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booooring! · 08-09-2015 10:29PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Got stung myself with one a while back, good seller with loads of feedback so didn't pay too much attention, second I opened the box and saw the card I knew instantly it was a fake. He refused to take it back and denied it was fake and I had to open a paypal dispute. Got my money back though.

Do they just put a piece of plastic over a twenty euro card?

TerrorFirmer · 09-09-2015 08:22AM

booooring! wrote: »

Do they just put a piece of plastic over a twenty euro card?

No it's more elaborate than that. They're usually cards like GT430/440, GTS250, etc, with bios hacks to make them appear as the card they claim to be, and oversized PCBs or coolers to make them look more like the card as well.

But I just knew the second I saw it that it was fake. Just the general look of it. Partly my fault for not paying attention to the pictures on the ad but you don't expect to get a fake card from a good seller on adverts.

TheDoc · 09-09-2015 11:59AM

Cash burning a hole in my pocket.

toying with the idea of replacing my Razer Deathadder, since its a piece of ****. On the hunt for a mmo style mouse, ideally on discount. This Logitech G600 or something keeps getting mentioned. Always said I'd move back to Logitech for my next mouse.

I'm hanging on with my current keyboard, even though its starting to act up.

anyone got feedback on the G600? I know the Razer naga is the go to, but dont want to buy Razer again, and even from guildies in wow who recommend it, all of them indicated durability problems.

If I could see the G600 anywhere on sale I'd bite ASAP

EDIt* Well isnt that typical. Flip open Amazon for a goosey and what is on discount...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-G600-MMO-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B00CJAEZ82/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1441796403&sr=8-2&keywords=logitech+g600

MiskyBoyy · 09-09-2015 12:05PM

TheDoc wrote:

toying with the idea of replacing my Razer Deathadder, since its a piece of ****.

Why do you find the deathadder bad? I got one on nothing but good recommendations from other people and absolutely love it for the past year. I guess it's more of an fps mouse tho if you want to use it for something else.

TheDoc · 09-09-2015 12:18PM

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Why do you find the deathadder bad? I got one on nothing but good recommendations from other people and absolutely love it for the past year. I guess it's more of an fps mouse tho if you want to use it for something else.

I've found it to be frequently causing problems. It feels cheap, the right button bounces when pressed(which reading is a common problem) and overall just not a fan of it. I got it, as a like third RMA too. Previous two broke in quick succession.

I've pulled the trigger on the above anyway, and moving back to logitech. any logitech product I've bought has been no grief, touch wood

ShadowHearth · 09-09-2015 12:29PM

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Why do you find the deathadder bad? I got one on nothing but good recommendations from other people and absolutely love it for the past year. I guess it's more of an fps mouse tho if you want to use it for something else.

I have my Deathadder for years and could not be happier. Yes, it does not have 5 billion buttons, but it has the ones you need and want. Very comfy and ndever has any brainfarts when it comes to accuracy etc.

game4it70 · 10-09-2015 01:45PM

Amd R9 Nano just been released.
Not exactly cheap at £515 :eek: at Scan

Anandtech review.

ShadowHearth · 10-09-2015 03:19PM

game4it70 wrote: »

Amd R9 Nano just been released.
Not exactly cheap at £515 :eek: at Scan

Anandtech review.

That is impressive. So small, but so Gigidi. Micro atx build would be amazing with it. Its a shame it costs so much though.

ShadowHearth · 10-09-2015 03:26PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

No it's more elaborate than that. They're usually cards like GT430/440, GTS250, etc, with bios hacks to make them appear as the card they claim to be, and oversized PCBs or coolers to make them look more like the card as well.

But I just knew the second I saw it that it was fake. Just the general look of it. Partly my fault for not paying attention to the pictures on the ad but you don't expect to get a fake card from a good seller on adverts.

Holy bananas, Never knew they did this. That is so cheeky. Looks like I will never buy stuff of adverts unless its a boardie from here.

Luck100 · 10-09-2015 06:17PM

Wow, just saw this tiny 7.25L case that can take a full-size gpu!

https://www.dan-cases.com/dana4.php

cherryghost · 10-09-2015 07:55PM

Yeah small is the new big. I downsized my case last week with the NZXT S340. My PC looks so minimalistic now, but damn gorgeous.

Gumbi · 11-09-2015 12:29PM

Performancd wise the Nano is great! Just needs to be 75 pounds cheaper... AMD is dying a slow death and only speeding up their demise with these products

Seems like they can't keep up with the competition.

Full disclosure, I'm a very happy 290 owner, a card which is superb value for money, but dominating the top end (Titan, 980ti etc) give nVidia so much power over the market.

BloodBath · 11-09-2015 04:58PM

Gumbi wrote: »

Performancd wise the Nano is great! Just needs to be 75 pounds cheaper... AMD is dying a slow death and only speeding up their demise with these products Seems like they can't keep up with the competition.

Full disclosure, I'm a very happy 290 owner, a card which is superb value for money, but dominating the top end (Titan, 980ti etc) give nVidia so much power over the market.

The Fury line of cards was disappointing for the price alright. €100 less along the line and they would be tempting.

I've held off upgrading until I saw the whole line. All I wanted was a good card for 2560x1440 that supports adaptive sync for around €400-500.

Since Nvidia won't support it maxwell is out of the equation as well especially with Maxwells gimped dx12 performance. There's no way I'm blowing €1500 for G-sync and a 980ti to then be forced to buy Nvidia again in the future.

I'd happily spend €1000 for a good card and a good 1440p/144hz adaptive sync monitor though. Looks like I'll have to wait another year.

I might grab a 970 for now to get the free copy of MGSV and sell it on in a year when the new cards and monitors are out. Might even be able to make the jump to 4k by then.

