The Revenge of the Post Here When You Get Something New thread

29-08-2013 10:14PM

EnterNow wrote: »

HD7870 arrived, to replace my borked GTX8800. Finally, I can get near my Steam library properly!

I used to to have a gtx8800.
cost me a **** ton of dosh then **** its self after nearly 3 years.
I had bought it from dabs.ie so I rang them up and they said they'd replace it no problems!
They didnt stock them anymore so they gave me a full refund!
600e +!!!!!!
I bought a HD 5800 and pocketed 300+
I was a happy man that day.
ahhh good times

Myrddin · 29-08-2013 10:16PM

I remember paying €600 odd quid for mine too, jeez those were the days. It's an unthinkable amount of money to drop on a card these days for me. Lasted about 8 years or so

Hank Scorpio · 30-08-2013 04:34AM

You can put them in the oven and get extra life out of them, not that it matters now!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_taI-CkPD3M

o1s1n · 30-08-2013 07:38AM

EnterNow wrote: »

I remember paying €600 odd quid for mine too, jeez those were the days. It's an unthinkable amount of money to drop on a card these days for me. Lasted about 8 years or so

Not a card, but I remember paying almost €1500 with a student grant for a new pc just before Hl2 and Doom3 came out. (had my priorities right! :pac)

PCs really were bloody expensive years ago.

Star Lord · 30-08-2013 08:29AM

Rocking HD7870 myself for almost a year now. Great card.

Myrddin · 30-08-2013 09:44AM

nuxxx wrote: »

You can put them in the oven and get extra life out of them, not that it matters now!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_taI-CkPD3M

Poor mans reflow

Yeah with 768MB ram it really wasn't up to modern games, so the upgrade is really welcome. 2GB of gfx ram from the HD7870 though, yus!

o1s1n · 30-08-2013 10:06AM

EnterNow wrote: »

Poor mans reflow Yeah with 768MB ram it really wasn't up to modern games, so the upgrade is really welcome. 2GB of gfx ram from the HD7870 though, yus!

/Drool.

That's just asking to be tried out with the Rift. If you ever want a lend to give it a go, let me know.

Myrddin · 30-08-2013 10:08AM

o1s1n wrote: »

That's just asking to be tried out with the Rift. If you ever want a lend to give it a go, let me know.

Em yes please!!!

o1s1n · 30-08-2013 10:31AM

No problem at all. Will sort out something with ya via pm

Star Lord · 30-08-2013 10:36AM

If ya get your hands on Tomb Raider, turn the "Hair effects" from "High" to "TressFX"...
http://uk.gamespot.com/tomb-raider/videos/tomb-raider-tressfx-hair-montage-6404835/

Shapey Fiend · 30-08-2013 11:20AM

So called because it simulates the effect of Tressimé shampoo?

Star Lord · 30-08-2013 12:25PM

So called because Tress = hair...

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tress

CiDeRmAn · 30-08-2013 03:12PM

I spent €2000 on a 200mhz pentium pc, 8mb of ram, I think it had a 2gb hdd, not sure now, it was in 96!
It was all about 3d but the whole world shifted on its axis when Mario 64 arrived.

Danonino. · 30-08-2013 05:21PM

Great news: Got a new TV. Flipped a coin between a 42 inch plasma and a 39inch led. Came home with the LED. Picture is unreal sharp and its a very pretty ornament

Bad news: The tv is giving me motion sickness when anything other than slow moving PS3 games/movies or the wii is on. Tried everything I could (turning off clear motion etc) but nothing works. Everything has this stutter to it. Calibrated using a HD calibrator and the blacks still crush for no reason and whites are mental hard to get right

Never had this with the housemates 42 inch LED or my 27 inch cheapo LCD or any of my friends 32inchers. Must be something to do with this 100hz motion nonsense. Called into soundstore and they said bring it in. Wonder if I can get the plasma instead because my eyes are litterally burnt out of thier sockets but the tv comes in a perforated box meaning you have to tear the fecking thing to open it the right way around.

oh well.

Anyone ever get sick from watching BBC news or playing demons souls? it fecking sucks. housemates can see the stutter but say its normal that they can notice it but its not affecting them. Wonder if its the leds dimming for blacks or something.

CiDeRmAn · 30-08-2013 06:32PM

Jebus
that's a real pain given how much thought you put into the TV.
Perhaps Google the issue, perhaps there's a fix or a firmware update that can help?

