO options were very limited.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,493 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    ED E wrote: »
    Expert.

    Its an old model (610 Orion) so ISO options were very limited.

    Maybe they'll replace it?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,741 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    Guys anyone have the SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless Gaming Headset?

    Thinking of getting it for a Macbook (for work) and wondering what it's like in general?

    Im in need of a wireless headset


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    I have the Pro Wireless.

    I like it. I got replacement ear cushions, because the normal ones - while very comfortable and breathable - weren't quite deep enough, so I could feel the drivers on the tips of my ears.

    Battery life is solid - I'm only charging it every few days, and that's with pretty heavy use. Sound is great, though there is a little background hiss. I've got above-average ears though, so take that as you will.

    My biggest complaint? You have to hold the power button for an unreasonably long time for the headset to turn on. It's like 4 seconds or something stupid.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,741 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    Serephucus wrote: »
    I have the Pro Wireless.

    I like it. I got replacement ear cushions, because the normal ones - while very comfortable and breathable - weren't quite deep enough, so I could feel the drivers on the tips of my ears.

    Battery life is solid - I'm only charging it every few days, and that's with pretty heavy use. Sound is great, though there is a little background hiss. I've got above-average ears though, so take that as you will.

    My biggest complaint? You have to hold the power button for an unreasonably long time for the headset to turn on. It's like 4 seconds or something stupid.

    What's the mic quality like?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    This should help you out more than my useless descriptions:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 598 ✭✭✭Tij da feen


    Headshot wrote: »
    Guys anyone have the SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless Gaming Headset?

    Thinking of getting it for a Macbook (for work) and wondering what it's like in general?

    Im in need of a wireless headset

    I've had them for the last 2 years. Battery life lasts a few days, never heard complaints about the mic quality and Very comfortable for long sessions.

    Only thing to consider if using them with the Mac is that the connector is USB rather than USB-c (depending on year of your Macbook).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,741 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    I've had them for the last 2 years. Battery life lasts a few days, never heard complaints about the mic quality and Very comfortable for long sessions.

    Only thing to consider if using them with the Mac is that the connector is USB rather than USB-c (depending on year of your Macbook).

    Yup I have a usb C to usb adaptor so i'm good


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,741 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    I currently have the SteelSeries Arctis 5, RGB Illumination Gaming Headset and had it for some time, a great headset

    if I can get the same with the SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless Gaming Headset ill be delighted


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,741 ✭✭✭✭Headshot




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 437 ✭✭Coyler


    Headshot wrote: »
    I currently have the SteelSeries Arctis 5, RGB Illumination Gaming Headset and had it for some time, a great headset

    if I can get the same with the SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless Gaming Headset ill be delighted

    Have the Arctis 7 set for about a year and they are just dandy. I'm sure there is better but for the price I think they are hard to beat.

    I use them almost every night as the ability to add extra sound sources as described in this clip is very useful feature. I've a bluetooth transmitter/receiver permanently plugged into mine paired to my phone and laptop. The headset then has a simple dial at the back to vary the volume between my PC and the external source. Very handy if you half listen to TV/Youtube while noodling on your PC.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Enermax died.

    I'd just get two noctua tower coolers but the Amazon lead time is near 3wks now.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,005 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    ED E wrote: »
    Enermax died.

    I'd just get two noctua tower coolers but the Amazon lead time is near 3wks now.

    Pretty sure whatever logistics they have with an-post is beyond strained.

    Overlockers/Scan would be a better bet.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    Pretty sure whatever logistics they have with an-post is beyond strained.

    Overlockers/Scan would be a better bet.

    Did you try changing delivery to parcel motel? Seems like things are dispatched about a week earlier to the UK than ireland


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,751 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    ED E wrote: »
    Enermax died.

    I'd just get two noctua tower coolers but the Amazon lead time is near 3wks now.
    PM sent


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,902 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    anyone here have any thoughts on doing the thing where you use a virtual machine and pass through gpu, peripherals etc?

    Looking at replacing my current pc and the few other servers and stuff running here just with one threadripper pc?

    I have done passthough with pci devices in proxmox and the setup wouldn't be the big deal about it, just more in terms of weird latency / lag spikes etc?

