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Mod Note: In all of my benevolence (and the fact I'm tired of cleaning gag posts out of the BA thread) I have created a new (did we ever have one??) Off Topic thread for all your randomness and IT-related humour! The rules are: there are no rules. Although posting on-topic stuff here or stuff that belongs in Hardware Discussion etc. better may be moved randomly with extreme prejudice!! It will also make you look silly

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Burgo

Gbear wrote: »

What'd a good gaming mouse be?

Preferably under 50 quid, wired, fairly big (I have big hands).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-G400-Optical-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B00573Y2RC/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1365281012&sr=1-1&keywords=g400

anything else is terrible.

BloodBath

anything else is terrible

Really? You've tested every mouse on the market personally then?

While I'm a big fan of logitech mice, they aren't big and the design is quite old and has been improved on in a lot of mice.

Sarz91

I have the fireglider which is the one just under the Drakonia. It's a fantastic mouse but the decal on it is rubbish. It picks up any sweat from your hands. I don't have sweaty hands at all and it's always dirty. Never happened with any other mouse I've used. I'm not sure if the Drakonia has the same kind of paint job but it looks like it does. Aside from that, the Fireglider is a great mouse. I can only assume the Drakonia is too.

VenomIreland

Burgo wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-G400-Optical-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B00573Y2RC/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1365281012&sr=1-1&keywords=g400

anything else is terrible.

The Zowie AM/FK and the new Deathadder are supposedly perfect as well.

Gbear

BloodBath wrote: »

This is great for the money. I don't own one but the reviews everywhere seem to be positive and it's quite large. Going to get one myself. Go with amazon seller so the delivery is free. I couldn't link it directly.

I dunno... that name is pretty terrible...:pac:

N64

I have a Razer deathadder and even though I have big hands, find it really comfy to use.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Razer-Deathadder-Black-Edition-Gaming/dp/B004MR3QY4/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1365298686&sr=1-2&keywords=razer+deathadder

About ~57€ delivered

Gbear

BloodBath wrote: »

This is great for the money. I don't own one but the reviews everywhere seem to be positive and it's quite large. Going to get one myself. Go with amazon seller so the delivery is free. I couldn't link it directly.

Ordered this.

Amazon's currency exchange is a bit weird.
If I pay in € it's 32.50 but if I pay in sterling it works out at only 30.

Thanks.

BloodBath

Nice 1, give us on update on how it is. Might order mine next week.

Lu Tze

Moved my PC from the living room to the bedroom recently and waiting on some powerline adapters to be delivered - however have discovered my phone is an excellent wireless adapter in the meantime! Streaming TG4 (football match) at the moment no hassle! Made sure to turn off 3g data just incase i got landed with a huge bill!

Squaredude

Any recommendations for a good headset.preferably 7.1?Currently have tritton ax pros but they're on the way out.

Sarz91

Squaredude wrote: »

Any recommendations for a good headset.preferably 7.1?Currently have tritton ax pros but they're on the way out.

Whats your budget and do you make use of a sound card? I probably won't be able to answer your question but I'm guessing someone who can would do better with the information.

Snowie

can any one recomend a good keyboard for gaming with?

Squaredude

Sarz91 wrote: »

Whats your budget and do you make use of a sound card? I probably won't be able to answer your question but I'm guessing someone who can would do better with the information.

I'll be purchasing a sound card at some stage in the not too distant.My budget is around €200 for the headset.

gavmcg92

Lu Tze wrote: »

Moved my PC from the living room to the bedroom recently and waiting on some powerline adapters to be delivered - however have discovered my phone is an excellent wireless adapter in the meantime! Streaming TG4 (football match) at the moment no hassle! Made sure to turn off 3g data just incase i got landed with a huge bill!

Are those powerline adapters any good? The original location where I was going to put my new PC is no longer viable so I'm going to have to move it upstairs. Are these things an option?

Headshot

Headphones FTW

Brian

Get 2.0 headphones.

Squaredude

Brian wrote: »

Get 2.0 headphones.

