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Serephucus · 05-10-2013 12:09AM

What paste have you got on at the moment?

NTMK · 05-10-2013 12:10AM

Serephucus wrote: »

What paste have you got on at the moment?

mx-2 atm cause its what i had handy

beno619 · 05-10-2013 12:29AM

Danger781 wrote: »

Anyone any thoughts on this?

I'm running a Ubuntu vm with 8gb of RAM so you should be fine .

Danger781 · 05-10-2013 12:30AM

beno619 wrote: »

I'm running a Ubuntu vm with 8gb of RAM so you should be fine .

Any idea how much you would use up on average?

beno619 · 05-10-2013 12:34AM

I think I was using aroung 4gb with a few apps open in the vm.

uberpixie · 05-10-2013 11:13AM

Finally caved and bought a 7950 HIS ICQ Boost @ €225 from OcUK to replace my annoyingly loud reference 6950.

conzy · 05-10-2013 11:55AM

Whats the best bricks and mortar tech shop in the city centre? I'm hungover and I fancy a nosey around :pac:

Gumbi · 05-10-2013 12:30PM

uberpixie wrote: »

Finally caved and bought a 7950 HIS ICQ Boost @ €225 from OcUK to replace my annoyingly loud reference 6950.

Nice. Should have got the Asus 7970 TOP for 227 pounds, that bad boy will outperform a 770.

beno619 · 05-10-2013 12:51PM

conzy wrote: »

Whats the best bricks and mortar tech shop in the city centre? I'm hungover and I fancy a nosey around :pac:

Peats on Parnell are having a closing down sale, might be worth a look.

Deano12345 · 05-10-2013 03:09PM

beno619 wrote: »

Peats on Parnell are having a closing down sale, might be worth a look.

Nothing of note in PC parts there, was in this morning. Good savings on speakers/amps/headphones though

uberpixie · 05-10-2013 03:42PM

Gumbi wrote: »

Nice. Should have got the Asus 7970 TOP for 227 pounds, that bad boy will outperform a 770.

Was tempted, but really wanted a cheap upgrade, the 7970 would be €270 odd vs €225 for the 7950.

As long as I get a year out of it I will be more than happy :-)

Gehad_JoyRider · 05-10-2013 04:16PM

bf4 on my rigs is almost as good as hot hot sex

settings, all high / texure on ultra and im gettting a solid 56 fps

ED E · 05-10-2013 06:51PM

Deano12345 wrote: »

Nothing of note in PC parts there, was in this morning. Good savings on speakers/amps/headphones though

Working today or woulda checked it out. Gotta hit town tomorrow, think there'll be anything left to bother calling in?

marco_polo · 05-10-2013 06:59PM

Deano12345 wrote: »

Nothing of note in PC parts there, was in this morning. Good savings on speakers/amps/headphones though

Any worthwhile odds and ends like thermal paste/compressed air etc?

marco_polo · 06-10-2013 03:48PM

So breadboarded new MSI z77 motherboard on table, nothing connected except i5-2500k, 24 pin ATX, 4 pin cpu, DVI and USB keyboard. jumpstarting with power pins and screwdriver.

Motherboard goes into an infinite boot loop with any stick of RAM in DIMMs 1 or 2, boots just fine every time with either one or two sticks in DIMM slots 3 or 4 (I have tried 4-5 different stick as well with pretty well the same results).

Rechecked the motherboard CPU pins definitely nothing bent or damaged.

Reset CMOS removed battery numerous time always the same result.

Can anyone think of anything else I can try or can we pretty much conclude faulty motherboard DIMMs at this point?

deceit · 06-10-2013 04:05PM

marco_polo wrote: »

So breadboarded new MSI z77 motherboard on table, nothing connected except i5-2500k, 24 pin ATX, 4 pin cpu, DVI and USB keyboard. jumpstarting with power pins and screwdriver.

Motherboard goes into an infinite boot loop with any stick of RAM in DIMMs 1 or 2, boots just fine every time with either one or two sticks in DIMM slots 3 or 4 (I have tried 4-5 different stick as well with pretty well the same results).

Rechecked the motherboard CPU pins definitely nothing bent or damaged.

Reset CMOS removed battery numerous time always the same result.

