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  • #4232
    Serephucus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,181 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    dwighet wrote: »
    Mate if you could give me the size you need I should be able to get one from work on monday

    Missed your edit...no worries

    Thanks for the offer though!


  • #4233
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    tuxy wrote: »
    Depends, some people think the temp in bios is the idle temp. The cpu is not at idle in bios so temps will be higher.

    He didnt say where he read from but the way he talks of then gaming I'm betting software monitoring.


  • #4234
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Really unexpected win... just got a 13" retina macbook pro from comet closing down sale... for £900 :eek: :D


  • #4235
    NTMK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,575 ✭✭✭NTMK


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Really unexpected win... just got a 13" retina macbook pro from comet closing down sale... for £900 :eek: :D

    Good price (for a Mac). is it the 128gb or the 256gb?

    I knew there was something i wanted to do over in Birmingham :mad:

    oh well got a pair of HD449 for 30 pounds so im happy


  • #4236
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    It's the 128gb version. They only had the display model of the 256gb left


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  • #4237
    NTMK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,575 ✭✭✭NTMK


    challengemaster wrote: »
    It's the 128gb version. They only had the display model of the 256gb left

    still though thats about €400-500 off

    anything else worth getting in there


  • #4238
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    It's €700 off :)

    The place literally looked like it had been robbed. There was barely anything at all left. 4 macbook pro's in total, a few other laptops, asus transformers and other tablets well marked down too. Only 3 tv's left. No cameras... no pc components...


  • #4239
    NTMK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,575 ✭✭✭NTMK


    challengemaster wrote: »
    It's €700 off :)

    The place literally looked like it had been robbed. There was barely anything at all left. 4 macbook pro's in total, a few other laptops, asus transformers and other tablets well marked down too. Only 3 tv's left. No cameras... no pc components...

    even better
    didnt see the price on the transformers by any chance?


  • #4240
    Headshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,702 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    Do ye think its worth having a powerful computer if your ones broadband is ****e?

    With MP taking over single player games, is it really worth owning a powerful computer with ****e broadband?


  • #4241
    smileyj1987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,325 ✭✭✭smileyj1987


    Headshot wrote: »
    Do ye think its worth having a powerful computer if your ones broadband is ****e?

    With MP taking over single player games, is it really worth owning a powerful computer with ****e broadband?

    It all depends on other uses for the PC but if its solely for gaming you would probably be better off going with a 500 - 600 build if your Broadband is crap because its a waste of a good gaming experience . I did have ****e broadband and cracked a case window because I kicked my case . It will get you very annoyed very easily !


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  • #4242
    NTMK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,575 ✭✭✭NTMK


    Headshot wrote: »
    Do ye think its worth having a powerful computer if your ones broadband is ****e?

    With MP taking over single player games, is it really worth owning a powerful computer with ****e broadband?

    Yes i have quite possibly the worst BB in the Country and I can game just fine with one or two exceptions

    BF3 between patching and **** netcode is unplayable

    Ive little to no problems with TF2,SC2,Lol,D3,CSS and CSGO and MP hasnt won yet still lots of quality SP games coming out


  • #4243
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    NTMK wrote: »
    even better
    didnt see the price on the transformers by any chance?

    I think it was £259, down from £399


  • #4244
    Shorty11857
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 238 ✭✭Shorty11857


    ED E wrote: »
    Hmm, would have to look it up but that seems a tad warm unless the room is quite warm. With a beasty cooler like that i'd want to be below 30 idle.

    Didn't really have the best air flow where it was because I just set it up where I made it to make sure it ran okay, moved it to where I'm going to be keeping it this morning and idle temperatures on the CPU and GPU seem to be hovering around 28-29C


  • #4245
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Shorty11857 wrote: »
    Didn't really have the best air flow where it was because I just set it up where I made it to make sure it ran okay, moved it to where I'm going to be keeping it this morning and idle temperatures on the CPU and GPU seem to be hovering around 28-29C

    That's more like it :)


  • #4246
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Your new PSU is making a pretty audible electrical whine while the PC is off, are you worried?


  • #4247
    NTMK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,575 ✭✭✭NTMK


    ED E wrote: »
    Your new PSU is making a pretty audible electrical whine while the PC is off, are you worried?

    Mine used to do it still working perfectly a year on


  • #4248
    Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056833501


  • #4249
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,924 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    you know what lads. i decided not to buy anything for my pc as an xmas present. catleap is nice and all, but after looking at my current pc it is more of an EPENIS enlargment that the stuff i need. so i just ordered one of these for myself as xmas present. i lost all my childhood lego and i decided to have a second hoby :o.

    9398?$main$


  • #4250
    indough
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,857 ✭✭✭indough


    very cool, i want to build one of those lego robots but they are crazy expensive


  • #4251
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,924 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    indough wrote: »
    very cool, i want to build one of those lego robots but they are crazy expensive

    aye, i sow that. i would be more interested in that controller, motors and software then robot itself. some people on youtube are freaking stupidly smart when it comes to do legostuff.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWxTg150maU


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  • #4252
    glynf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,387 ✭✭✭glynf


    ^^^ Thats proper, if my 'ould doll caught me with lego, it might be a bit detrimental on other fronts :D


  • #4253
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,979 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    I used to have easily the biggest collection of Lego I've ever seen (outside of YouTube and internet obviously)

    that's all I ever got as presents, and refused anything else.

    I traded my McDonald happy meals and movie tickets etc for a small box of Lego. I literally had no other toys.

    I see there are websites and apps made that allow you to enter your collection numbers and it'll tell you what other setups you can build by cross referencing the contents.

    then one day my grandmother gave them all away to my cousins and family friends cause she thought I was too old for them.:mad:

    she may be going senile now but I still don't forgive her. my pride and joy for 15 years.


  • #4254
    Serephucus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,181 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    I had quite a bit as well. Three of these if memory serves:

    Lego_01.jpg

    I also had quite a bit of K'nex, though I never got quite as into Mechano as I now would have liked to. We got to play around with the Lego Mindstorms robots in our first year programming module. Great craic.


  • #4255
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Explains why we all like building PC's... they're lego for adults :D


  • #4256
    Gbear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,775 ✭✭✭✭Gbear


    I had a big dustbin full of lego. Played with it for years.

    Left it all in France when I moved back to ireland. Was a bit old for it at that stage though.


  • #4257
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,924 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    glynf wrote: »
    ^^^ Thats proper, if my 'ould doll caught me with lego, it might be a bit detrimental on other fronts :D

    i am lucky with my lady! :D she knows what she was getting when decided to spend 8 years with me so far. by the looks of it, she is not going to run away from me yet! :D

    i did told her: "well, love, you will laugh. i want to get for my self an lego." her reply: "aye, have fun. though i am sure our dogs will have even more fun with it! :pac:"


  • #4258
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Maybe you could build yourself a spoiler for the car :pac:


  • #4259
    PseudoFamous
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭PseudoFamous


    meccano is still a great laugh, made this last year. Bit of a step up from what I made as a young lad.


  • #4260
    glynf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,387 ✭✭✭glynf


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Explains why we all like building PC's... they're lego for adults :D


    Maybe combine both?

    Mike-Schropp-LEGO-Case-01.jpg


    Love the black lego look, few blue LED's needed though:)


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  • #4261
    Headshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,702 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    quick question

    can you still use a plug like this on http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000W45H0C/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A264HWBK9QV6BO

    if the plastic pin is broken?

    I presume you cant since its the earth pin?


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