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  • #1472
    Headshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,654 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    Anyone ever buy a case with in built water cooling?


  • #1473
    Serephucus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,181 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    What sort of case are you thinking of?

    (If it's a Thermaltake: No, no, and frakking no.)


  • #1474
    Headshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,654 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    Serephucus wrote: »
    What sort of case are you thinking of?

    (If it's a Thermaltake: No, no, and frakking no.)

    lol

    Yes I was looking at that, I think ill step away and not today disco therma :D
    (more precisely the Thermaltake Level 10 GT LCS)

    Im looking at this one now

    http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cases/2008/09/19/zalman-lq1000/1


  • #1475
    Headshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,654 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    Wow any body ever see a case like this, I certainly havent

    http://www.quietpc.com/products/ultragrade/nof-set-a40


  • #1476
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,979 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    you know how ive always been slagging gigabyte and their half arsed lazy attempt at EUFI

    http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1917/1/

    they're having major problems OCing on Ivy because of it.


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  • #1477
    glynf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,387 ✭✭✭glynf


    Headshot wrote: »
    Wow any body ever see a case like this, I certainly havent

    http://www.quietpc.com/products/ultragrade/nof-set-a40

    Its a good idea. No room inside, though you're not going to be sticking a SLI setup in it anyway. Even if there are no fans I think dust will still get in and but it looks a bit dated.


  • #1478
    Bloodwing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 881 ✭✭✭Bloodwing


    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    you know how ive always been slagging gigabyte and their half arsed lazy attempt at EUFI

    http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1917/1/

    they're having major problems OCing on Ivy because of it.

    What do you thing of ASUS warning customers not to use the likes of P95 to strees test overclocks on IvyBridge? I'm no expert on overclocking but they do seem to be very concerend about the damage it could do.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mkGQhE1o2w&feature=g-u-u


  • #1479
    Serephucus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,181 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    Headshot wrote: »
    lol

    Yes I was looking at that, I think ill step away and not today disco therma :D
    (more precisely the Thermaltake Level 10 GT LCS)

    Im looking at this one now

    http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cases/2008/09/19/zalman-lq1000/1

    Thermaltake might have improved recently, but with virtually all of their previous stuff, you only bought it if you wanted a sure-fire way to ruin hardware. It was very leaky, and very bad quality.

    I looked at that case back in the day too. It's probably a bit on the expensive side now though, no?
    Headshot wrote: »
    Wow any body ever see a case like this, I certainly havent

    http://www.quietpc.com/products/ultragrade/nof-set-a40

    Yup, I've seen that too. :P I've been thinking about building an office PC in that for my dad at some point. Have to wait until the next time he calls me saying the computer's getting very slow.
    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    you know how ive always been slagging gigabyte and their half arsed lazy attempt at EUFI

    http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1917/1/

    they're having major problems OCing on Ivy because of it.

    LOL, and there I was thinking Gigabyte might have got their act together.


  • #1480
    glynf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,387 ✭✭✭glynf


    Has anyone any experience with Samsung screens lately? Do they have probs with light bleeding?

    I have to get new screens soon as one of mine is dying, and was looking at the the S27A950D. Seems to review well and its true 120Hz.


  • #1481
    Headshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,654 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    Serephucus wrote: »
    Thermaltake might have improved recently, but with virtually all of their previous stuff, you only bought it if you wanted a sure-fire way to ruin hardware. It was very leaky, and very bad quality.

    I looked at that case back in the day too. It's probably a bit on the expensive side now though, no?

    Can you find any recent inbuilt water cooling cases? Seems the ones iv seen a tad old now


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  • #1482
    Serephucus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,181 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    I actually haven't been keeping track. I don't think so, really. It sort of stopped with the introduction of closed loop watercoolers (H50, etc.)

    What are you looking at building, exactly? I'm sure I could come up with a parts list. :P


  • #1483
    FlyingIrishMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,861 ✭✭✭FlyingIrishMan


    So.. Linux, I've never tried it before and I want to see how it is.
    However I don't want to go through the hassle of uninstalling Windows, and having to re-install it later.
    Is there away to have both of them installed at the same time? Dual Boot I think its called, not sure though.


  • #1484
    Serephucus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,181 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    You can dual boot, or you can run a virtual machine (VM)

    For this, you can download MS VirtualPC, and a Linux disk image. You then create a virtual computer in VPC, and load the ISO. This gives you a Linux computer "application", if you like.


  • #1485
    Skylinehead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,690 ✭✭✭✭Skylinehead


    http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/05/22/how-to-dual-boot-windows-7-and-ubuntu-11-04/


  • #1486
    FlyingIrishMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,861 ✭✭✭FlyingIrishMan


    Google is making me confused.. never used any OS other than Windows so I have no idea about any other one..
    Are Linux and Ubuntu the same thing? Or is Linux a company that created Ubuntu.. something along those lines anyway.. can't get a straight answer from google.


