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  • #8192
    BloodBath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    Any German speakers who can tell me what's going on with this gold, silver and bronze game offerings on HWVS?

    http://www.hardwareversand.de/landingpage/index.jsp?lp=never_settle_forever

    -Edit- Nm I got the info here.

    You get 1 game with 7700, 2 with 7800, 3 with 7900.


  • #8193
    raymix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭raymix


    Why is hardware versand so popular around? I mean.. amazon has free delivery on most stuff


  • #8194
    BloodBath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    It comes out cheaper than Amazon for full system builds in most cases and the selection is generally better.

    You will receive all of your parts in 1 go as well instead of it coming in bits and pieces.


  • #8195
    raymix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭raymix


    Thanks, i'll keep that in mind. On a same related note.. does that website generate those nice looking tables for forum? Or is it people making them? I see they are quite handy.


  • #8196
    BloodBath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    It's fluffys script. You can get it here.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056303834


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  • #8197
    raymix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭raymix


    Awesome, thanks again!


  • #8198
    Gbear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,775 ✭✭✭✭Gbear


    I fella I know is making a PC.
    Are EZ Energy PSUs any good?


  • #8199
    BloodBath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    I never heard of them so I doubt it. Any links?


  • #8200
    Gbear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,775 ✭✭✭✭Gbear


    BloodBath wrote: »
    I never heard of them so I doubt it. Any links?

    This is all I can really find:
    http://item2.gmarket.co.kr/English/detailview/Item.aspx?goodscode=214999530&pos_shop_cd=EN&pos_class_cd=90000003&pos_class_kind=T

    Seems to be mostly in an Asian language I can't read. Maybe Korean?


  • #8201
    BloodBath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    It might be ok but I wouldn't trust it myself.


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  • #8202
    raymix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭raymix


    Personally i'd steer clear from unknown cheap brands when it comes to PSU. There's a good read about them after quick google search if you are into horror tales.
    Had a quick glance at PCB and components it uses, they look like standard stuff, nothing fancy, lots of room. Can't tell who makes caps tho, it's all in Korean. Those photos are taken from weird angles, can't tell if they are using flame proof resistors or not.


  • #8203
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    raymix wrote: »
    Personally i'd steer clear from unknown cheap brands when it comes to PSU. There's a good read about them after quick google search if you are into horror tales.
    Agreed, did a reverse image look of the picture, and only Korean sites came up. The PSU is the one part you can't cheap out on, if you value your system! Also, cheap PSU + gaming usually equals a slow death for your rig.


  • #8204
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,924 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    Engineer just came in and this happened!

    2941664259.png


    me:

    Spongebob-Happy-spongebob-squarepants-154897_338_432.jpg


  • #8205
    Gumbi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    Engineer just came in and this happened!

    2941664259.png


    me:

    Spongebob-Happy-spongebob-squarepants-154897_338_432.jpg
    What are you paying for? What were you getting before? Good stuff :)


  • #8206
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,924 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    Gumbi wrote: »
    What are you paying for? What were you getting before? Good stuff :)

    It was 8mbit ( 7mbit at best ). I know its not the greatest, but it is a lot better now then 7mbit lol!


  • #8207
    Gumbi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    It was 8mbit ( 7mbit at best ). I know its not the greatest, but it is a lot better now then 7mbit lol!

    Ha awesome. I'm on Magnet right now. 7~ down ~0.6 up. Pretty painful. At least it's consistent. Expensive though at 45 quid a month (Internet only) and with a 4GB daily cap before throttling.


  • #8208
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Once a connection is stable, I can live with low download and upload rates. I had to endure Airwire for an entire six months, we were told we were in a great position for it, and although I've no doubt its a good service for most, I could only game between the hours of about 12-3am with a ping of 200-300, and downloads only really worked at at sort of effective rate when I left my PC running overnight. Such a nightmare.


  • #8209
    raymix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭raymix


    Getting VDSL within next 2-3 weeks, too. Been waiting for years to enjoy proper upload speeds :)


  • #8210
    Fiddlex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 339 ✭✭Fiddlex


    hey does anyone know the standard size of screw for mounting the motherboard? I have a corsair 300r case with 6 screws but my new mobo needs 9 screws.


  • #8211
    papu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭papu


    mmmm Work Internet :cool:
    2941913113.png
    Fiddlex wrote: »
    hey does anyone know the standard size of screw for mounting the motherboard? I have a corsair 300r case with 6 screws but my new mobo needs 9 screws.

