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alex1997123 · 18-12-2013 03:52PM

Thanks

dwighet · 18-12-2013 03:53PM

Gumbi wrote: »

Would it work for my Crucial (M4 ---> my new EVO)?

I transfered from corsair ssd to 840 pro 240 without a hitch using magician...
Its almost too easy

game4it70 · 18-12-2013 04:47PM

Serephucus wrote: »

I'm ordering some watercooling junk, and Specialtech are all out of 1/2-3/4 clear tubing (that isn't ridiculous). Anyone have any spare?

If your really stuck i could lend you some compressions and clear hose (Primochill Advanced LRT) but its 7\16" ID - 5\8" OD?

Seaaan · 18-12-2013 04:55PM

So I still didn't pull the trigger on a mech keyboard, and have been watching the price flucuate slightly (2£ or so every day) And now it's €115, up from 85

alex1997123 · 18-12-2013 05:01PM

^Wait till the sales in January

Luck100 · 18-12-2013 05:01PM

Seaaan wrote: »

So I still didn't pull the trigger on a mech keyboard, and have been watching the price flucuate slightly (2£ or so every day) And now it's €115, up from 85

Ouch, that's not a good price. Looks like there's another seller on Amazon offering it new for 75 pounds (in the "more buying choices" box).

Seaaan · 18-12-2013 05:20PM

I've decided I'll only buy if I have an abundance of left over money in January

ShadowHearth · 18-12-2013 06:16PM

Well, my new setup of Asus O plus and ps3 for bedroom works like a charm. Was a long needed setup. Unfortunately I did not expected it to back fire on me in such........ horrible horrible way.

Misses did not used PC for watching stuff as it was a bit a pain in a hole ( I admit 100% ), so now as she can watch her movies and DVD sets again.... She decided to watch Sex and the City back to back all episodes. :eek:
Now I know that Carrie really loves Mr. Big. Yes, its got so bad that I start knowing stuff in that shiet. No matter how I try to to immerse myself in to PS vita **** still slips over in to my ear. I am screwed.

game4it70 · 18-12-2013 06:30PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Well, my new setup of Asus O plus and ps3 for bedroom works like a charm. Was a long needed setup. Unfortunately I did not expected it to back fire on me in such........ horrible horrible way.

Misses did not used PC for watching stuff as it was a bit a pain in a hole ( I admit 100% ), so now as she can watch her movies and DVD sets again.... She decided to watch Sex and the City back to back all episodes. :eek:
Now I know that Carrie really loves Mr. Big. Yes, its got so bad that I start knowing stuff in that shiet. No matter how I try to to immerse myself in to PS vita **** still slips over in to my ear. I am screwed.

I feel your pain but ffs man don't admit to knowing anything about "that" program :eek:

Bazzo · 18-12-2013 06:31PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Well, my new setup of Asus O plus and ps3 for bedroom works like a charm. Was a long needed setup. Unfortunately I did not expected it to back fire on me in such........ horrible horrible way.

Misses did not used PC for watching stuff as it was a bit a pain in a hole ( I admit 100% ), so now as she can watch her movies and DVD sets again.... She decided to watch Sex and the City back to back all episodes. :eek:
Now I know that Carrie really loves Mr. Big. Yes, its got so bad that I start knowing stuff in that shiet. No matter how I try to to immerse myself in to PS vita **** still slips over in to my ear. I am screwed.

We've all been there...

Serephucus · 18-12-2013 06:50PM

@Game4it: Thanks, but I actually ended up just ordering new fittings and tubing. Ironically it's 7/16-5/8 :P. I've got stuff arriving from a few different places, but I'll throw up pictures once I've got everything sorted.

Moon54 · 18-12-2013 08:27PM

Hey all, I was considering putting together a small cheap PC, maybe for HTPC or Media Server or just as a backup PC.
I have CoolerMaster 120 elite case(Micro-ATX), PSU, Amd 5450 Graphics card, hard drives, RAM etc.

Basically all I'll need a Motherboard and CPU.
What do you think of this combo?

ASRock H61M-VG3 Micro ATX motherboard for €42;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-H61M-VG3-Motherboard-Express-Extreme/dp/B00AYNWPN8/
and this
Celeron G1610 Dual Core CPU for €40
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Celeron-Processor-2-6GHz-Socket/dp/B00B4NZYRQ/

Looking to the future, I'm a bit concerned that the mainboard is limited (doesn't have HDMI out/Optical out),
but then again the price is very good.
What do you think?

deceit · 18-12-2013 09:25PM

Got another 5k raise as of january

(think its time to start planning another rig :P) (3rd 5k raise in 15months :P)
or maybe finally upgrade to 4930k/290x's

MRTULES · 18-12-2013 09:48PM

Moon54 wrote: »

Hey all, I was considering putting together a small cheap PC, maybe for HTPC or Media Server or just as a backup PC.
I have CoolerMaster 120 elite case(Micro-ATX), PSU, Amd 5450 Graphics card, hard drives, RAM etc.

Basically all I'll need a Motherboard and CPU.
What do you think of this combo?

