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    • #812
      ShadowHearth
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      lads, when it says in monitor discription: LED display and LED-backlit Display, is that the same thing?


      really damn annoying when you look for 24inch monitor they sai 24inch, but when you read in to discription it says 23.6inch ffs...


    • #813
      NTMK
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      ShadowHearth wrote: »
      lads, when it says in monitor discription: LED display and LED-backlit Display, is that the same thing?


      really damn annoying when you look for 24inch monitor they sai 24inch, but when you read in to discription it says 23.6inch ffs...

      I thinkLED backlight means that the screens backlight is LED instead of a Cold Cathode.


    • #814
      Brian
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      Tea_Bag wrote: »
      great :rolleyes:

      I'll be buying one once I shift my current monitor (http://adverts.ie/1470978) and spare mechanical keyboard. Feel free to go first, though :p


    • #815
      ShadowHearth
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      NTMK wrote: »
      I thinkLED backlight means that the screens backlight is LED instead of a Cold Cathode.

      does not answer my question and makes me more confused :o

      feck, one of the most hardest parts to look in to. so many stuff need consider when buying one! jesus!


    • #816
      Monotype
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      ShadowHearth wrote: »
      does not answer my question and makes me more confused :o

      feck, one of the most hardest parts to look in to. so many stuff need consider when buying one! jesus!

      There you go. ;)

      http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=77419821


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    • #817
      ShadowHearth
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      NTMK wrote: »
      Sorry im not really knowledgeable about monitors but

      LCD monitors dont produce their own and need a backlight (LED/Cold cathode)
      LED Screens do produce their own light and i believe don't need a backlight

      by the sound of that it sounds like its a lcd with a led backlight can you link to the monitor

      i cant pin point now, i just check all monitors out there. a lot of them got that LCD with LED backlit.

      problem is manufacturers being really damn sneaky with monitor discriptions :(. you need to go anal to find out what sort of technology they use!


      anyway i just checked that 7970 and 680 can be very damn good at 1440p and multi monitor too.


    • #818
      Icyseanfitz
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      well if you where running a 3 way 1440 monitor setup youd definitely want 2 or 3 7970's or 680's :D pocket change sure


    • #819
      Tea_Bag
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      Where is the best place to buy kettle leads? I'm in Limerick so I don't have all the electronic shops Dublin has, except for maplin, but I'm gonna take an educated guess and assume you'd pay through the roof over there. anywhere online? I need 3 for the near future, but more couldn't hurt.


    • #820
      _AVALANCHE_
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      Tea_Bag wrote: »
      Where is the best place to buy kettle leads? I'm in Limerick so I don't have all the electronic shops Dublin has, except for maplin, but I'm gonna take an educated guess and assume you'd pay through the roof over there. anywhere online? I need 3 for the near future, but more couldn't hurt.
      Tesco, €8 or €12, was looking at all their electric stuff so can't remember which.


    • #821
      deconduo
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      Tea_Bag wrote: »
      Where is the best place to buy kettle leads? I'm in Limerick so I don't have all the electronic shops Dublin has, except for maplin, but I'm gonna take an educated guess and assume you'd pay through the roof over there. anywhere online? I need 3 for the near future, but more couldn't hurt.

      You can usually find them for ~€2 in pound shops and the like.


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    • #822
      jaykhunter
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      I'd be weary of using electronics from pound shops. Have u had good experiences with it? Lidl or aldi might do some. Picked up a wireless keyboard and mouse recently at lidl works a treat


    • #823
      deconduo
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      jaykhunter wrote: »
      I'd be weary of using electronics from pound shops. Have u had good experiences with it? Lidl or aldi might do some. Picked up a wireless keyboard and mouse recently at lidl works a treat

      You can't exactly go wrong with a power cord :pac: I'm still using one thats about 10 years old.


    • #824
      Markd250
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      I picked mine up in power city for a fiver each.