    Would love to have one massive case with room for expansion with a 3970x threadripper (or something) and loads of ram, lots of storage as ZFS, opnsense, tvheadend, plex, all that stuff, sandboxed vm for working from home, normal windows 10 vm with gpu etc passed through, and another linux vm.

    Eggs in one basket thing not a huge deal since I would be keeping the stuff it's replacing, it would just all be turned off...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,534 ✭✭✭SickBoy


    anyone here have any thoughts on doing the thing where you use a virtual machine and pass through gpu, peripherals etc?

    Looking at replacing my current pc and the few other servers and stuff running here just with one threadripper pc?

    I have done passthough with pci devices in proxmox and the setup wouldn't be the big deal about it, just more in terms of weird latency / lag spikes etc?

    Would love to have one massive case with room for expansion with a 3970x threadripper (or something) and loads of ram, lots of storage as ZFS, opnsense, tvheadend, plex, all that stuff, sandboxed vm for working from home, normal windows 10 vm with gpu etc passed through, and another linux vm.

    Eggs in one basket thing not a huge deal since I would be keeping the stuff it's replacing, it would just all be turned off...

    I looked into it before with UNRAID.
    It's great in theory but when the slightest thing goes wrong it required stopping the array and then rebooting UNRAID.
    Very frustrating experience to be honest.
    This was about 2-3 years ago so there might be better solutions available now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,751 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki




    A bit hard to understand, but tl;dw DO NOT CHEAP OUT ON THE PSU!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    Lads can I get some office/gaming chair recommendations. Budget under €200 with delivery option.

    Even second hand if it's a high quality chair. Been looking out for something from Herman Miller but cheap ones are gold dust.

    I'm guessing the racing type chair is more gimmicky. I want something comfortable and durable for extended use.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,016 ✭✭✭Ultrflat


    BloodBath wrote: »
    Lads can I get some office/gaming chair recommendations. Budget under €200 with delivery option.

    Even second hand if it's a high quality chair. Been looking out for something from Herman Miller but cheap ones are gold dust.

    I'm guessing the racing type chair is more gimmicky. I want something comfortable and durable for extended use.

    Ikea have a great one with neck support to, My only gripe about ikea is there foam it 's pretty appalling.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    Ultrflat wrote: »
    Ikea have a great one with neck support to, My only gripe about ikea is there foam it 's pretty appalling.

    The Markus I guess? Has been long recommended. Is that still the best sub €200 new chair? How has it held up for those owning 1 a few years?

    I would like the arm rests adjustable as my table is a little high.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,405 ✭✭✭gizmo


    BloodBath wrote: »
    The Markus I guess? Has been long recommended. Is that still the best sub €200 new chair? How has it held up for those owning 1 a few years?

    I would like the arm rests adjustable as my table is a little high.
    Markus here too. Upgraded from an old Viking Berlin.

    Paid £130 for the leather version back in Nov 2016, seems to have gone up a bit since then but I certainly don't regret it. Doubly so after a few months of WFH where I've been in it for far longer than I really should be in a 24hr period. :o

    If it fell apart tomorrow I'd either replace it or try my luck here.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,902 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    can't really remember what I paid for mine but I got 3 aerons for I think less than 600 so it can be done, but now is probably the worst time in history to find a cheap herman miller :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    BloodBath wrote: »
    I'm guessing the racing type chair is more gimmicky. I want something comfortable and durable for extended use.

    Correct. Don't do this.

    I hear lots of good things about the Markus as well.

    I'd say you could hold out for a bit, and there will be Aerons and the like flooding the market in a couple of months with businesses that can't re-open from all this.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭Mr Crispy


    I have a Markus, but am looking to change it. Saw a place doing refurbished Steelcase Leaps earlier in the year, but they've been out of stock for some time now due to the current situation. Raging that I didn't go for it back then.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    can't really remember what I paid for mine but I got 3 aerons for I think less than 600 so it can be done, but now is probably the worst time in history to find a cheap herman miller :(

    Paid €280 for mine which was overpaying frankly.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,891 ✭✭✭djan


    Have had a Markus for around 8 years and it's been great. Comfort wise it's still holding up albeit the headrest leatherette is beginning to peel off in places. Highly recommend it!


