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Serephucus · 05-09-2012 05:34PM

Should do, AFAIK, but I think it usually takes a few days (in my experience anyway) and half the time the package is delivered to you by the time An Post gets around to updating the tracking.

N64 · 05-09-2012 07:35PM

Yeah, once the package reaches Ireland, then the anpost site will update. It is usually delivered the day after that.

Headshot · 05-09-2012 07:45PM

God I hate the wait tbh and no site telling me where the hell it is

From DHL (which are awful for updating)
31.08.2012 02:53 The international shipment has been processed in the export parcel center

An post
Our Item Tracking system has not recognised the number(s) that you have entered. Please check that you have entered the correct number(s), or we may not have yet received this item

This is my beast
Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155
8gb ram
2x Gigabyte 670
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Sockel 1155 ATX
Thermalright HR-02 Macho
Corsair Vengeance C70

RUCKING FETARD · 05-09-2012 10:03PM

It'll be there when it's there...

glynf · 08-09-2012 07:53PM

Thought I'd post this here, I got a laugh out of it as for me this geebag epitomises apple fan boys.:)

(honourable mention for yoga girl at 3:23)

edit; Link attached.

dwighet · 08-09-2012 08:03PM

glynf wrote: »

Thought I'd post this here, I got a laugh out of it as for me this geebag epitomises apple fan boys.:)

(honourable mention for yoga girl at 3:23)

linky mate...

smileyj1987 · 08-09-2012 08:08PM

I was asked to get a DVI to VGA adapter for a mate in Dublin today . I got it out of peats on recommendation from a staff member of PC World because they had none in stock

:o . While I was walking around to Peats I decided to try maplis and the cheapest one they had was 22.99 !!!!!!!! The funniest thing of the day was the price of a HD 7770 249 Euro . I had to leave that shop because of all the laughing I did . How or why are some of these shops going especially with all the prices they charge . I got it in the end for a 10 in Peats .

Tea_Bag · 09-09-2012 12:02AM

built headshots PC the other day, and I want to put this out there, DO NOT BUY THE Thermalright Macho. I already knew what I was doing with it, and I still struggled. it cannot be done on your own. 5 hands are preferred, but you can do it with 4 if you're both skilled gymnasts.

I got damn lucky having a very skinny screw driver to get the last screw, but if you don't, you're not going to get it closed if your motherboard has a heatsink over the mosfets. don't put yourself through the hassle. spend an extra tenner if you have to. its a great cooler, but I won't be doing it again. took longer to assemble than the rest of the PC put together.

Headshot · 09-09-2012 12:22AM

lol ya that was frustrating as hell

I say you were fair close to the edge on it, those screws were getting the best of ya lol

Headshot · 09-09-2012 03:16PM

So my sound card doesnt fit in my new computer anymore

I thought the mobo sound would do the job but the sound card has better quality and louder

Anyway around this?

Was thinking of a sound card in the front bay but not sure

Monotype · 09-09-2012 03:53PM

Turn up the volume in the system tray near the clock?

I can't quite see what you've got free but could you fit in a lower profile PCI card or do you have a PCI-E x1 slot that you could use?

Headshot · 09-09-2012 04:14PM

Monotype wrote: »

Turn up the volume in the system tray near the clock?

I can't quite see what you've got free but could you fit in a lower profile PCI card or do you have a PCI-E x1 slot that you could use?

Mono the volume is up to the max

The GPU's and the big cooler stop any sound card going in there

Tea_Bag · 09-09-2012 04:38PM

macho takes top x1 slot, and bottom leaves very little room for GPU to get air. you could try it headshot, just monitor temps?

Headshot · 09-09-2012 04:41PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

macho takes top x1 slot, and bottom leaves very little room for GPU to get air. you could try it headshot, just monitor temps?

na I rather not interfere with 400 euro worth's of gpu

Im looking at one of these

But alot cheaper than that

Tea_Bag · 09-09-2012 04:44PM

that's still going to need an x1 slot. you could get a riser cable that will extend it away from the GPU, but your case doesn't have one of those side mounted brackets.

you could always sell me a 670

Monotype · 09-09-2012 04:49PM

That's disappointing so - or you must be listening to stuff at very high volume? Do you think it's a driver issue or anything? Be sure to grab the drivers from the motherboard's website or the integrated sound card maker's as I've found that Windows ones can be a little ropey.

You can get sound through your graphics card. I know most GPUs that you buy now are capable of it, but you'd need an adapter to split off the sound from hdmi or displayport and these are expensive.