  • #1487
    Headshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,654 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    Serephucus wrote: »
    I actually haven't been keeping track. I don't think so, really. It sort of stopped with the introduction of closed loop watercoolers (H50, etc.)

    What are you looking at building, exactly? I'm sure I could come up with a parts list. :P

    Not really looking to build anything tbh. One day I'll will do water cooling so hope that I could find an easy alternative way hence the cases I linked above


  • #1488
    Serephucus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,181 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    Linux is the base OS, Ubuntu is what's called a Linux Distro(bution) - a "flavour" of Linux. It's the most popular, and a good starting point. There's also Mint, Fedora... lots. :)


  • #1489
    FlyingIrishMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,861 ✭✭✭FlyingIrishMan


    So which one of these should I download?

    https://www.linux.com/directory/Distributions/desktop


  • #1490
    Monotype
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    Kubuntu and Linux Mint are nice, easy distributions to use.


  • #1491
    pockets3d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 283 ✭✭pockets3d


    Does anyone know where i would find a calculator with decimal to hexadecimal and binary conversion ?
    Very hard to find on the web because "programmers" calculators are confused with those expensive graphic "programmable" calculators


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  • #1492
    Serephucus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,181 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    This?


  • #1493
    pockets3d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 283 ✭✭pockets3d


    Sorry no need it for exams :P so no internet site/phone apps
    Dirty thieving academics


  • #1494
    FlyingIrishMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,861 ✭✭✭FlyingIrishMan


    Monotype wrote: »
    Kubuntu and Linux Mint are nice, easy distributions to use.

    Thanks, I was going to go with Kubuntu first, but I decided on Fedora as its a much smaller download and I'll finish downloading it tonight.
    Then I'll try Kubuntu, thanks :)


  • #1495
    Fluffy88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Fluffy88


    pockets3d wrote: »
    Does anyone know where i would find a calculator with decimal to hexadecimal and binary conversion ?
    Very hard to find on the web because "programmers" calculators are confused with those expensive graphic "programmable" calculators
    The inbuilt calculator in Windows (7 at least) does conversions for you.
    From the View menu change it to the Programmers view.

    Or if you need a physical device any good Scientific calculator will do conversions too.
    Here is the Sharp user manual, it details the info on page 25.
    http://sharp-world.com/contents/calculator/support/guidebook/pdf/Operation_Guide_EL-531W_ser.pdf

    Not too sure about Casio or other brands as never used them :)


  • #1496
    hal9000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 933 ✭✭✭hal9000


    in the spirit of off topic :pac:
    my coloured keycaps arrived today :D
    A00B8F18DAC54993BFADF7AED4BE3208-0000338914-0002839650-00800L-F733E6D55CAA465B93F31BCB3BAA19C6.jpg
    9E33D0F0741540B59827108DB95ACFE8-0000338914-0002839994-00800L-2CD0B7756B7744378D3AD6CA76B7B89D.jpg


  • #1497
    Serephucus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,181 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    Oooh... erm... spiffy. :P

    My MK-80 still hasn't shipped. :(


  • #1498
    pockets3d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 283 ✭✭pockets3d


    Fluffy88 wrote: »
    The inbuilt calculator in Windows (7 at least) does conversions for you.
    From the View menu change it to the Programmers view.

    Or if you need a physical device any good Scientific calculator will do conversions too.
    Here is the Sharp user manual, it details the info on page 25.
    http://sharp-world.com/contents/calculator/support/guidebook/pdf/Operation_Guide_EL-531W_ser.pdf

    Not too sure about Casio or other brands as never used them :)


    http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=11860136

    Seems i have to mod it to get it to work on my calculator
    Seeing as its for a CS exam i think i should get extra marks for effort :D


  • #1499
    ..Brian..
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭..Brian..


    Just on AMD's website looking at the HD 7850. It says the below;
    600W power supply (or greater) with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connectors recommended for AMD CrossFire™ technology.
    Source

    Will this XFX PRO650W Core Edition PSU be enough to run two OC'd HD 7850's and an i5 2500k @ 4.5GHz?


  • #1500
    N64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭N64


    Lads, about to order a screen off amazon for just about €150.

    How does this monitor seem?
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-IPS225V-Performance-Widescreen-Backlit/dp/B0060LCBRI/ref=dp_cp_ob_computers_title_3

    Thanks :-)


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  • #1501
    Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    Decent price for IPS! You might be interested in the Samsung VAT-back offer, though - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=78444756#post78443617


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