    • #825
      FlyingIrishMan
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      http://gizmodo.com/5894934/breakthrough-opens-door-for-60tb-hard-drives


    • #826
      glynf
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      Tea_Bag wrote: »
      Where is the best place to buy kettle leads? I'm in Limerick so I don't have all the electronic shops Dublin has, except for maplin, but I'm gonna take an educated guess and assume you'd pay through the roof over there. anywhere online? I need 3 for the near future, but more couldn't hurt.


      Try Shannon Wholesale Electrical on Roches Street or Jack Fitz electrical near Howleys Quay if you're in town.


    • #827
      Genghiz Cohen
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      Finalising my order, and my new computer will not have much use of a DVD drive, so I'm thinking of grabbing an enclosure for it and keeping it external.
      Problem is, I can't find an enclosure for a full sized DVD drive anywhere. Any ideas?


    • #828
      Serephucus
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      Dunno if you can get enclosures for bull-on drive. Maybe this instead?

      http://www.dabs.ie/products/liteon-8x-ext-slimline-dvd-rom-black-64YR.html?refs=4294959458&src=3


    • #829
      Burgo
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      Serephucus wrote: »
      Dunno if you can get enclosures for bull-on drive. Maybe this instead?

      http://www.dabs.ie/products/liteon-8x-ext-slimline-dvd-rom-black-64YR.html?refs=4294959458&src=3

      Yeah I use something similar, my current PC doesn't have a DVD drive as I never used it, only use the external one the odd time. it spends most of its time gathering dust!


    • #830
      Genghiz Cohen
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      Serephucus wrote: »
      Dunno if you can get enclosures for bull-on drive. Maybe this instead?

      http://www.dabs.ie/products/liteon-8x-ext-slimline-dvd-rom-black-64YR.html?refs=4294959458&src=3

      Good idea. I'd be spending like €15-20 anyway.
      This one can write too.


    • #831
      Brian
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      Might just sell my HP touchpad as well. Basically never use it. That'd make the Catleap purchase a profit ;D

      current monitor + spare mech kbd + touchpad - catleap ≈ €50!

      although there's always customs


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    • #832
      ShadowHearth
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      still no answer in to myemail from dabs.ie... :rolleyes: they know how to do business... somehow i dont want to place an order there...


    • #833
      ShadowHearth
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      lads, is there any difference of GPUs from different companies but with same reference design?

      is it just a thing of putting on sticker or they fiddle a bit more then that?


    • #834
      Serephucus
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      The only things different about reference cards is the sticker, and the warranty. That's it.


    • #835
      Headshot
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      ****ing hell lads im really fed up of my sweaty hands. It doesnt help that my room gets awfully warm. Im thinking of a small fan that can go on my gaming table, any advice on what to get ?


    • #836
      deejer
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      Headshot wrote: »
      ****ing hell lads im really fed up of my sweaty hands. It doesnt help that my room gets awfully warm. Im thinking of a small fan that can go on my gaming table, any advice on what to get ?

      remember seeing this recently and thinking it was a handy little thing


    • #837
      Serephucus
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      Then there's always this yoke. :)


    • #838
      Headshot
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      Serephucus wrote: »
      Then there's always this yoke. :)

      lol

      good idea from therma but Its my mouse hand that gets very sweaty


    • #839
      Serephucus
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      You can move the fan to the other side. I think you even get two with it.


    • #840
      Tea_Bag
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      lads has YouTube gone to **** for anyone else?

      all 4PCs in the house get this green over lay thing when going to full screen and its only fixed by exiting full screen and going back in. damn annoying though. all 4 PCs are running AMD GPUs on latest drivers so I'm not sure where the problem is. 2 of the PCs have a spanking clean OS install.


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    • #841
      Burgo
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      Tea_Bag wrote: »
      lads has YouTube gone to **** for anyone else?

      all 4PCs in the house get this green over lay thing when going to full screen and its only fixed by exiting full screen and going back in. damn annoying though. all 4 PCs are running AMD GPUs on latest drivers so I'm not sure where the problem is. 2 of the PCs have a spanking clean OS install.

      Yeah been happening to me for a while too, also on amd but not the drivers released on Wednesday, the lot before that.


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