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raymix · 13-11-2013 06:48PM

Gumbi wrote: »

Your terminology is kind of loaded. Me and a friend have benched up to 15% differences in minimum frame rates in sc2 (which is largely CPU bound in the mid to late game). I think BF4 RAM speeds affect it too. I'm not saying hugely or anything, just that there are benefits to be seen.

So much for real world application. I honestly think that SC2 has a bad design decission, probably because proper parallel processing is more expensive to achieve in terms of time and costs, also there are some limitations with it.

Luck100 wrote: »

The ram is definitely lower speed. I pulled the sticks and checked the part numbers. That also explains why I wasn't seeing any XMP options in the bios. The sticks I got aren't XMP, while the ones I ordered are.

You could give us part number here, there's a chance you could still run it at 1600Mhz by adjusting timings and volts. It could be that website promoted it as 1600Mhz(OC) when you bought it. "XMP" is just marketing gimmic for lazy people, you can always change those settings yourself.

Headshot · 13-11-2013 08:56PM

Lads where the cheapest place to buy a windows 8 pro key?

I had one belonging to my upgrade windows 8 pro version but it seems that can only be used once and I forgot I did use it once

Squaredude · 13-11-2013 09:36PM

Headshot wrote: »

Lads where the cheapest place to buy a windows 8 pro key?

I had one belonging to my upgrade windows 8 pro version but it seems that can only be used once and I forgot I did use it once

Do you still have your first installation installed? If not you can probably do a license transfer. Did the same myself and just had to ring up an automated number and type in a few numbers and I was up and running.

Headshot · 13-11-2013 09:38PM

Squaredude wrote: »

Do you still have your first installation installed? If not you can probably do a license transfer. Did the same myself and just had to ring up an automated number and type in a few numbers and I was up and running.

That's the thing I unistalled it right after installing it

I saw one look of it and decided it wasnt for me lol but feck it ill give it another shot

Genghiz Cohen · 13-11-2013 09:45PM

Computer won't boot.
Hit the power button the light flickers and the fans twitch. Then I have to disconnect and reconnect the PSU from the nations to get our to twitch again.

Checked the connections. Removed the graphics card, which was the latest change. Still the same.

It would boot yesterday after a few tries.
Removed all usb devices. Still nothing.

Update: the CPU led stayed lot during the post. Rebooted fine though.
What do?

Squaredude · 13-11-2013 09:48PM

Headshot wrote: »

That's the thing I unistalled it right after installing it

I saw one look of it and decided it wasnt for me lol but feck it ill give it another shot

Did the same,installed in on my laptop and didn't like it.Then decided to install on my pc and used the phone activation method and it worked fine.

Headshot · 13-11-2013 09:50PM

Squaredude wrote: »

Did the same,installed in on my laptop and didn't like it.Then decided to install on my pc and used the phone activation method and it worked fine.

thanks squaredude ill get that a shot

Headshot · 13-11-2013 09:59PM

squaredude that has worked, really appreciate it

thanks

justsomebloke · 13-11-2013 10:04PM

if it was one of the 15\30 euro upgrades that were on special at launch the keys can't be used for a clean install and the key will only work when upgraded from a previous version then you will have ring the number

raymix · 13-11-2013 10:10PM

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

Computer won't boot.
Hit the power button the light flickers and the fans twitch. Then I have to disconnect and reconnect the PSU from the nations to get our to twitch again.

Checked the collections. Removed the graphics card, which was the latest change. Still the same.

It would boot yesterday after a few tries.
Removed all usb devices. Still nothing.

Update: the CPU led stayed lot during the post. Rebooted fine though.
What do?

have you tried jump-starting PSU with everything connected, but mobo? Simple stuff to help narrowing down the problem.

..Brian.. · 14-11-2013 11:52AM

Do all the new R9 cards have a non x version? ie R9 270 and R9 270x? Or just the 290?

Luck100 · 14-11-2013 01:36PM

R9 270 was just announced.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7503/the-amd-radeon-r9-270x-270-review-feat-asus-his

..Brian.. · 14-11-2013 02:18PM

Luck100 wrote: »

R9 270 was just announced.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7503/the-amd-radeon-r9-270x-270-review-feat-asus-his

Just reading about it now, prompted the question. Will be interesting to see results from a 280 non x

viperirl · 14-11-2013 02:35PM

These arrived in the post today. I find using a normal kb difficult and awkward to use and hated it so much that I prefered a gamepad instead. Not sure if the Orbweaver will help much but I'll see.

dwighet · 14-11-2013 07:32PM

viperirl wrote: »

These arrived in the post today. I find using a normal kb difficult and awkward to use and hated it so much that I prefered a gamepad instead. Not sure if the Orbweaver will help much but I'll see.

