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Headshot · 24-04-2012 06:27PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

how much was the sata cable out of interest?

Free

Burgo · 25-04-2012 09:48AM

Anyone know how much shipping is from amazon.de?

Tea_Bag · 25-04-2012 10:35AM

free if you spend over the €25 from them.

thewheel2.0 · 25-04-2012 01:37PM

Burgo wrote: »

Anyone know how much shipping is from amazon.de?

Hmm I made a build last night on amazon.de and it was €70 more than hardwareversand. Amazon.co.uk was €110 more

Brian · 25-04-2012 01:42PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

free if you spend over the €25 from them.

I think it depends on who fulfils it. Iirc it was around €20 for those speakers I linked to (yes I came that close to buying them

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Tea_Bag · 25-04-2012 01:53PM

Brian wrote: »

I think it depends on who fulfils it. Iirc it was around €20 for those speakers I linked to (yes I came that close to buying them )

yea. Amazon needs to be the seller.

Brian · 25-04-2012 02:11PM

Do Peats sell these? Need a second set for push-pull on my Mugen.

Tea_Bag · 25-04-2012 03:07PM

peats is gone no?

Monotype · 25-04-2012 03:10PM

They're reopening two branches. See the Peat's thread.

Burgo · 25-04-2012 03:53PM

Brian wrote: »

I think it depends on who fulfils it. Iirc it was around €20 for those speakers I linked to (yes I came that close to buying them )

ha, well it's payday on Friday, so I'm toying with the idea :pac:

Bloodwing · 25-04-2012 04:11PM

Well after a couple of days of careful consideration and looking at a lot of reviews I've just ordered these so now it's time to find a decent sound card. I was looking at something like this, I have one 5.25" bay left and it's crying out to be filled with something!!

Brian · 25-04-2012 04:22PM

._.

Headshot · 25-04-2012 04:27PM

Mw3 is free to try, starting tomorrow and ending Monday

ShadowHearth · 25-04-2012 04:50PM

Headshot wrote: »

Mw3 is free to try, starting tomorrow and ending Monday

they need to pay people to try it out. thx god i got my copy of it for 8eu on launch, so i did not wasted a lot of money.

FlyingIrishMan · 25-04-2012 04:52PM

How did you manage to get it that cheap?

I still have the game files from last time there was a free weekend so won't have to download them again, not that I'll be playing much but if anyone wants to play add me, flyingirishman

N64 · 25-04-2012 04:53PM

Headshot wrote: »

Mw3 is free to try, starting tomorrow and ending Monday

Not worth the bandwith

Headshot · 25-04-2012 05:02PM

Lol I know it's a ****ing awful game (ps3) but worth a try on the pc for the craic, no chance in hell I'd pay for it thou

Brian · 25-04-2012 05:08PM

Quake Live is free

Craig B · 25-04-2012 05:09PM

Brother got the collectors edition on PS3 and its horrible.
Thank god I invested wisely in my nerdy games....... *cough Skyrim cough*

ShadowHearth · 25-04-2012 05:09PM

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

How did you manage to get it that cheap?

I still have the game files from last time there was a free weekend so won't have to download them again, not that I'll be playing much but if anyone wants to play add me, flyingirishman

have a relative working in a company which gets special deals for activision lol

Eboggles · 25-04-2012 05:20PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

they need to pay people to try it out. thx god i got my copy of it for 8eu on launch, so i did not wasted a lot of money.

You bought it? Oh gawd :P

Looks like you got it for €8 over the actual worth...

Bloodwing · 25-04-2012 05:37PM

Brian wrote: »

._.

I get the distinct impression that you disagree with my decision?? Any particular reason(s) why? (*hides under desk*)

Serephucus · 25-04-2012 05:43PM

He's just pissed because it's a name he recognises (and can pronounce) therefore it's bad. :P

The speakers should be very good but that sound card is awfully over-priced. You could look at something like an Xtreme Audio that would give you all the same features, and cost a good lot less. You could also look into a Xonar as well. Anything else would probably be outside of your budget.

ShadowHearth · 25-04-2012 05:44PM

Neilos wrote: »

I get the distinct impression that you disagree with my decision?? Any particular reason(s) why? (*hides under desk*)

200+++ eu 2.1 . sorry, but even i cant find a justification for that

Serephucus · 25-04-2012 05:47PM

Give decent speakers a listen, then we'll talk.

It's like saying you can't imagine spending €20 on a piece of meat when you've been eating pigeon crap.

deejer · 25-04-2012 06:07PM

Serephucus wrote: »

Give decent speakers a listen, then we'll talk.

It's like saying you can't imagine spending €20 on a piece of meat when you've been eating pigeon crap.

On that point I was at a friends house last weekend I he had the Z906s and have to say they are impressive alright. Watched the crane chase scene from Terminator 3 (you know the one) a couple of times to give them a good work out

My 5yr old Lidl speakers do feel a bit like pigeon crap now

ShadowHearth · 25-04-2012 06:12PM

Serephucus wrote: »

Give decent speakers a listen, then we'll talk.

It's like saying you can't imagine spending €20 on a piece of meat when you've been eating pigeon crap.

i an only imagine what pigeon crap you can buy for 200eu+++ :eek:

Bloodwing · 25-04-2012 06:20PM

Serephucus wrote: »

The speakers should be very good but that sound card is awfully over-priced. You could look at something like an Xtreme Audio that would give you all the same features, and cost a good lot less. You could also look into a Xonar as well.

Would something like this do the job? There seems to be a lot of choices out there and it's hard to know which suits my needs the best.

Serephucus wrote: »

Anything else would probably be outside of your budget.

Putting budget aside what would you go for on a 2.1 setup used mainly for gaming and music?

Cheers.

Serephucus · 25-04-2012 06:22PM

Well AFAIK, those speakers only have analogue out, right? (3.5mm jack)

So something like the DX would be fine, probably.

Or maybe this.

Brian · 25-04-2012 06:25PM

I am fundamentally opposed to spending more than €20 on a product made by Creative.

I read this review of the Corsair speakers, they seem all right. Still way more than I'd be willing to spend on a non-audio-centric company's products though.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=251

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