Kind of have the heart set on a surround sound set.

gavmcg92 wrote: »

Are those powerline adapters any good? The original location where I was going to put my new PC is no longer viable so I'm going to have to move it upstairs. Are these things an option?

Yeah I have my PC upstairs and my router downstairs and I'm using the power line adapters and I find them great. I've had no trouble with them.

Burgo

Brian wrote: »

Get 2.0 headphones.

couldn't agree more!

Here's what im currently using:
http://www.thomann.de/ie/beyerdynamic_dt770_pro80_ohm.htm

Brian

Squaredude wrote: »

Kind of have the heart set on a surround sound set.

Surround sound headphones are bunk. With a competent soundcard you will get a better effect on 2.0.

Squaredude

Brian wrote: »

Surround sound headphones are bunk. With a competent soundcard you will get a better effect on 2.0.

Really?I must go do some more research before I go buying anything so.The surround sound set I currently have sound quite good excluding the buzzing noise being caused by the mic.

gavmcg92

Squaredude wrote: »

Yeah I have my PC upstairs and my router downstairs and I'm using the power line adapters and I find them great. I've had no trouble with them.

You don't get your full speed do you? What sort of figure are we looking at 1/2 speed? 1/4? Also what model do you have in your house?
Need to look into all these things now :rolleyes:

Squaredude

gavmcg92 wrote: »

You don't get your full speed do you? What sort of figure are we looking at 1/2 speed? 1/4? Also what model do you have in your house?
Need to look into all these things now :rolleyes:

Its a dlink of some description.I'll check the model when I get home from work.I get full speed as far as I can tell.Haven't noticed a speed difference between using wireless and the adapters

Squaredude

Double post

Bazzo

BloodBath wrote: »

This is great for the money. I don't own one but the reviews everywhere seem to be positive and it's quite large. Going to get one myself. Go with amazon seller so the delivery is free. I couldn't link it directly.

I picked one up 5-6 months ago because of how cheap it is and how much my previous mouse was beginning to annoy me. I have to say I was surprised at how much I like it, it's got pretty much all the features of more expensive mice just at a better price.

The one thing that's against it, I suppose, is that some people may not like its looks, but then again that's true for most gaming mice.

Squaredude

gavmcg92 wrote: »

You don't get your full speed do you? What sort of figure are we looking at 1/2 speed? 1/4? Also what model do you have in your house?
Need to look into all these things now :rolleyes:

These are the set I got,got them on one of the lightning deals for €40
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004FJSSP6/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Snowie

Apparently my stuff will be here tomorrow the tracking number says its in Tamworth england since saturday should i ring ups to see if theres a problem?

gavmcg92

Snowie wrote: »

Apparently my stuff will be here tomorrow the tracking number says its in Tamworth england since saturday should i ring ups to see if theres a problem?

I had the same problem with mine. It left tamworth at 5am on a Friday and didn't get the import scan until Tuesday afternoon. That was mainly because of the bank holiday. I think they leave all the parcels in Dublin (not scanned) until they are ready to send them out for delivery.
Guys in the call centre will tell you the same thing as it says on your tracking info.

BloodBath

Snowie wrote: »

Apparently my stuff will be here tomorrow the tracking number says its in Tamworth england since saturday should i ring ups to see if theres a problem?

Nope just have patience. It will be with you soon

Snowie

gavmcg92 wrote: »

I had the same problem with mine. It left tamworth at 5am on a Friday and didn't get the import scan until Tuesday afternoon. That was mainly because of the bank holiday. I think they leave all the parcels in Dublin (not scanned) until they are ready to send them out for delivery.
Guys in the call centre will tell you the same thing as it says on your tracking info.

well thanks for that i was going to phone them

..
Ill check whats happening, hopefully HWS have put my house phone number on the box so they can find me ...

BloodBath wrote: »

Nope just have patience. It will be with you soon

man its killing me I've got my keyboard here and my mouse and all im waiting on is everything else, I was going to try down load all the windows 7 service packs and stuff is that even possible? just so I dont have to wait so long.

BloodBath

Download your mainboard and graphics drivers and all the software you will need for a fresh windows install, browsers, anti virus ect.

Might as well have them all ready to go. I'm not sure about service packs.