Pls let me know how you get on with that as Ive been looking at that myself. my key board is directly behind my mouse pad and on one of those slidey panels you pull out...would much prefer a small WASP set up left of my mouse pad..:cool:

viperirl · 14-11-2013 09:31PM

dwighet wrote: »

Pls let me know how you get on with that as Ive been looking at that myself. my key board is directly behind my mouse pad and on one of those slidey panels you pull out...would much prefer a small WASP set up left of my mouse pad..:cool:

I'm quite liking it now and thats just after about 30 mins of gaming. Took a while to get used to and I wasnt sure at first. I've mapped WASD onto the little thumb pad and it works quite while. Havent mapped the buttons the way I liked yet but I'll do so later. It'll take another while to get fully accustomed to it so I'll report back later if youre interested.
Its a very expensive piece of kit though so a costly gamble if it doesn't work for you.

The Deathadder mouse feels great though.

Portlawslim · 14-11-2013 11:47PM

viperirl wrote: »

These arrived in the post today. I find using a normal kb difficult and awkward to use and hated it so much that I prefered a gamepad instead. Not sure if the Orbweaver will help much but I'll see.

I have the deathadder and a belkin n52te powered by razer.
I love the belkin and the deathadder is a great mouse..:)

Wait for the Razer fanboy accusations to start flying..:rolleyes:

dwighet · 15-11-2013 01:01AM

viperirl wrote: »

I'm quite liking it now and thats just after about 30 mins of gaming. Took a while to get used to and I wasnt sure at first. I've mapped WASD onto the little thumb pad and it works quite while. Havent mapped the buttons the way I liked yet but I'll do so later. It'll take another while to get fully accustomed to it so I'll report back later if youre interested.
Its a very expensive piece of kit though so a costly gamble if it doesn't work for you.

The Deathadder mouse feels great though.

Pls do sir. Im happy enough with my rat 7 mouse...had it for 2 yrs now and still going welL. that yoke you have looks like it would do the trick

..Brian.. · 15-11-2013 02:00AM

Can someone confirm if you are using a Corsair SP120 fan as a pull fan on a rad, that the colour ring will not be visible?

viperirl · 15-11-2013 10:03AM

..Brian.. wrote: »

Can someone confirm if you are using a Corsair SP120 fan as a pull fan on a rad, that the colour ring will not be visible?

The colour ring will not be visible unfortunately. I have them in pull on my bottom rad but since I have a lower side panel grill on my case which would cover up the colour anyway so it doesnt bother me. If performance is more important to you then the Gentle Typhoons are the ones to go for.

Calibos · 15-11-2013 10:14AM

..Brian.. wrote: »

Can someone confirm if you are using a Corsair SP120 fan as a pull fan on a rad, that the colour ring will not be visible?

Confirmed

..Brian.. · 15-11-2013 11:08AM

Ah that's a pity. The gentle typhoons seem to be highly recommended and I might actually use them as push fans where you can't see em but I'm looking for a black and white theme inside the case.

viperirl · 15-11-2013 11:43AM

dwighet wrote: »

Pls do sir. Im happy enough with my rat 7 mouse...had it for 2 yrs now and still going welL. that yoke you have looks like it would do the trick

I did some more testing last night and found a major issue with BF3/4. Diagonal movement with the thumbstick doesnt work too well and you either move forward or strafe, sometimes with a tiny delay. I believe this issue is the same with the WASD keys also. I knew this was issue with BF3 before purchasing but I had hoped it would be fixed with BF4. Since I'm not a huge BF player its not too bad but still annoying.

On the other hand, movement in games like Crysis 3 and Borderlands 2 is perfect. Using the thumbpad for movement feels very fluid here.

If you're a big BF player then the Nostromo or Logitech G13 might be better options. The G13 stick though is an odd shape and some people dont like it.

I *might* get the Nostromo and if works as well in Crysis etc I'll return the Orbweaver.

Headshot · 15-11-2013 11:46AM

Hows the 750D going dwighet?

brianblaze · 15-11-2013 11:53AM

Had the PC built for nearly a week now, and my most played gaming on my awesome graphics PC? Prison Architect.... Typical!

Sarz91 · 15-11-2013 12:08PM

brianblaze wrote: »

Had the PC built for nearly a week now, and my most played gaming on my awesome graphics PC? Prison Architect.... Typical!

Same as myself. Most played games are Hotline Miami and FTL. Seems like such a waste haha.

brianblaze · 15-11-2013 12:18PM

Just wait until I start emulating a SNES on it, it'll happen! I turn on ARMA 3 every so often just to do a UAV flyover and appreciate it, then back to building prisons!

Revoker88 · 15-11-2013 06:54PM

http://www.pcgamer.com/uk/2013/11/14/battlefield-4-update-released-aims-to-reduce-crashes-and-eliminate-network-sync-bug

Looking forward to see if the netcode is fixed, haven played the last few days because of it.

And hopefully help with the crashes people getting, found it hilarious how everyone aborted the minute siege of shanghi came up in map rotation!

dwighet · 15-11-2013 08:19PM

Headshot wrote: »

Hows the 750D going dwighet?

Good mate..

Headshot · 15-11-2013 08:37PM

dwighet wrote: »

Good mate..

Are you going to use the stock fans or going to change?

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