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Squaredude · 12-06-2013 11:46PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

cause any of us have a nexus 7.... :P

Thats just reminded me that I have a nexus 7 buried in a press somewhere.Money well spent!

Tea_Bag · 13-06-2013 01:22AM

Squaredude wrote: »

Thats just reminded me that I have a nexus 7 buried in a press somewhere.Money well spent!

:eek: i want a tablet!

NTMK · 13-06-2013 08:55AM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

cause any of us have a nexus 7.... :P

i dont have much else to give a size reference with

and anyway with the way phones are going the flagship phones will be the size of the nexus 7 :pac:

also im already terrified of touching the front panel in case i stain it :pac:

Sephiroth_dude · 13-06-2013 11:07AM

Hello again

I was considering ordering a new gaming rig off these guys http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk,anyone have any bad experiences with them?

Gumbi · 13-06-2013 11:11AM

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Hello again

I was considering ordering a new gaming rig off these guys http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk,anyone have any bad experiences with them?

I think they're reputable and reasonably priced, but you would definitely save money and get a better system if you built it yourself/payed Hardwareverdand 20 quid to build it for you.

VenomIreland · 13-06-2013 12:19PM

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Hello again

I was considering ordering a new gaming rig off these guys http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk,anyone have any bad experiences with them?

I got a laptop built off them, customer support is pretty good and they were pretty quick, but you'd still probably be better off with building yourself (or getting HWVS to do it for you).

Wossack · 13-06-2013 12:20PM

note that 20e to hws is literally to just do the jigsaw (easy) part of the build. I dont believe they even power it on, and certainly dont put an OS on it (think thats an additional charge)

had issues with the bro's new build where it had been 'built' by hws, but the gpu was DOA. Had to strip it back down before finding the gpu at fault, and then, as you dont get any of the original boxes due to the 'build' process, had to be just RMA'd in a static bag..

If I was paying them, I'd go the whole hog of getting them to do the OS install too - as I reckon otherwise its more trouble then its worth

imo

Headshot · 13-06-2013 03:56PM

lads I want to learn alot about Linux

Dont have much experience in the area but I want to learn

Any idea where to start?

I want one without a display, just using Command Prompt

Serephucus · 13-06-2013 03:59PM

Raspberry Pi. AFAIK they've got a pretty good community for beginners as well.

thewheel2.0 · 13-06-2013 04:01PM

Headshot wrote: »

lads I want to learn alot about Linux

Dont have much experience in the area but I want to learn

Any idea where to start?

I want one without a display, just using Command Prompt

Google around for a tutorial and pick one you like. Also have a project in mind cause you will learn far more by doing a project than from couple of hours reading tutorials. I use Linux in work everyday so I learned through trial and error and also having a task to motivate me.

Any reason for your sudden interest?

Headshot · 13-06-2013 04:03PM

Serephucus wrote: »

Raspberry Pi. AFAIK they've got a pretty good community for beginners as well.

I didnt think of Raspberry Pi, that should do a great job for learning about Linux

Thanks

thewheel2.0 wrote: »

Any reason for your sudden interest?

I hope to be offered a job that involves alot of Linux and I want to learn as much about it as possible. They dont expect you to know it right from the start but I want to be prepared

indough · 13-06-2013 04:06PM

i'm getting one of those myself over the next few weeks, going to try to build a mini arcade machine

VenomIreland · 13-06-2013 04:07PM

Serephucus wrote: »

Raspberry Pi. AFAIK they've got a pretty good community for beginners as well.

Seconding this, it's great because it's about the tenth of a price of a PC for testing Linux.

indough wrote: »

i'm getting one of those myself over the next few weeks, going to try to build a mini arcade machine

I'm doing something similar with one I ordered the other day, except I'm using mine for emulators.

Serephucus · 13-06-2013 04:48PM

Tricky one for yas:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TechSol-Black-Universal-Speaker-brackets/dp/B001FX6DP2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371138224&sr=8-1&keywords=speaker+wall

Anyone who has those speaker mounts, could I get the distance between the screw holes for the wall? My parent's place is severely lacking in power tools, but there's guys here doing work at the moment. Unfortunately the mounts won't arrive until next week.

If I can get the dimensions, I can get the holes pre-drilled and that would be quite a big help.

game4it70 · 13-06-2013 05:10PM

Serephucus wrote: »

Tricky one for yas:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TechSol-Black-Universal-Speaker-brackets/dp/B001FX6DP2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371138224&sr=8-1&keywords=speaker+wall

Anyone who has those speaker mounts, could I get the distance between the screw holes for the wall? My parent's place is severely lacking in power tools, but there's guys here doing work at the moment. Unfortunately the mounts won't arrive until next week.

If I can get the dimensions, I can get the holes pre-drilled and that would be quite a big help.

If you dont get sorted and your stuck i can lend you my drill.
I'm in ballinteer.

Headshot · 13-06-2013 07:19PM

Cant wait for Superman tomorrow

BobbyPropane · 13-06-2013 08:04PM

Headshot wrote: »

Cant wait for Superman tomorrow

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/superman_man_of_steel/

glynf · 13-06-2013 08:16PM

Serephucus,

Doing a bit on CAD, so I had a look at it-I would go with 2 6MM holes at 54MM centre to centre (assuming its a block wall), 2 x red rawl plugs & 1 1/2" 8 screws and you should be good.