As for new stuff, I got Donkey Kong Jr, Zaxxon and Looping today, they arrived in work and look add pretty as a picture, only problem is the Colecovision is still acting up, think it's a power issue, internal. Kerbdog can do no more so I'll have to seek help elsewhere.

Still waiting for the wonderful Mario rpg for the Snes, of course it'll be added to the pile of games to be played as soon as possible, so some time before 2017 seems doable!

KeRbDoG · 30-08-2013 06:53PM

Danonino. wrote: »

Great news: Got a new TV. Flipped a coin between a 42 inch plasma and a 39inch led. Came home with the LED. Picture is unreal sharp and its a very pretty ornament

Bad news: The tv is giving me motion sickness when anything other than slow moving PS3 games/movies or the wii is on. Tried everything I could (turning off clear motion etc) but nothing works. Everything has this stutter to it. Calibrated using a HD calibrator and the blacks still crush for no reason and whites are mental hard to get right

Never had this with the housemates 42 inch LED or my 27 inch cheapo LCD or any of my friends 32inchers. Must be something to do with this 100hz motion nonsense. Called into soundstore and they said bring it in. Wonder if I can get the plasma instead because my eyes are litterally burnt out of thier sockets but the tv comes in a perforated box meaning you have to tear the fecking thing to open it the right way around.

oh well.

Anyone ever get sick from watching BBC news or playing demons souls? it fecking sucks. housemates can see the stutter but say its normal that they can notice it but its not affecting them. Wonder if its the leds dimming for blacks or something.

What make is the TV? Samsung sets have a 'Game Mode' in one of the menus (think it isn't in the 'Picture' menu for some reason) which turns off all image processing.

30-08-2013 07:03PM

I came home to this oddly shapped box in my hall today!
what could it be?
2013-08-30+16.19.24.jpg

Havent tried a console on it yet.
very impressed with it so far!

sorry to hear about yours Danonino!I hope mines ok
Whats the refresh rate on the tv?

Optimus Prime · 30-08-2013 07:24PM

urbanledge wrote: »

Is that Walter from Breaking bad in the top right?

Atavan-Halen · 30-08-2013 08:01PM

Got paid today and already spent my gaming budget :P

Ordered the Game chasers DVD with the random game perk
Ordered a PS1 game from ebay
Ordered Rule of Rose
And got a wii mini.

All in all spent about €90 which isn't too bad.

CosmicSmash · 30-08-2013 08:18PM

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

Got paid today and already spent my gaming budget :P

Ordered the Game chasers DVD with the random game perk
Ordered a PS1 game from ebay
Ordered Rule of Rose
And got a wii mini.

All in all spent about €90 which isn't too bad.

Where did you pick up the mini?

Atavan-Halen · 30-08-2013 08:20PM

I didn't yet, Ciderman is minding it for me.

CosmicSmash · 30-08-2013 08:26PM

Did he pass on that one he had a deal done on?:pac: I think it's going to be one of them things you will regret not buying when you had the chance, just have that feeling about it. Picked up something that allows you to look like a complete gob****e, pics to follow;)

Atavan-Halen · 30-08-2013 08:28PM

Monkeykube wrote: »

Picked up something that allows you to look like a complete gob****e, pics to follow;)

A CDi?

o1s1n · 30-08-2013 08:28PM

Monkeykube wrote: »

Picked up something that allows you to look like a complete gob****e, pics to follow;)

A CDi? :pac:

CiDeRmAn · 30-08-2013 08:44PM

A copy of The Legend of Zelda for the CDi?

CosmicSmash · 30-08-2013 08:45PM

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

A CDi?

No, not that much of a gobsh1te.

o1s1n wrote: »

A CDi? :pac:

as above:pac:

Also pick up a nice gb from Mr. Si along with a copy of Zelda (I can only imagine he had three of each to begin with) Also got a N64 cart from Aliexpress.

CiDeRmAn · 30-08-2013 08:45PM

A Playstation Move?

OwaynOTT · 30-08-2013 08:55PM

Project X Zone for €20 and I don't like it at all. So far

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 31-08-2013 12:17AM

picked up Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales for €3.99 in Gamestop earlier

Retr0gamer · 31-08-2013 01:09AM

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Project X Zone for €20 and I don't like it at all. So far

Heard it's the same as the last Namco X Capcom game, ****.

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