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ShadowHearth wrote: »

Lads... Do delivery and postal services are closed on good Friday? And then ofc closed for all bank holiday?

Would that be a reason why my package is traveling so slow? Like instead of 2 days, 6 days?

yes m8 no post here today for sure

i just asked at home and no post until tuesday i was told

ShadowHearth wrote: »

its a shame i wont be able to fire it up untill 19:00 . i promised fella to keep my 570 in pc, so he can see it in action! i hate to be nice!

Really.. 24hour clock

Anyway, I'm having a problem with my computer where programs won't open.
I don't think its a hard drive problem because even the programs on the SSD won't open either. Basically, for the first hour or two everything works fine. Programs open no bother, but then for some reason whenever I click on a program to open it, it just won't open. When I click on them in the taskbar, they stay highlighted for about 20seconds and then fade away.
I can fix this with a restart, and that only takes about 15seconds, but its still really annoying. I've googled the problem, but nobody seems to have the exact same problem. Any help is appreciated.

Lads

Can anyone recommend compressed air for pc cleaning?

Am looking at this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Duster-Compressed-Flammable-400ml/dp/B000MQ7DZC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333743663&sr=8-1

lads, i need help.

my monitor is old 22inch VGA, i really need something little bit better for new GPU.

so i plan to go ghetto 3x24 monitor setup, but for now i want to get at least one!

So long story short: i need 1 24inch ghetto LED monitor, not something rare, so i could buy 2 more later on, or at least 1 more so i can buy middle one better quality.

so 150-200eu is the budget!

I would definitely stretch another €50 to a u2412 if you plan to do that. They'll be around for a very long time (the u2410 is still on sale even though its been replaced, and has been forever) and it also has Display port so saves you getting adaptors, which cost a fair penny themselves, and you'd have to get 2 anyway.

that said, If i somehow managed to break my Catleap 27" today, another one would be on its way tomorrow. there just is no way in hell im going back to 1080p ever again.

god no, im just saying that if it did, id buy another:cool: the u2412 is IPS, just a "cheaper" version than the u1210

Serephucus wrote: »

The 2412 uses a different IPS panel (e-IPS vs. p-IPS) but it is still an IPS monitor. I have a Dell TN monitor three feet from my 2412, and it gets blown out of the water.

I you want to go with three monitors, do yourself a favour and save up for the 2412s. If you're spending €750 on monitors though, you could go for a U3011!

(Don't you just love when I make suggestions? :P)

me - yes

bank account - NO

misses - HELL NO!

he'll say my monitor gave birth

Umm... IPS gives you better colours, far better viewing angles, higher contrast ratios, better colour uniformity, and yes, slightly slower response times.

Get the damn 2412! :P

thing is lads i got space in budget only for 1 monitor now. at this stage anything will be better then my 22inch old LG with VGA! i already blew 530eu on gpu, i cant afford a set of monitors!

if i get 1 cheaper now i will be able to use it as one of the side monitors, when i get other 2. i might even get my main monitor something good and expensive, but later on.

i am still not convinced that e-ips is even worth to go in to. still crapy 60hz and still not proper IPS.

Serephucus wrote: »

Having used both "proper" IPS and "crappy" IPS, there isn't enough in the difference to warrant the ridiculous price difference. Also, since when is 60Hz crap? Everything ever uses 60Hz.

well its too harsh to say "crap" i admit. its just when we talk about extra costs you would expect it to be really better, but on paper it is not that impresive.

so you would give your right hand and recomend me an u2412? i was wondering about 1920x1200 resolution. if i will want to go 3 screen setup i will have to get 1920x1200 and standart 1080p wont work for it? ( just for side screens? )

Pangea wrote: »

The 2412 is €239.95 now on Komplett.
Still haven't bought one myself, kinda been sitting on the notion of paying so much for a monitor.
Is there any new monitors coming out soon?
I might just go for the 2412 is push comes to shove.

there's always a catleap for €277. its more expensive, but its in a class of its own tbh. there is no comparison between it an the 2412, let alone a 1080p TN panel.

someone on here said it best: "once you buy an expensive monitor you'll never buy cheap again"

I'll never willingly buy a TN panel again. I'll have to wait for something better than IPS comes along before I think about it. and 2560*1440p (or 1600) is a must on my list now. BF3 on ultra settings @ 1080p looks like Minecraft now.

What about Quake Live on r_picmip 5? :P

Serephucus wrote: »

Tea Bag, what did you upgrade from, and what have you used? I'm curious, because I might look into one of those if I can find a matte version.

my last monitor was this and before that was a Dell branded monitor.
Glare hasn't been a problem for me at all, but if I had a big bright window behind me, it would be pretty bad I think. I'm not sure you're going to find one with matte unfortunately. if you're ever in limerick I'll gladly show you what its like.