    You should be fine with 6 imo.
    Also I don't know the size , sorry.


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  • #8212
    raymix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭raymix


    Fiddlex wrote: »
    hey does anyone know the standard size of screw for mounting the motherboard? I have a corsair 300r case with 6 screws but my new mobo needs 9 screws.

    Screw sizes should be mentioned in a manual that came with it.


  • #8213
    Fiddlex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 339 ✭✭Fiddlex


    raymix wrote: »
    Screw sizes should be mentioned in a manual that came with it.

    yeah the case came with 10 screws i believe but i only used 6 of them. i have this case a while now since last year and cant find the extra screws or the manual and looking online i cant find much either :(. im guessing other mobo screws will work with it though...


  • #8214
    raymix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭raymix


    Fiddlex wrote: »
    yeah the case came with 10 screws i believe but i only used 6 of them. i have this case a while now since last year and cant find the extra screws or the manual and looking online i cant find much either :(. im guessing other mobo screws will work with it though...

    well, the standard screws most cases uses are called "Standoff Hexagonal Spacer". Think they are the same that video adapters uses, too.

    You can probably recover 3 from old harware like GPU
    Amazon offers variety of sizes, prices are reasonable. You could just grab a ruler and compare, i guess.


  • #8215
    Fiddlex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 339 ✭✭Fiddlex


    raymix wrote: »
    well, the standard screws most cases uses are called "Standoff Hexagonal Spacer". Think they are the same that video adapters uses, too.

    You can probably recover 3 from old harware like GPU
    Amazon offers variety of sizes, prices are reasonable. You could just grab a ruler and compare, i guess.

    My case the corsair 300r doesnt use standoffs as each mounting hole is already raised from the case. im literally looking for the screw that will hold the mobo in the standoff. i have a dead pc here with mobo screws that i could use just wondering if they will fit or not.


  • #8216
    raymix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭raymix


    Fiddlex wrote: »
    My case the corsair 300r doesnt use standoffs as each mounting hole is already raised from the case. im literally looking for the screw that will hold the mobo in the standoff. i have a dead pc here with mobo screws that i could use just wondering if they will fit or not.

    I am pretty sure they will. Just unscrew one from each board and compare


  • #8217
    Fiddlex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 339 ✭✭Fiddlex


    yeah i will thanks, getting my new mobo tomo so will compare them then, just was asking to make sure before :P


  • #8218
    Gehad_JoyRider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,634 ✭✭✭Gehad_JoyRider


    Hi, I have to do a reinstall on windows on to my rig.
    I've got all my steam games downloaded.

    I don't want to have to download them again do I copy and paste the steam apps folder to a hard drive or whats the best way to back up all my games and saves etc? thanks


  • #8219
    raymix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭raymix


    Gehad_JoyRider wrote: »
    Hi, I have to do a reinstall on windows on to my rig.
    I've got all my steam games downloaded.

    I don't want to have to download them again do I copy and paste the steam apps folder to a hard drive or whats the best way to back up all my games and saves etc? thanks

    First off, you don't have to reformat your HDD just to reinstall OS, in this case all you need is to run steam executable and it will do it all for you without re-downloading.
    But if you are formating due to virus or w/e then good news are - you don't need to download all games again. Just point installation of each game to a directory that has a game in it, steam should recognize it automatically and install it from there.

    Here's a little more what you can do with this:


  • #8220
    raymix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭raymix


    Does anyone know how to fix Windows movie player for 1080p videos?
    I've recorder a bunch of vids using x264. No problem opening them in 720p, but once it's 1080p I get tons of errors, sometimes only sound comes up, after about 10 odd tries it finally launches. Is this software related or my HDD is too slow?
    Any alternative players? VLC doesn't work and codecs don't seem to fix this.
    I can play them, but it's rather annoying that I have to keep closing WMP several times to get it to work

    EDIT: nvm got it to work, copied 64bit wmplayer.exe over 32bit one.


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  • #8221
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    Just backed/purchased Star Citizen. Worst decision I've ever made. Got the Digital Bounty Hunter package (€52). Loaded it up and walked around my hangar (for those unaware Star Citizen is in it's pre alpha stage so this is pretty much all you can do for the moment.). I then thought my hangar looked a bit shabby so spent another €32 on the deluxe upgrade. Again, bad idea. There is far too much empty floor space. Contemplating purchasing the RSI Constellation (€180).

    I'm a ****ing idiot with money. :(


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