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sosmyface · 02-05-2012 04:19AM

Lads, i held out on a new pc for ivy bridge (only about 2 weeks:pac:) and now im looking to piece it together. I need a small form case. Which of these do you prefer?

Silverstone SST-TJ08E USB3.0 PC Case

Fractal Design Define Mini Series Micro ATX Case - Black Pearl

thanks

FlyingIrishMan · 02-05-2012 09:26AM

I like the silverstone one, but I prefer the model of it that has no mesh.

deejer · 02-05-2012 11:16AM

sosmyface wrote: »

Lads, i held out on a new pc for ivy bridge (only about 2 weeks:pac:) and now im looking to piece it together. I need a small form case. Which of these do you prefer?

Silverstone SST-TJ08E USB3.0 PC Case

Fractal Design Define Mini Series Micro ATX Case - Black Pearl

thanks

Thats the silverstone with the MB orientated upside down. Im not sure if this makes any cooling difference but I have seen good reviews for this case.

Silverstone would be a better build quality than the Fractal and personally would always choose silverstone

Pangea · 02-05-2012 01:21PM

How often do you guys airspray inside your PC?

Eboggles · 02-05-2012 01:42PM

Pangea wrote: »

How often do you guys airspray inside your PC?

I wouldn't open up my PC just to do that, whenever I'm doing something inside the case and I think it needs a clean, I do it then, normally every 3-4 months.

ShadowHearth · 02-05-2012 01:51PM

hmmmm watching some video of gtx 690. so nvidia is claiming that 82% of people do not set their of grahical settings and just go with default... i call bull**** on this.

FlyingIrishMan · 02-05-2012 03:01PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

hmmmm watching some video of gtx 690. so nvidia is claiming that 82% of people do not set their of grahical settings and just go with default... i call bull**** on this.

I would spend the first hour of a game messing around with the settings trying to get everything just right..

Serephucus · 02-05-2012 03:03PM

Maybe they mean that people just got with default levels (high, medium, low, etc.) and don't change individual settings?

Connavar · 02-05-2012 04:15PM

Everything goes to ultra straight away for me and then they are dropped down as necessary.

Don't think any of the pc gamers I know wont fiddle with the settings to some extent

Serephucus wrote: »

Maybe they mean that people just got with default levels (high, medium, low, etc.) and don't change individual settings?

Thats the only way that this stat might make sense to me

frozenfrozen · 02-05-2012 04:15PM

I set my config for css to read only years ago and still have to set about 10 things every time i start it up in console. no idea why I don't change it in my config but that seems like it would be too much effort

ShadowHearth · 02-05-2012 06:17PM

heres that video:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/geforce-lan-nvidia/729742

that whole new optimising crap is bad news. it iwll be optional now, but i bet it will be just standart later. remember RAGE? the only thing you can change in it - reolution and AA.

PC gamers want more options to play with, not less! crysis 2 was good example how to piss off pc gamers. each of us, have prefered settings. for example i always drop AA down, even if game already goes 60fps++. i just dont like AA. same as smeone likes AA, but will drop high lightning or shadows etc... this is why we love pc gaming, because we have options...

sosmyface · 03-05-2012 04:11AM

deejer wrote: »

Thats the silverstone with the MB orientated upside down. Im not sure if this makes any cooling difference but I have seen good reviews for this case.

Silverstone would be a better build quality than the Fractal and personally would always choose silverstone

thanks lads, Im gonna go with the silverstone - especially since I got a reply from Fractal earlier saying their measurements dont include the feet so the Define Mini is about 1cm to tall for the compartment in my desk:D
The SST-TJ08E looks good, i was watching oc3d on youtube and it got a gold rating. The motherboard is flat on a removable tray if I remember correctly as the heatsink was between the harddrive bay (which i dont need) and the backside. That mesh on the front is hiding a 180mm intake fan. Looks perfect for me really although 7 months ago it was £79 and now its gone up to £87:D

edit: oh your right the motherboard is upside down, the panel comes off on the other side and you need to drop the psu in from above

Eboggles · 05-05-2012 06:39PM

Right, I'm looking at upgrading my case fans in my Carbide 400r as they are a bit loud. Silence is golden here, but I still want respectable performance at a nice price. I was looking at the Bitfenix Spectre over at specialtech. Any thoughts?
They seem to be the best value as I am ordering a few other bits off them at the moment. I know the Noctua 120mm fans are good but they seem a bit pricey.

Serephucus · 05-05-2012 06:42PM

I've heard Scythe Slipstreams recommended a lot for case fans. You could also look into Gentle Typhoons. They're more for radiators, but you won't really loose anything by using them as case fans either.