Can anyone think of anything else I can try or can we pretty much conclude faulty motherboard DIMMs at this point?

Can you try a bios update, see if that helps as could be poorly written code in older bios?

marco_polo · 06-10-2013 04:19PM

deceit wrote: »

Can you try a bios update, see if that helps as could be poorly written code in older bios?

Thanks for the suggestion I had a look alright but it appears to be the very latest v1.9 bios listed for the board.

bluestripe93 · 06-10-2013 05:31PM

Hi,
What are good makes of fans?
A 140mm for the back and a couple of 120mm ones for the top and bottom (Prodigy M in black)

Antec Twocool Blue 140mm Fan?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004AGXHCI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A26T7BS9YHZ6DL

BitFenix Spectre ones?

Is this a good wifi card?
TP-Link TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless PCI Express Adapter + Low Profile Bracket
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0036AFAEW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

or the 300Mbps version? TP Link TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006BSPTAQ/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers

ED E · 06-10-2013 08:15PM

marco_polo wrote: »

So breadboarded new MSI z77 motherboard on table, nothing connected except i5-2500k, 24 pin ATX, 4 pin cpu, DVI and USB keyboard. jumpstarting with power pins and screwdriver.

Motherboard goes into an infinite boot loop with any stick of RAM in DIMMs 1 or 2, boots just fine every time with either one or two sticks in DIMM slots 3 or 4 (I have tried 4-5 different stick as well with pretty well the same results).

Rechecked the motherboard CPU pins definitely nothing bent or damaged.

Reset CMOS removed battery numerous time always the same result.

Can anyone think of anything else I can try or can we pretty much conclude faulty motherboard DIMMs at this point?

Is it the MPOWER? A quick google throws up the fact that the bios reads the wrong sticks as compared with the physical markings. So if you need to populate the first in each channel for proper operation it may not be the ones you think. Probably should boot either ways.

Sarz91 · 06-10-2013 08:18PM

I didn't wanna start a new thread so I'll post here instead. I built up my pc about a year ago and while I really do like it I much prefer console gaming. I was just wondering how much I should be looking at for my rig. Just a rough estimate.
Mobo - ASRock Z77 pro 3.
Ram - 8 GB G.SKill
Case - Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus
CPU - I5 3570k
GPU - ASUS Direct CuII Top V2 7950
Hard Drive 1 - Samsung 830 128GB
Hard Drive 2 - Super-Flower amazon 80 plus 550W

Thanks guys.

marco_polo · 06-10-2013 08:31PM

ED E wrote: »

Is it the MPOWER? A quick google throws up the fact that the bios reads the wrong sticks as compared with the physical markings. So if you need to populate the first in each channel for proper operation it may not be the ones you think. Probably should boot either ways.

No its a much less fancy z77m-G45, as far as I can tell the matching Dimms for dual channel are 1&3 and 2&4, looking at the colour coding and the manual both suggest that 1+2 are the primary DIMMs for each channel and are fubared.

Can you post a link or two describing the MPOWER problems anyway just in case.

Gumbi · 06-10-2013 08:32PM

Sarz91 wrote: »

I didn't wanna start a new thread so I'll post here instead. I built up my pc about a year ago and while I really do like it I much prefer console gaming. I was just wondering how much I should be looking at for my rig. Just a rough estimate.
Mobo - ASRock Z77 pro 3.
Ram - 8 GB G.SKill
Case - Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus
CPU - I5 3570k
GPU - ASUS Direct CuII Top V2 7950
Hard Drive 1 - Samsung 830 128GB
Hard Drive 2 - Super-Flower amazon 80 plus 550W

Thanks guys.

750 - 900. I might take that 7950 off you though :P PM me if interested.

rd1izb7lvpuksx · 06-10-2013 08:47PM

Gumbi wrote: »

750 - 900. I might take that 7950 off you though :P PM me if interested.

Surely you could buy all that new from HWVS for less than €900?

Gumbi · 06-10-2013 08:52PM

Amanda Ashy Flutist wrote: »

Surely you could buy all that new from HWVS for less than €900?

Yes, you could, it's worth about 750 all new parts by my (revised and slightly conservative estimate). It's still worth 700 plus if it comes as a package IMO, whether it comes with Windows etc too is a bonus.

