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N64 · 11-02-2013 03:19AM

Made me laugh

segasega · 11-02-2013 03:30AM

BobbyPropane wrote: »

PC has been bluescreening for 2 weeks now with google chrome constantly crashing as well as any other browser

Tried reinstalling windows 7 twice and using the original drivers
Tried using a different monitor
Have updated all my drivers
Tried taking out my graphics card

Ran a memory test which detected hardware problems so will work on that tomorrow
Need to clean the hardware

Any further suggestions?

CPU temps ok?

D4RK ONION · 11-02-2013 12:22PM

Not exactly off-topic, but not exactly deserving of it's own thread... Where do you guys pick up compressed air for cleaning dust etc. Online or offline (dublin area)

BloodBath · 11-02-2013 12:27PM

I heard Dealz sells them for about €1.50-1.99.

BobbyPropane · 11-02-2013 02:28PM

segasega wrote: »

CPU temps ok?

Approximately 45- 50 which I think is a bit high but had the PC for a year and a half now with no problems.

N64 · 11-02-2013 02:42PM

BloodBath wrote: »

I heard Dealz sells them for about €1.50-1.99.

I was in dealz (henry street) and had a good look around the computing/IT section and I could not find any around. I had to end up buying a can in peats which was €11

Headshot · 11-02-2013 08:07PM

Hey lads what is your anti virus setup?

I use windows firewall, superantispyware and malwarebytes

Long time since I got a virus but got a bloody trojan medbot today and got me thinking is it just a once off or shall I go for a new setup. Maybe avast or somthing idk

BobbyPropane · 11-02-2013 08:10PM

Headshot wrote: »

Hey lads what is your anti virus setup?

I use windows firewall, superantispyware and malwarebytes

Long time since I got a virus but got a bloody trojan medbot today and got me thinking is it just a once off or shall I go for a new setup. Maybe avast or somthing idk

Was using MSE but the new version of AVG is really good. Have all features on in AVG and nothing on in Windows.

New AVG also has a PC optimizer

challengemaster · 11-02-2013 10:16PM

Right so a little late to the game here :pac: but I finally got myself a q6600 to replace the e6600 I've been using for the last... since it came out. Finally have quad core \o/

Tis just to tide me over til I can afford a new system really.

BobbyPropane · 11-02-2013 10:23PM

Fixed my bsod. It was indeed the corsair memory. 2 sticks of it!!

Have to make do with 4 gbs for the foreseeable future.

klub44 · 11-02-2013 10:34PM

D4RK ONION wrote: »

Not exactly off-topic, but not exactly deserving of it's own thread... Where do you guys pick up compressed air for cleaning dust etc. Online or offline (dublin area)

Any petrol station -> Air compressor

BloodBath · 12-02-2013 01:01AM

Headshot wrote: »

Hey lads what is your anti virus setup?

I use windows firewall, superantispyware and malwarebytes

Long time since I got a virus but got a bloody trojan medbot today and got me thinking is it just a once off or shall I go for a new setup. Maybe avast or somthing idk

Go with avast. It's by far the best free AV. I wouldn't trust avg. It didn't stop spyware in the past. I haven't had a single infection in 5 years of avast use.

Squeaky the Squirrel · 12-02-2013 01:59AM

Bill Gates AMA

Genghiz Cohen · 12-02-2013 02:54PM

Funny thing about saying you don't have a virus.
How do you know?

BobbyPropane · 12-02-2013 02:55PM

Squeaky the Squirrel wrote: »

Bill Gates AMA

Legend.

Squeaky the Squirrel · 13-02-2013 02:36AM

BOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOOOo

Can't see myself using them again. He was bang on and would always sort ya out when you had a prob.

Headshot · 13-02-2013 02:40AM

Squeaky the Squirrel wrote: »

BOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOOOo

Can't see myself using them again.

imagine I was about to pm Declan about a keyboard I wanted the k400

(I want a keyboard with a mouse )

Seeing could he do a deal for me but the whole affair has put me off using pc world tbh

ED E · 13-02-2013 02:43AM

Never knew their MD was on here:eek:

MRTULES · 13-02-2013 03:09AM

Quick question Re HDD speeds.
Looking at a cheap case so the question is this:
What would be faster, a internal HDD like this
Or if I got a case with USB 3, an external HDD with usb3?

