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Serephucus · 10-12-2012 01:54PM

Cheap: (I have two, work fine)
http://www.dabs.ie/products/seagate-2tb-barracuda-sata-6gb-s-64mb-7200rpm-hard-drive-7XD7.html?q=seagate%20barracuda&src=16

Low power:
http://www.dabs.ie/products/western-digital-2tb-green-sata-6gb-s-64mb-3-5--hard-drive-8B9C.html?refs=52450000-441610000&src=3

Reliability/durability:
http://www.dabs.ie/products/western-digital-2tb-red-sata-6gb-s-64mb-3-5--hard-drive-8601.html?refs=52450000-441610000&src=3

ED E · 10-12-2012 01:54PM

glynf wrote: »

If they have it in stock, a couple of days max if you are in the Dublin area, usually a couple of days to order gear in though.

They used be on the main street in Celbridge, but moved out a bit to a new Business Park-so I would usually order stuff & collect it from them.

Its 1333 so unlikely to be stock problems. Thanks.

Genghiz Cohen · 10-12-2012 03:41PM

Serephucus wrote: »

Reliability/durability:
http://www.dabs.ie/products/western-digital-2tb-red-sata-6gb-s-64mb-3-5--hard-drive-8601.html?refs=52450000-441610000&src=3

€30 for peace of mind. If it fails all my games will be gone.

Serephucus · 11-12-2012 12:29AM

What the hell is this?!

Pity the only keyboard I can find with them is one of Cooler Master's that seems to be US-only for the moment. Do want.

glynf · 11-12-2012 01:02AM

I'm thinking about treating myself to a mech keyboard for silly season, looking at the Logitech G710. I want macro keys, so das keyboard, filco and the like are out. I love the look of the K90 but the feckin arrow keys are not mech, and as I'm left handed I use them for movement in games.:(
The fact the Cherry MX Brown's are reasonably quiet is a bonus. Anything else I should consider instead?

challengemaster · 11-12-2012 07:02PM

I was going to (finally) install the cheap OCZ Vertex+ I picked up about a month ago, then I realized why I hadn't gone near it until now

It appears I wasn't planning on a new hard drive, all sata ports occupied (well, 5 occupied, 1 blocked)

>.<

PseudoFamous · 11-12-2012 07:06PM

Clean your damn heatsink!

Tea_Bag · 11-12-2012 07:08PM

an excellent introduction to a documentary gone dormant,

Missing in Action: 8-Bit Generation Documentary

its well worth the read for anyone interested in where PC's and gaming came from.

here

@challengemaster whats in the top pcie slot?

glynf · 11-12-2012 07:10PM

PCI SATA card, something like this?

that heatsink is manky BTW:D

challengemaster · 11-12-2012 07:10PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

@challengemaster whats in the top pcie slot?

edit: Yes, I'm aware the heatsink is disastrous :P I don't carry around compressed air with me everywhere though. And it's not affecting temps either. E6600@3.2Ghz, 40C idle

cherryghost · 11-12-2012 07:26PM

challengemaster wrote: »

I was going to (finally) install the cheap OCZ Vertex+ I picked up about a month ago, then I realized why I hadn't gone near it until now

It appears I wasn't planning on a new hard drive, all sata ports occupied (well, 5 occupied, 1 blocked)

>.<

I'm sure if you put Wally in there you'd never find him :pac:

Gbear · 11-12-2012 09:26PM

challengemaster wrote: »

edit: Yes, I'm aware the heatsink is disastrous :P I don't carry around compressed air with me everywhere though. And it's not affecting temps either. E6600@3.2Ghz, 40C idle

If you've got a hoover that you can vary the suction on that would probably be ok too.
We've a collection of hoovers in my house and one of them has about 6 different strength settings. The lowest is great for gently hoovering the inside of my PC.

ED E · 11-12-2012 10:55PM

Assembling my Outlaw, CPU power is in the worst possible place, so much for cable management

deconduo · 11-12-2012 11:38PM

Gbear wrote: »

If you've got a hoover that you can vary the suction on that would probably be ok too.
We've a collection of hoovers in my house and one of them has about 6 different strength settings. The lowest is great for gently hoovering the inside of my PC.

Its not a great idea to use a vaccum cleaner on a computer. They tend to build up a high static charge around the nozzle, so if you touch it against any parts there's a chance it will do damage.

BENDERS LINKS · 11-12-2012 11:43PM

deconduo wrote: »

Its not a great idea to use a vaccum cleaner on a computer. They tend to build up a high static charge around the nozzle, so if you touch it against any parts there's a chance it will do damage.

On a plastic nozzle?

ED E · 11-12-2012 11:47PM

BENDERS LINKS wrote: »

On a plastic nozzle?

Remember building up static on a balloon as a kid? Thats rubber(~plastic).

Static is just that, static, doesnt need a conductive material.

I clean my rigs with a small compressor(fitted with moisture filter).

deconduo · 11-12-2012 11:47PM

BENDERS LINKS wrote: »

On a plastic nozzle?

Yeah especially on a plastic nozzle. A metal one is actually fine if you ground it first.

Gbear · 12-12-2012 12:32AM

deconduo wrote: »

Yeah especially on a plastic nozzle. A metal one is actually fine if you ground it first.

I don't go hoovering the motherboard or anything. Just the fans, filters, heat sinks, corners of the case and that sort of thing.

