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Fluffy88 · 03-08-2012 10:24AM

haha, you think people might find it strange if I bring my whole PC and do that :P
It's getting a little dusty

ED E · 03-08-2012 11:03AM

Monotype wrote: »

Someone made a good point a while back that the filling station air pumps can have water in them condensed from the air which won't do your components any good.

Thats why I'm really glad my brothers air gun has a moisture filter

ED E · 03-08-2012 11:53PM

Just about to order a pair of VESA wall mounts, then I realised my primary isnt VESA compatible, only way is to get a custom adapter from some bloke in the US, why the f'ck did I have to buy dell. Raging.

Serephucus · 04-08-2012 12:05AM

What monitor do you have? Every Dell I've seen is compatible. They seem to be one of the few that consistently support VESA.

ED E · 04-08-2012 12:12AM

ST2210b.

Adapter is only 20 bucks(price of one basic VESA) but shipping from the US will no doubt be huge.
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Vesa-mount-Adapter-Monitor-DELL-ST2410-series-/200546458590#ht_1470wt_1139
EDIT: NVM, shipping is 12 dollars, may as well. Stupid that I have to buy one in the first place, but ah well.

Serephucus · 04-08-2012 12:19AM

Ouch. That's a shame. All of the Dell monitors I've seen in the past are made with mounting holes on the back panel.

ED E · 04-08-2012 12:22AM

Turns out though I was logged in and on ebay.ie, it still quoted me for a rate not available to me. Hnnnnngh. Now awaiting a quote from the seller. Over €35 all in I'll probably just try sell it off on adverts and get something VESA.

ZeroThreat · 04-08-2012 06:02PM

btw where can I buy battlefield 3 (online download) for the cheapest?

ZeroThreat · 04-08-2012 06:03PM

btw where can I buy battlefield 3 (online download) for the cheapest?

Since I have a brand spanking new pc, its about time.

Procrastastudy · 04-08-2012 06:15PM

My prediction of the anti-competitiveness in the games industry are proving correct. Its only available through origin.

Make sure you buy the game and NOT BF3 premium

Pangea · 04-08-2012 08:13PM

I read on one of the reviews of the Dell 2412
As stated in the beginning of this review Dell U2412M uses an eIPS panel. eIPS panels have most of the same image characteristics as other IPS variants, which also means that the dirty / crystalized panel coating is present. Some people prefer VA panels because of this. However, if you are used to working in front of an IPS panel, you will have no problem with U2412M. On the other hand; if you feel distracted by the crystalized coating on IPS panels, U2412M is not different from most other IPS based monitors.

For a non professional. i.e a person who just uses a monitor to surf and stuff, is an IPS panel worth the extra money, and of course the crystalised panel?

Does Dell have any good non ips panels?

Procrastastudy · 04-08-2012 08:22PM

I wouldn't be buying an IPS panel unless it was for gaming or some other application they're meant to be good at. (photo editing?) A cheap BenQ 24" looks pretty good and does the same job for most applications.

ED E · 04-08-2012 10:14PM

IPS would be worth it if you use your PC a lot even if its just casual stuff, but if its just an hour or so a day, probably not.

ShadowHearth · 04-08-2012 10:23PM

ED E wrote: »

IPS would be worth it if you use your PC a lot even if its just casual stuff, but if its just an hour or so a day, probably not.

with 2312hm being at 185eu price point i dont know why would you go for other monitor if you are looking at 23-24" monitors.

Brian · 04-08-2012 11:32PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

with 2312hm being at 185eu price point i dont know why would you go for other monitor if you are looking at 23-24" monitors.

120 Hz.

Pangea · 05-08-2012 01:37AM

Thanks Guys, Well I'd like to go for a 24' as the old monitor I have at the moment is longer vertically than the dell 23'.

This Acer is the best seller on amazon and seems pretty nice, Its TNT so If I wanted to avoid the IPS coating it might be worth a look.

http://www.ipsmonitor.co.uk/blog/acer-s240hl-lcd-led-monitor-review/

Procrastastudy · 05-08-2012 01:38AM

I want a 24 foot monitor too :P

ShadowHearth · 05-08-2012 10:16AM

Brian wrote: »

120 Hz.

185eu wont buy you a 120hz 24" monitor. or would it?

ZeroThreat · 05-08-2012 12:56PM

GCDLawstudent wrote: »

My prediction of the anti-competitiveness in the games industry are proving correct. Its only available through origin.

Make sure you buy the game and NOT BF3 premium

Both normal & premium versions are €49.99. What's the difference, won't I get more special maps with premium for same cost?

Tea_Bag · 05-08-2012 12:56PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

185eu wont buy you a 120hz 24" monitor. or would it?

there are quite a few in that price bracket. the very popular and very nice LG W2363D was about €150 when i bought it for a friend. pitty that its been discontinued. you could still pick them up second hand though, and theyre worth the money.

Tar.aldarion has one i think,

ZeroThreat · 05-08-2012 12:57PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

185eu wont buy you a 120hz 24" monitor. or would it?

I bought a samsung S23A750D monitor from amazon & cost about 185 + 100 € after conversion.

frozenfrozen · 05-08-2012 01:02PM

1.39 volts way too high for a 3930k to be at 4.5ghz? 35 degrees on idle with a h100. I had it stable with prime for like 20 minutes when I first did it at 1.3V, but every few days I'll get a random blue screen and so I push the voltage up 0.05v at a time. So far since the last change it hasn't bluescreened, and luckily it hasn't bluescreened while I was doing anything important, it's always while I'm watching a youtube video, actually.

Brian · 05-08-2012 01:31PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

185eu wont buy you a 120hz 24" monitor. or would it?

Yeah, so long as you avoid the ****ty BenQ ones.

Eboggles · 05-08-2012 04:45PM

Where's the best place to pick up some nice sleeved cables? Something like Bitfenix Alchemy?

glynf · 05-08-2012 05:22PM

Nzxt do nice ones, , as do corsair.

PseudoFamous · 05-08-2012 06:03PM

Eboggles wrote: »

Where's the best place to pick up some nice sleeved cables? Something like Bitfenix Alchemy?

if you've your heart set on the bitfenix ones, overclockers.co.uk keep a good stock of bitfenix stuff

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=1428&subid=2244

Eboggles · 05-08-2012 06:28PM

PseudoFamous wrote: »

if you've your heart set on the bitfenix ones, overclockers.co.uk keep a good stock of bitfenix stuff

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=1428&subid=2244

I'm not actually set on them, they just seemed to be of very good quality. I'll check OcUK though, thanks.

ZeroThreat · 05-08-2012 10:17PM

Well I bought & downloaded BF3, problem is the game requires you to log into 'battlelog' with your e-mail & password to access the game.

Typically, it didn't recognise my password, so I went to origin account and changed it. Tried again, and I got message 'Buy BF3 to get access to battlelog'. WTF??

Difficult to see how I can even contact someone in EA about it, but probably pointless as I heard their service is rubbish if you have any sort of problem. Guess I'll be looking for a refund.

Tea_Bag · 05-08-2012 11:09PM

... or you could hit the forgot password button???

opening BF3 via its icon instead of through origin should automatically open a new tab in your browser and be logged into battle log.

its a pretty lame reason to ask for a refund anyway. you'll have to speak to EA customer service either way anyway.

ZeroThreat · 05-08-2012 11:57PM

I've already reset password about 5 times, so no point in trying that again.
Starting bf3 via the icon brings up the request to login via battlelog anyway. Battlelog seems to be the ONLY way to access the game.

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