Thanks in advance

BloodBath · 13-02-2013 03:23AM

The sata interface is capable of more than usb but it won't matter on mechanical drives from sata 2-3 compared to usb-3.

Larger discs have faster read/writes than smaller ones.

This 2TB drive is only €20 more and would have faster transfer speeds.
http://lb.hardwareversand.de/7200+RPM/53881/Seagate+Barracuda+7200+2000GB%2C+SATA+6Gb+s.article

Deano12345 · 13-02-2013 03:50AM

18th of this month for the Titan launch ! I'm actually underwhelmed considering the (reported) price though, if what people are saying is true, one card will run you $1600, thats triple 680/7970 money plus the PSU to run them.

Just ran the numbers : 1600 AUD, so around 1230 euro. Hope this is a rumor thats busted though, thats crazy money for a single GPU card

MRTULES · 13-02-2013 03:56AM

BloodBath wrote: »

The sata interface is capable of more than usb but it won't matter on mechanical drives from sata 2-3 compared to usb-3.

Larger discs have faster read/writes than smaller ones.

This 2TB drive is only €20 more and would have faster transfer speeds.
http://lb.hardwareversand.de/7200+RPM/53881/Seagate+Barracuda+7200+2000GB%2C+SATA+6Gb+s.article

Thanks for that. Could you explain why as They both look the same to my uneducated eyes. Same interface, data transfare rate ect.
If it is a long complicated thing to explain, please point me in the direction of some reading. I am not lazy when it comes to learning this stuff.

BloodBath · 13-02-2013 04:05AM

USb 3.0 and sata 3 aka sata 600 have pretty much the same transfer rates so you are right on that one. Sata performs better than usb in most situations however as it supports Native Command Queueing (NCQ) and has it's own controller where as USB is host controlled putting more of the work on the cpu.

Mechanical hard drives can get nowhere near these potential transfer speeds though. You would have to get a good sata 3 ssd to make use of that bandwidth.

There isn't a whole in it though. If you really need the drive to be portable go with USB.

Serephucus · 13-02-2013 10:59AM

Deano12345 wrote: »

18th of this month for the Titan launch ! I'm actually underwhelmed considering the (reported) price though, if what people are saying is true, one card will run you $1600, thats triple 680/7970 money plus the PSU to run them.

Just ran the numbers : 1600 AUD, so around 1230 euro. Hope this is a rumor thats busted though, thats crazy money for a single GPU card

You can't convert numbers directly like that. That's like saying a $500 GTX 680 would cost €370, which isn't the case at all. Australia tends to be more expensive than the US. I'm still holding out for an $899 price-tag. Based on the 690 pricing, that would equate to about €800 here.

Squeaky the Squirrel · 13-02-2013 03:52PM

Serephucus wrote: »

You can't convert numbers directly like that. That's like saying a $500 GTX 680 would cost €370, which isn't the case at all. Australia tends to be more expensive than the US. I'm still holding out for an $899 price-tag. Based on the 690 pricing, that would equate to about €800 here.

Apple, Microsoft, Adobe Called By Lawmakers To Defend Higher Prices In Australia

Gumbi · 13-02-2013 04:15PM

Squeaky the Squirrel wrote: »

Apple, Microsoft, Adobe Called By Lawmakers To Defend Higher Prices In Australia

There is this, yes, but there are also other things to consider, like VAT. Indeed, many online US computer parts' retailers rely on the customer to pay tax on their purchases, something that doesn't happen all the time, an is a lot lower than the EU in cases where they do.

Tea_Bag · 13-02-2013 05:14PM

whats the problem with price? its GTX690 speeds on a single GPU, presumably running cooler and OC higher too. its going to be around the same price.

Apparently its cheaper to fly to the US, purchase CS6 and fly back to oz than it is to buy CS6 there.

Y'all will like this though, (US/EU free trade agreement talks)

Squeaky the Squirrel · 13-02-2013 05:27PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

Y'all will like this though, (US/EU free trade agreement talks)

It was a Trade war last week...

Tea_Bag · 13-02-2013 05:44PM

Squeaky the Squirrel wrote: »

It was a Trade war last week...

in all fairness, the US can take its data/IP/copyright laws and shove them up their arse.

Squeaky the Squirrel · 13-02-2013 06:46PM

Anybody see anything to be worried about with this CT Scan?

No cheating!

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