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Sephiroth_dude · 20-12-2013 01:46PM

marco_polo wrote: »

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

Ya its like for like,thanks polo

Gumbi · 20-12-2013 04:30PM

My air cooling setup laughs at water :P Just benched Heaven for half an hour, stock settings 7950 (950/1250 - but I undervolted a bit, still rock solid stable, I game at these settings, 931mv) on my Accelero Xtreme - max core 44 degrees, max vrm 1 44, vrm 40. Benched on Extreme preset. 5 mins after bench and it's idling at 26 degrees

I'm so happy I remounted it and applied some MX4.

Sephiroth_dude · 20-12-2013 07:11PM

marco_polo wrote: »

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

I installed it there all by myself

when I got home and its solved my issue,This has definitely given me more confidence because I also cleared the cmos,took out the ram and re seated it and took out the cmos batt which fixed a problem I was having with my clock

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ED E · 21-12-2013 12:54AM

Anyone else just get 18GB extra Dropbox for a year for running a Dell?

marco_polo · 21-12-2013 02:17AM

ED E wrote: »

Anyone else just get 18GB extra Dropbox for a year for running a Dell?

Even if we did nobody is going to admit it around here

packetdog · 21-12-2013 05:58AM

ED E wrote: »

Anyone else just get 18GB extra Dropbox for a year for running a Dell?

YES! Wtf? This is like the only post on the internet about it. So I am running a Dell, but it's a Studio 17 (1st Gen) that I bought in August of 2008. How the hell is Dropbox/Dell going to roll out a 1 year extra space thingy now? I'm confused. It's like the 50GB I got when I purchased my SGS4.. hmm.

Anyone have a source link for this phenomenon?

Cheers guys.
-pd

Seaaan · 21-12-2013 10:04AM

I'm selling stuff on adverts for the first time, how does posting stuff work? Does the buyer pay first or what? Its a SNES and 10 games, so its semi valuable

cherryghost · 21-12-2013 01:00PM

Seaaan wrote: »

I'm selling stuff on adverts for the first time, how does posting stuff work? Does the buyer pay first or what? Its a SNES and 10 games, so its semi valuable

You got a link? Been looking for a SNES in decent condition :P

Danger781 · 21-12-2013 01:24PM

Seaaan wrote: »

I'm selling stuff on adverts for the first time, how does posting stuff work? Does the buyer pay first or what? Its a SNES and 10 games, so its semi valuable

Adverts.ie doesn't handle any transactions. That part is up to you.

Seaaan · 21-12-2013 04:13PM

cherryghost wrote: »

You got a link? Been looking for a SNES in decent condition :P

It's in pretty good condition, with 2 controllers.

cherryghost · 21-12-2013 04:31PM

Seaaan wrote: »

It's in pretty good condition, with 2 controllers.

Was just looking at that, cool. I see you're asking for postage. Normally I just post things out via registered post and PM the buyer the tracking number from the slip. Get my moneyz via Paypal/Bank Transfer.

Gumbi · 21-12-2013 04:36PM

Just hooked up my SSD, it's appearing in BIOS and device manager. To activate, do I just go to disk managemnt and click "new simple volume"? This intialises a wizard to activate the drive. It gives me the option to format, should I do so? AFAIK formatting shouldn't be done on SSDs as the firmware evenly spreads the data to avoid wear.

Seaaan · 21-12-2013 04:39PM

cherryghost wrote: »

Was just looking at that, cool. I see you're asking for postage. Normally I just post things out via registered post and PM the buyer the tracking number from the slip. Get my moneyz via Paypal/Bank Transfer.

I was going to just send the actual console via parcel motel as it's only 4.50 compared to an post's much higher amount.
As for the carts I'm just putting em in a padded envelope and posting them with 2 stamps

Well.. Big question.. Interested?

cherryghost · 21-12-2013 04:42PM

Seaaan wrote: »

I was going to just send the actual console via parcel motel as it's only 4.50 compared to an post's much higher amount.
As for the carts I'm just putting em in a padded envelope and posting them with 2 stamps

Well.. Big question.. Interested?

I'll throw an offer on adverts later

Seaaan · 21-12-2013 04:53PM

cherryghost wrote: »

I'll throw an offer on adverts later

Ok, can't wait :rolleyes:

marco_polo · 21-12-2013 05:25PM

Gumbi wrote: »

Just hooked up my SSD, it's appearing in BIOS and device manager. To activate, do I just go to disk managemnt and click "new simple volume"? This intialises a wizard to activate the drive. It gives me the option to format, should I do so? AFAIK formatting shouldn't be done on SSDs as the firmware evenly spreads the data to avoid wear.

Yep formatting is fine, you're thinking of defragmentation

BloodBath · 21-12-2013 07:24PM

I seen a while ago some people were struggling with FX processors and battlefield 4 with windows 7. It's probably already been posted but I found a fix that worked for a build I made with a 6300. If you follow the top answer in this thread and apply the 2 windows 7 fixes there then the cpu usage is a lot better and you don't get the spiking.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1867121/battlefield-amd-6300-gtx-680.html

I have it running at 4.2ghz with an r9 270 at 1150 / 1550, all stock voltages, with everything on high, textures on ultra, 1920x1080, no AA and it runs solidly at around 60 fps.