This is based on the marked dimensions on the drawing below, found on amazon.fr, on what looks like the same bracket.

So don't blame me if its different .

Serephucus · 13-06-2013 08:34PM

game4it70 wrote: »

If you dont get sorted and your stuck i can lend you my drill.
I'm in ballinteer.

Cheers. I have a friend that has one, but he might decide to be a douche, so thanks very much for the offer. :P

glynf wrote: »

Serephucus,

Doing a bit on CAD, so I had a look at it-I would go with 2 6MM holes at 54MM centre to centre (assuming its a block wall), 2 x red rawl plugs & 1 1/2" 8 screws and you should be good.

This is based on the marked dimensions on the drawing below, found on amazon.fr, on what looks like the same bracket.

So don't blame me if its different .

[ image ]

Now you'd think, being a computer science graduate, and someone about to embark on a 3D modelling / gaming degree, that I'd have thought of doing that... I'm ceaselessly amazed at the levels of dumb-****ery I can achieve when I (don't) put my mind to things. Thanks very much for that. I'll go with those and kill you if they're wrong. hope for the best.

glynf · 13-06-2013 08:39PM

Should be near enough, not an expert at scaling with CAD, I use it for schematics mainly. Anyway, I know a good plasterer if you need one

Serephucus · 13-06-2013 08:43PM

glynf wrote: »

Should be near enough, not an expert at scaling with CAD, I use it for schematics mainly. Anyway, I know a good plasterer if you need one

And on those reassuring words...

Headshot · 13-06-2013 10:56PM

Iv been looking at a few threads on this forum and its seldom you see people recommend an AMD cpu

I reckon Im going to build a AMD computer just because I never build one before, always intel for me

gooch2k9 · 13-06-2013 10:59PM

Headshot wrote: »

Iv been looking at a few threads on this forum and its seldom you see people recommend an AMD cpu

I reckon Im going to build a AMD computer just because I never build one before, always intel for me

I built one in the Phenom II days

marco_polo · 13-06-2013 11:37PM

Headshot wrote: »

Iv been looking at a few threads on this forum and its seldom you see people recommend an AMD cpu

I reckon Im going to build a AMD computer just because I never build one before, always intel for me

I'd say the majority of the budget builds figure a FX6300 in all fairness and a few of the lower end of the bigger budget builds might have an FX8320 in there with a mild overclocking recommendation.

One of the problems with the 8-cores is that although they are a good bit cheaper for the CPU to get the maximal overclocks (4.7-8+) out of them you need to spend that bit more on a good cooler and motherboard whereas you can get alot more out of a i5-3570K with the cheapest of z77 boards and a 30 euro cooler which claws back most of the price difference. Add to that the fact that, in the best case an FX8350 only does about as well as the i5-3500K or maybe a tiny bit better, but lags a fair bit behind in the worst case, and its hard to go against Intel for the 800+ builds.

Brian · 13-06-2013 11:46PM

Headshot, maybe try starting with a VPS. http://lowendbox.com

Monotype · 14-06-2013 08:19AM

There's definitely more AMD builds going around now that say, 6 months ago. The FX6300 is really good value in comparison to the i3s. I feel Intel is getting lazy now though - there's actually little gain from 2500K->3570K->4670K. Relative stock performance has increased each time but overclockability is down. Net gain for the overclocker is essentially 0. Aside from goodies like PCI-E 3, better graphics, SATA 6Gbps.

What's the VPS for? Some of those prices are pretty good!

Oh yeah, I was reading yesterday that AMD will be changing FM2 again with the next line up to FM2+. :mad:
Gah! Can't they plan a bit further ahead? The Richland APUs are looking good enough for a small ~9-month increase, but FM1/FM2 have had short lives. That's only a year if Kaveri is released, as expected, before the year's end. Looks like they'll support older APUs, so I suppose that's something.
What's interesting is that it apparently supports GDDR5 - it's assumed that the whole APU and GDDR5 will be soldered to the motherboard (unless you go for the regular motherboard and DDR3 route). So no good for upgrades. My guess is, possibly something similar to the Playstation 4.
Here's links if anyone wants to read more.
http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2013/3/6/analysis-amd-kaveri-apu-and-steamroller-core-architectural-enhancements-unveiled.aspx
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20130530232155_AMD_s_Next_Gen_Kaveri_APUs_Will_Require_New_Mainboards.html

glynf · 14-06-2013 12:53PM

Scan just confirmed my 780's for delivery on Tuesday:D

This weekend is going to drag like a bastard for me...

NTMK · 14-06-2013 01:09PM

BobbyPropane wrote: »

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/superman_man_of_steel/

ugh well thats a tenner saved. now to wait for the next star wars films andhope they're not god awful

indough · 14-06-2013 01:14PM

i wouldn't worry too much about those reviews; i think a lot of people's judgement is clouded by nostalgia for the old movies, despite them being camp as fook

btkm8unsl0w5r4 · 14-06-2013 01:23PM

Delivered.
1. Corsair 800d
2. ROG Maximius Formula 2011
3. H110 water cooler.
4. Fan controller.
5. Red braided cables.
6. Backplates for my 680gtx.

Tomorrow I pick up a third 680 off adverts.ie, weekend of joy trying to figure out why it wont switch on and running benchmarks over and over again....happy days.

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