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    ED E wrote: »
    Paid €280 for mine which was overpaying frankly.

    Not good?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Not good?

    Nah its solid, just it was probably a B (few scuffs etc) and they could be got for about €200 then in that kinda condition. I just needed a chair and wasnt bothered trekking around the place.

    Once you go to a decent chair like a HM or similar youll never go back.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 740 ✭✭✭z0oT


    For my gaming/office chair I went and got a refurbished Herman Miller Aeron last year. It's amazing, I can sit in it all day and I never have issues. We have them at work too.

    Ridiculously out of the budget range though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 740 ✭✭✭z0oT


    anyone here have any thoughts on doing the thing where you use a virtual machine and pass through gpu, peripherals etc?

    Looking at replacing my current pc and the few other servers and stuff running here just with one threadripper pc?

    I have done passthough with pci devices in proxmox and the setup wouldn't be the big deal about it, just more in terms of weird latency / lag spikes etc?

    Would love to have one massive case with room for expansion with a 3970x threadripper (or something) and loads of ram, lots of storage as ZFS, opnsense, tvheadend, plex, all that stuff, sandboxed vm for working from home, normal windows 10 vm with gpu etc passed through, and another linux vm.

    Eggs in one basket thing not a huge deal since I would be keeping the stuff it's replacing, it would just all be turned off...


    I've managed to set up GPU passthrough of a GTX 750 Ti into a Windows 10 VM. It worked well enough, in the sense that the few games I tried ran pretty well but I did get a few bluescreens. This was on Debian 10 with KVM/Qemu so it was mostly command line work to set it up. What can make it difficult is that Nvidia doesn't want you to passthrough Geforce cards to a VM so there's a few tricks to getting that working. AMD on the other hand doesn't care so doing it with a Radeon is easier.

    It was fun to get it up and running but for gaming, you'll be infinitely better off just installing Windows on the metal and going with that. Nothing will beat running on the metal when it comes to performance plus you're always running the chance of random stuff going on. If you were to go down the road of a Threadripper machine I'd dual boot it with Windows 10 for gaming.

    What would be really worthwhile though would be to get one of those 4 Ethernet NIC PCIe cards and pass that through to a Pfsense/Opnsense VM. That's the kind of stuff where passthrough becomes very powerful.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,878 ✭✭✭Robert ninja


    Anyone got wrist rests to recommend? Recent heat made it more obvious how bad the edge of my desk is digging into me wrists.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Anyone got wrist rests to recommend? Recent heat made it more obvious how bad the edge of my desk is digging into me wrists.

    Id argue that if your wrists are anywhere near the edge your setup is all wrong. Edge of the desk needs to be at your elbow, support that whole arm.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,751 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    ED E wrote: »
    Id argue that if your wrists are anywhere near the edge your setup is all wrong. Edge of the desk needs to be at your elbow, support that whole arm.

    In addition to this, just get an XXL mouse mat and hang it over the edge.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,902 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    z0oT wrote: »
    I've managed to set up GPU passthrough of a GTX 750 Ti into a Windows 10 VM. It worked well enough, in the sense that the few games I tried ran pretty well but I did get a few bluescreens. This was on Debian 10 with KVM/Qemu so it was mostly command line work to set it up. What can make it difficult is that Nvidia doesn't want you to passthrough Geforce cards to a VM so there's a few tricks to getting that working. AMD on the other hand doesn't care so doing it with a Radeon is easier.

    It was fun to get it up and running but for gaming, you'll be infinitely better off just installing Windows on the metal and going with that. Nothing will beat running on the metal when it comes to performance plus you're always running the chance of random stuff going on. If you were to go down the road of a Threadripper machine I'd dual boot it with Windows 10 for gaming.

    What would be really worthwhile though would be to get one of those 4 Ethernet NIC PCIe cards and pass that through to a Pfsense/Opnsense VM. That's the kind of stuff where passthrough becomes very powerful.

    thanks, I think what I'll probably do is setup one proxmox install for messing with that passthrough setup, and one just windows 10 install completely separate that I can boot into which will just work and won't have any chance of bluescreening weirdness.