There's USB sound cards too but I can't attest to the quality of these as I've never used them.

Headshot · 09-09-2012 04:50PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

that's still going to need an x1 slot. you could get a riser cable that will extend it away from the GPU, but your case doesn't have one of those side mounted brackets.

you could always sell me a 670

lol that was your plan all along, you sly fecker lol

So im more or less stuck without a sound card?

smileyj1987 · 09-09-2012 05:40PM

http://uk.store.creative.com/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-play/1-17892.aspx

What about a USB sound card or you could buy yourself a USB headset .

Pangea · 09-09-2012 05:48PM

Lads, anyone here ever get really slow installs? I'm beginning to think its the ssd I have, nearly everything I try and install recently just hangs, very annoying.

Serephucus · 09-09-2012 06:55PM

So, my brother's in the US. If he were to bring a few 660 Tis back, would anyone be interested? Probably sold for €30 or so less than HWVS prices.

Monotype · 09-09-2012 07:30PM

Pangea wrote: »

Lads, anyone here ever get really slow installs? I'm beginning to think its the ssd I have, nearly everything I try and install recently just hangs, very annoying.

Some programs take forever to install. Itunes comes to mind. Other large professional suites can be slow because of heavy compression.
If the SSD is hanging, maybe a firmware update would help. Is it just writes that are slow? Check that TRIM is enabled (commands are in the SSD guide in my signature).

Serephucus wrote: »

So, my brother's in the US. If he were to bring a few 660 Tis back, would anyone be interested? Probably sold for €30 or so less than HWVS prices.

:cool: Thanks for the offer. I need to cut back on my hardware buying though.

Tea_Bag · 09-09-2012 07:40PM

Monotype wrote: »

Some programs take forever to install. Itunes comes to mind. Other large professional suites can be slow because of heavy compression.
If the SSD is hanging, maybe a firmware update would help. Is it just writes that are slow? Check that TRIM is enabled (commands are in the SSD guide in my signature).

:cool: Thanks for the offer. I need to cut back on my hardware buying though.

aren't you still rocking a 4250?

Monotype · 09-09-2012 08:09PM

No, I upgraded way up to a 6850! :cool:

Not that the 4250 was bad for what it did!

A 660ti would be completely wasted on me as I wouldn't play any games that would need it. The most demanding game was Metro 2033 but I got sick of that quickly because of the sheer bugginess and awful save system, despite a promising story and style. Another game just let down by the interface.
Most of the time it's L4D2, UT or indie games or getting around to fallout and stalker. The only benefit these see is a substantial SSD, which I already have.

Headshot · 13-09-2012 01:36AM

So Iphone 5 will be out soon.....

Its very frustrating to me that this will sell like hotcakes

Eboggles · 13-09-2012 07:22AM

Headshot wrote: »

So Iphone 5 will be out soon.....

Its very frustrating to me that this will sell like hotcakes

I was actually quite disappointed with it, it wasn't exactly innovative...

I'd rather get the Samsung Galaxy S3.

ShadowHearth · 13-09-2012 07:38AM

I love how fella in stage was raving how shot pcs are and how they are totally useless machines and being replaced with iPads.

Was quite ironic, as I was watching live feed on my left monitor, boards.ie apple forum on my main, where was I talking with boardsies about iPhone 5, on my right monitor I had a very funny south park episode. In the background I had ventrilo on, so I had a chat with lads and downloading bf3 patch too.

Pc - get out oft face, you are useless!

Tea_Bag · 13-09-2012 03:09PM

right... building a new PC... and im never buying MSI motherboards again. their drivers FTP site is bloody terrible. 50kbps max download :mad: the realtek sound drivers are 128mb... ive been waiting for an hour for it to download

Monotype · 13-09-2012 05:55PM

I think I've had that issue with most motherboard makers for that. Asus, Asrock and MSI have all had very slow websites for considerable lengths of time. Asus had tuned their site up a bit last time I checked but they were the worst offender at one stage.

Tea_Bag · 13-09-2012 06:51PM

just hooking up my ax1200. tbh, I'm fairly disappointed. the modular cables are a blessing, but its a long way off what I'd accept as 'silent'.

it was recommended on many forums as being pretty much the quietest in its class, bar a few that turn their fan off under 20% load. its only slightly quieter than my XFX 850W though.

I don't think its a dud, I bought it second hand, but its like brand new. not a spec of dust or anything.

glynf · 13-09-2012 06:59PM

Why did you go for 1200W-thinking about another GPU?

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