Revoker88 · 06-10-2013 09:43PM

Sarz91 wrote: »

I built up my pc about a year ago and while I really do like it I much prefer console gaming.

Can I ask what changed your mind to go back?

That PC is way more powerful than current and next gen for that matter.

I used to game on pcs about 15-20 years ago when I was a kid but graduated to consoles when I got a bit older and ive only gone back to pc's since january of this year, built my first custom pc with the help of the good people here:) I have to say I dont really see myself going back to console for anything other than casual multiplayer, my main gaming will be on pc.

There are 2 things I have to say though that I dont like about pc gaming
1. The lack of people that I know to play multiplayer with (thats the reason ill be picking up a PS4). I have about 30 friends on xb 360 and ps4 that I know personally and loved/love gaming with them but the cutting edge of gaming is PC for me at the moment.
2. It can be very time consuming as in picking parts and researchimg them and most games ive found need some sort of setup time. Take dayz for example and just mods for games in general,they take time to setup and you have to learn to install them and stuff, although I do have to say I think mods are a fantastic addition to gaming. Which they could be proted to console somehow!

Although its turned out I actually really like the hardware side of it, time consuming as it is:)

Sarz91 · 06-10-2013 10:05PM

EoinHef wrote: »

What changed your mind?

That PC is way more powerful than current and next gen for that matter.

I used to game on pcs about 15-20 years ago when I was a kid but graduated to consoles when I got a bit older and ive only gone back to pc's since january of this year, built my first custom pc with the help of the good people here:) I have to say I dont really see myself going back to console for anything other than casual multiplayer, my main gaming will be on pc.

There are 2 things I have to say though that I dont like about pc gaming
1. The lack of people that I know to play multiplayer with (thats the reason ill be picking up a PS4). I have about 30 friends on xb 360 and ps4 that I know personally and loved/love gaming with them but the cutting edge of gaming is PC for me at the moment.
2. It can be very time consuming as in picking parts and researchimg them and most games ive found need some sort of setup time. Take dayz for example and just mods for games in general,they take time to setup and you have to learn to install them and stuff.

Although its turned out I actually really like the hardware side of it, time consuming as it is:)

I find it more enjoyable due to friends etc playing on console. I understand the hardware side of things fairly well and know that my rig will still be a good bit more powerful than next gen consoles and there's always the opportunity to upgrade my hardware.
The only things keeping me from selling my pc are
A) Work. I do a few 3D/2D models using various programs like solidworks every so often for companies like Instant UpRight.

I have a few games pre-ordered for pc.

I'd love to be able to keep it and get an xbone/ps4 but I'm big into cycling and need to pick up a new frame for racing next season so most of my money is going into that.

I was holding off for the BF 4 beta hoping that that might change my mind but I've found it to be absolutely rubbish. I dunno.

rd1izb7lvpuksx · 06-10-2013 10:44PM

Gumbi wrote: »

Yes, you could, it's worth about 750 all new parts by my (revised and slightly conservative estimate). It's still worth 700 plus if it comes as a package IMO, whether it comes with Windows etc too is a bonus.

Do you really think so? Second hand gear a year into (and maybe past) its warranties would need a heftier write-down than that for me to consider it, personally.

Revoker88 · 06-10-2013 11:14PM

Sarz91 wrote: »

I was holding off for the BF 4 beta hoping that that might change my mind but I've found it to be absolutely rubbish. I dunno.

I agree, the beta is extremly disappointing. I do have high hopes for full release though, hopin that they just made a mistake with the beta.

Im not really gonna bother playin the beta, just gonna wait for 2 weeks. Not worth playin whats hopefully just a badly optimized version of the game for the sake of 2 early weeks of access imo

raymix · 06-10-2013 11:23PM

He is a fun person to watch and all, but...why? He is upgrading from 3770k + GTX 690.

Sarz91 · 06-10-2013 11:25PM

EoinHef wrote: »

I agree, the beta is extremly disappointing. I do have high hopes for full release though, hopin that they just made a mistake with the beta.

Im not really gonna bother playin the beta, just gonna wait for 2 weeks. Not worth playin whats hopefully just a badly optimized version of the game for the sake of 2 early weeks of access imo

True. It's probably more likely to put you off than anything else. Did you bother getting premium or going to wait and see?

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