Eboggles · 05-05-2012 06:49PM

Serephucus wrote: »

I've heard Scythe Slipstreams recommended a lot for case fans. You could also look into Gentle Typhoons. They're more for radiators, but you won't really loose anything by using them as case fans either.

Thanks for that, they seem quite good. I'll have to look at this further, I had decided on the Spectres as the review over at Overclock3D seemed very positive.

Brian · 05-05-2012 07:45PM

I bought the Nexus Real Silent 120mm based on their use as reference fans on Silent PC Review.

http://www.quietpc.com/products/120mmfans/nx-120-basic

Cheaper and quieter than my Slipstream from what I can tell.

sosmyface · 05-05-2012 08:37PM

lads would there be much difference between
Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 UDIMM 240 Pin Memory Module Kit

and
8GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz CL9

I just ordered the latter as part of my new ivy build and just want someone to say something like "the difference is so small you wouldnt notice it"

Skylinehead · 05-05-2012 08:41PM

The difference probably doesn't exist

Brian · 05-05-2012 09:15PM

I really want some floorstanding speakers. Not sure why.

glynf · 05-05-2012 10:55PM

Brian wrote: »

I really want some floorstanding speakers. Not sure why.

Dali Ikon 6 Mk II's and an A 38 amp/

Brian · 06-05-2012 01:41AM

glynf wrote: »

Dali Ikon 6 Mk II's and an A 38 amp/

more like polk m60c ii's and a lepai ta2020+

FlyingIrishMan · 06-05-2012 11:28PM

Anyone seen this mechanical keyboard before: http://www.coolermaster.co.uk/product.php?product_id=6815

I like the look of it, has backlit kets, choice of Black, Brown, Blue, or Red keys.

Serephucus · 06-05-2012 11:35PM

It looks very nice, except the backlights are red/orange for some reason. I'd considered this one as well when I was looking around.

Further off-topic: It'd be nice if someone made a backlit keyboard that was green (I know there is one; it's US layout). Dunno about everyone else, but I like green lighting.

N64 · 07-05-2012 03:38AM

So I decided to go against the LG monitor after reading some reviews. I saw this monitor mentioned a few times here before. What is your option on it?

http://komplett.ie/Komplett/product/monitors/80001119/iiyama_24_e2409hds_b1_lcd_2ms_vga_dvi_hdmi/details.aspx

Tea_Bag · 07-05-2012 03:48AM

N64 wrote: »

So I decided to go against the LG monitor after reading some reviews. I saw this monitor mentioned a few times here before. What is your option on it?

http://komplett.ie/Komplett/product/monitors/80001119/iiyama_24_e2409hds_b1_lcd_2ms_vga_dvi_hdmi/details.aspx

I used to own it. it's a very nice screen, but I don't think its worth €175. I paid 115 due to a miss price, but I'd value it nearer the 150e monitors I've tested.

at that price you're close to the Dell u2312hm, which is very nice.

N64 · 07-05-2012 01:04PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

I used to own it. it's a very nice screen, but I don't think its worth €175. I paid 115 due to a miss price, but I'd value it nearer the 150e monitors I've tested.

at that price you're close to the Dell u2312hm, which is very nice.

The dell u2312 looks nice however I noticed that it does have a 8ms response time which would equate to ghosting and thus be bad for first person shooter type games, no? Do you have that monitor yourself?

ShadowHearth · 07-05-2012 01:09PM

N64 wrote: »

The dell u2312 looks nice however I noticed that it does have a 8ms response time which would equate to ghosting and thus be bad for first person shooter type games, no? Do you have that monitor yourself?

i have one of those and i play mostlry FPS. fps like tribes and bf3. newer had any problems, that would make some inpact on my performance.

N64 · 07-05-2012 01:24PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

i have one of those and i play mostlry FPS. fps like tribes and bf3. newer had any problems, that would make some inpact on my performance.

Thanks for that. I just had a look at this review and seems to definitely be a bargain. Its also surprising to see how much cheaper komplett is to other online retailers for this monitor

http://tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_u2312hm.htm

sosmyface · 07-05-2012 01:38PM

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

Anyone seen this mechanical keyboard before: http://www.coolermaster.co.uk/product.php?product_id=6815

I like the look of it, has backlit kets, choice of Black, Brown, Blue, or Red keys.

I actually ordered the other mechanical keyboard they got
http://www.coolermaster.co.uk/product.php?product_id=6817
from scan.co.uk. Just ordered it thursday so hopefully have it in a day or two.
I was talking to a guy from scan the day before I ordered on the phone who was really sound and helpful and said the order would be only £2.50 (cos of avforum loyalty programme).
The next day I rag back and the guy who answered the phone was very unhelpful and disinterested and ended up charging me £6-7 for delivery. Dont think I;ll be shopping there again

Serephucus · 07-05-2012 01:46PM

What switches did you go for, sosmyface?

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