Even at that strength you could stick the the pipe to the motherboard and possibly damage something, or bang into something with the nozzle. Capacitors stick out like a sore thumb.

Gbear · 12-12-2012 02:00AM

Say this on gaming bargains:

http://www.facebook.com/MetroVideoGame

Like this page on facebook and you get a free copy of Metro 2033. It's a steam code.

I'm currently downloading.

Seriously looking forward to seeing what it looks like on my new PC. I'm still knee-deep in Skyrim so I might hold off actually playing it for a while but that's no bad thing as hopefully I'm getting a 1440p monitor for christmas. It's going to look quite pretty indeed.

ShadowHearth · 12-12-2012 04:27PM

i am so fecking regreting buying gtx680 now... its price is still 450eu for cheapest one... if i owuld have gone 7950 i could just pick up second one for only 260eu and have stupid amount of power...

Nvidia really really need to rethink their pricing as i dont understand who would in its sane mind buy gtx 680...

challengemaster · 12-12-2012 05:09PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

i am so fecking regreting buying gtx680 now... its price is still 450eu for cheapest one... if i owuld have gone 7950 i could just pick up second one for only 260eu and have stupid amount of power...

Nvidia really really need to rethink their pricing as i dont understand who would in its sane mind buy gtx 680...

Well you bought one? :pac:

ShadowHearth · 12-12-2012 05:15PM

challengemaster wrote: »

Well you bought one? :pac:

when it was a brand new product. now time passed and stuff like 7950 and 7970 cost waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay lower then went it got released. Nvidia just sticked with same price as it was on launch.
I would not buy 680 at this current time. back then you payed the premium for it being new tech. Its not new tech anymore, so why charge for it so much. And its not like it is the fastest card anymore.

challengemaster · 12-12-2012 05:20PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

when it was a brand new product. now time passed and stuff like 7950 and 7970 cost waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay lower then went it got released. Nvidia just sticked with same price as it was on launch.
I would not buy 680 at this current time. back then you payed the premium for it being new tech. Its not new tech anymore, so why charge for it so much. And its not like it is the fastest card anymore.

Still the fastest nvidia card though, and it's not that far off the top. Any die hard fanboys will pay the premium, and they've probably already made their profits since release so aren't too fussed about continued sales.

They could also just be waiting for their next card release, and drop the 680 prices at the same time.

If you really wanted, you could sell on the 680 now at a premium and buy a 7950 (or two)

indough · 12-12-2012 05:23PM

some people need cuda so its not such an insane buy. the 580 is better for that but then power consumption might also be an issue. i know i could probably do with one in my new build but ill be damned if im paying the going rate for one with the 780 on the horizon

Andy!! · 12-12-2012 06:14PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

i am so fecking regreting buying gtx680 now... its price is still 450eu for cheapest one... if i owuld have gone 7950 i could just pick up second one for only 260eu and have stupid amount of power...

Nvidia really really need to rethink their pricing as i dont understand who would in its sane mind buy gtx 680...

You regret buying one at launch because... they haven't dropped the pricing since?

I'm not following.

indough · 12-12-2012 06:15PM

Andy!! wrote: »

You regret buying one at launch because... they haven't dropped the pricing since?

I'm not following.

because he wants to buy another one and if they had dropped since launch it would be cheaper for him to do so

Eboggles · 12-12-2012 06:22PM

Has anyone ordered from HWVS with UPS in the last few weeks? I just ordered a prodigy build (:D) for a Christmas present, but I'm not sure if it's going to get here in time. They normally take 5 working days with DHL, but this is only 7 working days from Christmas Weekend

.

So, how long did they take? I swear to god if it's more than a week I'm going to be majorly peeved, but not as much as the proposed recepient

.

Specs for anyone interested (I'm going to do nice photoshoot when they come)

Pentium G860
AsRock H61-ITX
4GB RAM (1333 I think)
HD7750 V2 (With 6-pin)
Be-Quiet 430 watt
DVD Drive
500GB WD Blue
White Bitfenix Prodigy

I would've went for an FM2 build, but none of the motherboards were in stock and I need it ASAP.

In other news, a Vapor-X 7950 arrived at my doorstep today along with a new PSU and NZXT braided cables

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ShadowHearth · 12-12-2012 06:55PM

indough wrote: »

because he wants to buy another one and if they had dropped since launch it would be cheaper for him to do so

i have that particular individual in ignore list, unfortunately i sow his post due to your qoute

. And like always, not surprised with posters comment.

and yes, spot on, that is the reason. We all know how blown out prices of 7970 and 680 were on launch. AMD pulled they **** together and set GPUs at reasonable price tag. Nvidia is just being nvidia.

Andy!! · 12-12-2012 07:09PM

indough wrote: »

because he wants to buy another one and if they had dropped since launch it would be cheaper for him to do so

Oh that makes sense

Well, yes, selling the card and buying two reasonably priced cards would then seem to be the smartest thing to do.

glynf · 12-12-2012 08:29PM

@ Shadow; could be worse, I paid €1100 for two 7970's 5 months back, the same cards can be got for €380 ish now-that's the way it goes though.

So sorry I didn't go for an X79 board, would be worth getting a third card now.:)

indough's got a good point, why not flog it to someone who wants a 680 for CUDA friendly apps, should surely get €400 for it.. and put €180 with that & you're looking at a pair if 7950 royalKings within budget.

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