ASRock H61M-VG3 Micro ATX motherboard for €42;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-H61M-VG3-Motherboard-Express-Extreme/dp/B00AYNWPN8/
and this
Celeron G1610 Dual Core CPU for €40
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Celeron-Processor-2-6GHz-Socket/dp/B00B4NZYRQ/

Looking to the future, I'm a bit concerned that the mainboard is limited (doesn't have HDMI out/Optical out),
but then again the price is very good.
What do you think?

I've been looking at an ITX build in a 130 elite
I was looking at the 1150 version of that board. A good bit more expensive but a few extra features,
Pair that with a G3220. Just what I was thinking of doing.

On a side note, What is the cheapest graphics card I can get that will runn things on high settings but on a 1440 x 900 monitor??

thewheel2.0 · 18-12-2013 10:41PM

deceit wrote: »

Got another 5k raise as of january (think its time to start planning another rig :P) (3rd 5k raise in 15months :P)
or maybe finally upgrade to 4930k/290x's

What industry do you work in, out of interest?

deceit · 18-12-2013 10:43PM

thewheel2.0 wrote: »

What industry do you work in, out of interest?

IT security

beno619 · 18-12-2013 10:46PM

deceit wrote: »

IT security

Software side ? Doing a security module right now interesting but difficult stuff.

deceit · 18-12-2013 11:22PM

beno619 wrote: »

Software side ? Doing a security module right now interesting but difficult stuff.

Yep

thewheel2.0 · 18-12-2013 11:50PM

deceit wrote: »

IT security

I'm in final year myself at the moment of Computer Science. I worry about being a good programmer in industry when I graduate or even passing the technical interviews. I think the fact that I don't write a lot of code in my spare time outside of college will screw me in interviews. I have amazing grades but little else cause I spent so much time doing college work. Sorry for the life story

beno619 · 19-12-2013 12:13AM

On the same boat. I think you have to either be very proficient or neglect getting any fresh air to have any time to code in free time.

Final Year has been incredibly tough to far. I'm just banking on their being so many jobs that a have to eventually get one :P

marco_polo · 19-12-2013 12:22AM

thewheel2.0 wrote: »

I'm in final year myself at the moment of Computer Science. I worry about being a good programmer in industry when I graduate or even passing the technical interviews. I think the fact that I don't write a lot of code in my spare time outside of college will screw me in interviews. I have amazing grades but little else cause I spent so much time doing college work. Sorry for the life story

Ah don't forget to enjoy life. You'll learn plenty when you get a job and do it 40 hours a week.

Most interviewers won't expect you to know the minutiae of every api inside out. you'll need to have a solid understanding of the fundamentals, but if you have that and can get that across clearly you'll do just fine in interviews.

uberpixie · 19-12-2013 09:32AM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

matter how I try to to immerse myself in to PS vita **** still slips over in to my ear. I am screwed.

Invest in a good set of in ear noise blocking headphones.

I use Shure 215s: get the fitting right and you won't hear a thing apart from your game.

Price: 120 Sterling.

Your sanity: priceless :-)

Vicxas · 19-12-2013 10:02AM

Is it wrong to want to replace my nearly 1 year old 7950 with an R9 280x......

uberpixie · 19-12-2013 11:16AM

Vicxas wrote: »

Is it wrong to want to replace my nearly 1 year old 7950 with an R9 280x......

Yes, there will be fcuk all difference in performance :-)

You need to be aiming higher: atleast radeon 290 territory.

deceit · 19-12-2013 12:48PM

Vicxas wrote: »

Is it wrong to want to replace my nearly 1 year old 7950 with an R9 280x......

Yes thats all wrong you should be wanting a Gtx 780ti or 290x

kevovek · 19-12-2013 12:59PM

AMD Catalyst 13.12 is out today and when I was reading through the notes I noticed this "PCI-E bus speed is no longer set to x1 on the secondary GPU when running in an AMD CrossFire configuration"
I run a crossfire setup myself does this mean anything significant for me?

deceit · 19-12-2013 01:12PM

kevovek wrote: »

AMD Catalyst 13.12 is out today and when I was reading through the notes I noticed this "PCI-E bus speed is no longer set to x1 on the secondary GPU when running in an AMD CrossFire configuration"
I run a crossfire setup myself does this mean anything significant for me?

All the issues where fixed in betas already. If your using the latest beta the only difference as far as I can see is certified drivers.

NTMK · 19-12-2013 02:07PM

uberpixie wrote: »

Invest in a good set of in ear noise blocking headphones.

I use Shure 215s: get the fitting right and you won't hear a thing apart from your game.

Price: 120 Sterling.

Your sanity: priceless :-)

+1 to this and if you know someone flying in or out of Ireland you can get them for 90 pounds

Sephiroth_dude · 20-12-2013 01:35PM

Can anyone help me out please?

Got my my replacement yesterdau,Should I uninstall the drivers for my faulty grAphics card? before I install new one?I have an onboard card and thats how I can keep using pc to surf etc.

marco_polo · 20-12-2013 01:40PM

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Can anyone help me out please?

Got my my replacement yesterdau,Should I uninstall the drivers for my faulty grAphics card? before I install new one?I have an onboard card and thats how I can keep using pc to surf etc.

No need if it is a like for like swap (or indeed any current gen NVidia card)

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