    I have a few pcie cards that I could use for that, if even to just learn to do failover with opnsense :cool:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    ED E wrote: »
    Id argue that if your wrists are anywhere near the edge your setup is all wrong. Edge of the desk needs to be at your elbow, support that whole arm.

    Not necessarily. If you have adjustable armrests on your chair you can have keyboard and mouse close to the edge of your desk.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭Mr Crispy


    BloodBath wrote: »
    Not necessarily. If you have adjustable armrests on your chair you can have keyboard and mouse close to the edge of your desk.

    Yeah. This is one of my main gripes with the Markus chair, and why I was eyeing up a Leap v2.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,516 ✭✭✭Homelander


    It's amazing the variety of setups people have and what you can get comfortable with. I have to have a huge desk I can sprawl both elbows over and have a huge distance between the keyboard and mouse, otherwise I'm just off in games. I play at low sensitivity/low dpi so I tend to make huge arm movements.

    Then I see my housemate playing Overwatch, sitting back and using the edge of the couch as a mousepad with high sensitivity....and playing just as good.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    BloodBath wrote: »
    Not necessarily. If you have adjustable armrests on your chair you can have keyboard and mouse close to the edge of your desk.

    So much nope.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    ED E wrote: »
    So much nope.

    Why. I can't see how leaning forward in your chair to have forearms on desk is going to be more comfortable. Say goodbye to back support.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    BloodBath wrote: »
    Why. I can't see how leaning forward in your chair to have forearms on desk is going to be more comfortable. Say goodbye to back support.

    You have it backwards. Lean back into the chair, under the desk.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,878 ✭✭✭Robert ninja


    You were right my keyboard was too close to the edge. Turns out I had pulled it in close to get my short wired earphones closer to me while I was using a gamepad once (yes I plug my earphones into the keyboard) and forgot to push it back.

    Now my desk is leaving marks on my forearm though. I could just wear something that covers my forearms but it's so hot these nights so I'm mostly in t-shirts. I think a wrist rest would still make things more comfortable so I'm open to suggestions if anyone uses them here.
    Homelander wrote: »
    I play at low sensitivity/low dpi so I tend to make huge arm movements.
    I'm the same in this regard although I haven't played anything that requires accurate or fast mouse movement in quite some time so I think I let the discipline go. I also get super triggered seeing people playing at 5 trillion DPI with mouse movement that doesn't go larger than the size of a fried egg. But whatever's comfortable for them I guess.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,589 ✭✭✭savemejebus



    Now my desk is leaving marks on my forearm though. I could just wear something that covers my forearms but it's so hot these nights so I'm mostly in t-shirts. I think a wrist rest would still make things more comfortable so I'm open to suggestions if anyone uses them here.


    I find this to be really good, esp. for my mechanical keyboard. I got mine from UK but doesn't seem to be available so US is only option I could find at the min.

    41hR9Ng735L._AC_.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    ED E wrote: »
    You have it backwards. Lean back into the chair, under the desk.

    God no, that's a completely unnatural position for me. Arms extended fully like that.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,016 ✭✭✭Ultrflat


    I find this to be really good, esp. for my mechanical keyboard. I got mine from UK but doesn't seem to be available so US is only option I could find at the min.

    41hR9Ng735L._AC_.jpg

    I have the same one amazing best wrist rest ever I dunno what corsair were thinking of when they designed that pitiful thing they called a rest either,

    I had a Razer death stalker keyboard and that was the best ever. for a wrist rest. :cool:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,878 ✭✭✭Robert ninja


    I find this to be really good

    Thanks for the recommendation I decided to get it from the UK site because I had some gift credit there. :) Ebay was a few euros cheaper but longer wait and no credit there :pac: I'll let y's know how I find it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,751 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    My new keyboards arrived.

    PIszEoE.jpg

    Funny story: the Smart2 68 (purple/white) got lost in the post - it was due a month ago.
    I bought the HyperX Alloy Origins Core on sale from Amazon on Friday, and they both arrived at the same time today.

    Might send the HyperX back, or keep both.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    OSI wrote: »
    "And that my friends is how I started on the journey to my herniated disk....."

    Have faith in the Aeron and it will have your back :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,878 ✭✭✭Robert ninja


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    My new keyboards arrived.

    Kiki this week:
    y2wd9rK.gif


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