That probably explains why some people were getting better results with windows 8 as well.

Gumbi · 21-12-2013 11:53PM

If I clone my current SSD, does that copy over Windows as well?

raymix · 22-12-2013 01:59AM

Gumbi wrote: »

If I clone my current SSD, does that copy over Windows as well?

Well, yes... depends on what you are cloning. Tools such as clonezilla can clone whole disk or separate partitions, and yes, your windows installation will work just fine. Data on target disk will be lost, keep that in mind.

ED E · 22-12-2013 11:04PM

marco_polo wrote: »

Even if we did nobody is going to admit it around here

The only Dell with DB live on it is one I got free, so I think I can claim a pardon for that one.

packetdog wrote: »

YES! Wtf? This is like the only post on the internet about it. So I am running a Dell, but it's a Studio 17 (1st Gen) that I bought in August of 2008. How the hell is Dropbox/Dell going to roll out a 1 year extra space thingy now? I'm confused. It's like the 50GB I got when I purchased my SGS4.. hmm.

Same, this box is ancient. Date of manufacturer on the service tag says 06/14/07. They must have blanket upgraded all dell boards. Thats a BIG feckin promo if its the case.

EDIT: Sheeet.

Seaaan · 22-12-2013 11:30PM

I'm going to get a CM 212 evo, how hard is it to take off the stock cooler? I've heard stock thermal paste is like super glue, is it worth the effort? It seems like it'll take a lot of time for the ability to overclock.. WILL IT BE QUIETER??

ShadowHearth · 24-12-2013 01:50PM

Hmmm... I was wondering if there will be anything new in the market for GPUs in late March/late April?

I was thinking of getting Xbox one as Birthday present, but the more I think about it, the less I want it ( or just realise how little will I use it ). I got PS4 for my console lazy days and I dont get a stiffy every single time Halo or GoW are mentioned.
So I might as well use that money to upgrade my GPU. I am using gtx 680 now, and I dont really see a point in upgrading to 780/780ti. I wonder would I sitll get away with my z68 and pcie 2.0 for the next gen cards. I dont really want to upgrade my gpu/mobo as it still more then enough.

smileyj1987 · 24-12-2013 02:07PM

@shadowhearth . If you have a gtx 680 I don't see the point of upgrading your machine at all . The gains would be so minimum it would kind of be a waste of money . I would say buy a few games instead or save the money and upgrade in a year .

glynf · 24-12-2013 02:17PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Hmmm... I was wondering if there will be anything new in the market for GPUs in late March/late April?

I was thinking of getting Xbox one as Birthday present, but the more I think about it, the less I want it ( or just realise how little will I use it ). I got PS4 for my console lazy days and I dont get a stiffy every single time Halo or GoW are mentioned.
So I might as well use that money to upgrade my GPU. I am using gtx 680 now, and I dont really see a point in upgrading to 780/780ti. I wonder would I sitll get away with my z68 and pcie 2.0 for the next gen cards. I dont really want to upgrade my gpu/mobo as it still more then enough.

Maybe get a second 680 if your mobo handles SLI? 2.0 vs. 3.0 PCIe has very little impact on SLI performance.

ShadowHearth · 24-12-2013 02:40PM

smileyj1987 wrote: »

@shadowhearth . If you have a gtx 680 I don't see the point of upgrading your machine at all . The gains would be so minimum it would kind of be a waste of money . I would say buy a few games instead or save the money and upgrade in a year .

Well, thats why I was saying about March/April as 7 generation of AMD and Nvidia is feck all good for me. If there is nothing new then I will stay with 680.

Glynf: Second 680 was always in my head too. I got PSU to handle it too. Its a shame I did not bought one when they were on bottom of price wave.

I guess I could pick up easily second hand one for 200-250eu.

glynf · 24-12-2013 02:44PM

Sh!t yeah, off to adverts with you-9 month old EVGA SC2 for €250 ish.

ShadowHearth · 24-12-2013 03:03PM

glynf wrote: »

Sh!t yeah, off to adverts with you-9 month old EVGA SC2 for €250 ish.

Aye, dude selling it for ages. Considering how stubborn he is I am pretty sure I will pick it up from him for 150eu next march!

Lu Tze · 24-12-2013 04:35PM

Finally as promised, some pretty dreadful photos of the Ncase M1! If I get very bored over christmas ill take some better pics

Others below, didnt bother linking them as not many will be interest

glynf · 24-12-2013 05:12PM

Nice case, cake looks proper too

Monotype · 24-12-2013 09:55PM

@ShadowHearth

800 series from nVidia are due around Spring. As early as February, possibly, but expected March/April.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/graphics/display/20131223235036_Nvidia_to_Start_Rolling_Out_GeForce_8_Series_Graphics_Processors_in_February.html

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