TerrorFirmer · 12-09-2015 11:33AM

Anyone here using Sli and play BF4? I can't get the damn get to not crash when sli's enabled, works perfectly on a single card. I was getting the directx memory error, updated to the latest driver which apparently fixes it, but now I just get generic "BF4 has stopped working" errors after about 10 minutes play. Anyone else having any issues?

yimrsg · 12-09-2015 12:36PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Anyone here using Sli and play BF4? I can't get the damn get to not crash when sli's enabled, works perfectly on a single card. I was getting the directx memory error, updated to the latest driver which apparently fixes it, but now I just get generic "BF4 has stopped working" errors after about 10 minutes play. Anyone else having any issues?

I'm running sli 970s and played BF last weekend fine but haven't had any problems like that. Running geforce experience version 353.30 if that helps.

TerrorFirmer · 12-09-2015 12:59PM

Yeah I'm going to try older drivers now.

Just ordered this a few minutes ago on a total impulse buy.

MRTULES · 12-09-2015 01:38PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Yeah I'm going to try older drivers now.

Just ordered this a few minutes ago on a total impulse buy.

Drool...

SterlingArcher · 12-09-2015 02:07PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Yeah I'm going to try older drivers now.

Just ordered this a few minutes ago on a total impulse buy.

Oh you mean the same as this 100 euro cheaper bad boy... Free delivery.

http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00LBZLIXG/ref=asc_df_B00LBZLIXG28773504?smid=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&tag=geizhalspre03-21&linkCode=df0&creative=22502&creativeASIN=B00LBZLIXG&childASIN=B00LBZLIXG

Really hope you got a good reason for going dabs. If it was some impulse oversight, forgive me for pissing on your bonfire man.

Digital Solitude · 12-09-2015 02:09PM

SterlingArcher wrote: »

Oh you mean the same as this 100 euro cheaper bad boy... Free delivery.

http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00LBZLIXG/ref=asc_df_B00LBZLIXG28773504?smid=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&tag=geizhalspre03-21&linkCode=df0&creative=22502&creativeASIN=B00LBZLIXG&childASIN=B00LBZLIXG

Really hope you got a good reason for going dabs.

Stop you'll hurt him :pac:

SterlingArcher · 12-09-2015 02:15PM

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Stop you'll hurt him :pac:

Maybe still time to save him..

indough · 12-09-2015 02:18PM

the one on amazon doesn't ship to here

SterlingArcher · 12-09-2015 02:26PM

indough wrote: »

the one on amazon doesn't ship to here

http://mailboxde.com/

bassey · 12-09-2015 03:10PM

They'll deliver it to the North, just use Parcel Motel

Squaredude · 12-09-2015 03:48PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Yeah I'm going to try older drivers now.

Just ordered this a few minutes ago on a total impulse buy.

You wont regret it

Luck100 · 12-09-2015 03:49PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Anyone here using Sli and play BF4? I can't get the damn get to not crash when sli's enabled, works perfectly on a single card. I was getting the directx memory error, updated to the latest driver which apparently fixes it, but now I just get generic "BF4 has stopped working" errors after about 10 minutes play. Anyone else having any issues?

I hear SLI still has memory issues under Windows 10.

TerrorFirmer · 12-09-2015 05:25PM

SterlingArcher wrote: »

Oh you mean the same as this 100 euro cheaper bad boy... Free delivery.

http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00LBZLIXG/ref=asc_df_B00LBZLIXG28773504?smid=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&tag=geizhalspre03-21&linkCode=df0&creative=22502&creativeASIN=B00LBZLIXG&childASIN=B00LBZLIXG

Really hope you got a good reason for going dabs. If it was some impulse oversight, forgive me for pissing on your bonfire man.

If I told you how much I paid for it you probably wouldn't believe me.

SterlingArcher · 12-09-2015 08:47PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

If I told you how much I paid for it you probably wouldn't believe me.

I figured something had to be amiss. Glad you got a good deal. Let us know how good the monitor is.

TerrorFirmer · 13-09-2015 04:19AM

SterlingArcher wrote: »

I figured something had to be amiss. Glad you got a good deal. Let us know how good the monitor is.

Got it from used stock. I usually avoid Dabs used stock as they don't bother testing anything, the amount of DOA stuff I've gotten that way is just unbelievable. b-grade cards that fail to boot, b-grade ram that won't boot, etc. It's like they just get faulty returns and lob them onto the b-grade market and hope for the best.

But this one I just couldn't pass up, didn't want to jinx it by boasting too early but at this price it was 110% worth the gamble. The reason for b-grade? It said 'item has one dead pixel'. I got a monitor that way before and it actually took a bit of effort to even find the dead pixel so if this is like that, I'm happy.

Not sure which is the better find, this, or the time I got a random PSU off a guy on donedeal for €10, and when he delivered it it was a Galaxy Enermax 1000w modular.

TerrorFirmer · 13-09-2015 04:43AM

yimrsg wrote: »

I'm running sli 970s and played BF last weekend fine but haven't had any problems like that. Running geforce experience version 353.30 if that helps.

I actually installed those drivers and back to running BF4 in Sli perfectly, by the way! Pain in the ass that the newer ones are broken, but I'm happy for now because BF4 is the only game I play.

Gumbi · 13-09-2015 12:30PM

Guys, I have a slight issue with my card (290 Vapor X) and am considering an RMA. One of the fans is bust (one of the two fan headers on the board blew). Currently using just the two outer fans. It's perfectly functional but I hate having something that doesn't operate exactly as it should, plus I love this card.

Bought the card from HWVS and am wary of doing an RMA through them. I opened up a ticket with Sapphire, in the hopes that something can be solved via them. However, according to their website (and previous interactions with them via the ticket system) they push you to dealing with the initial point of purchase). Is there any way of forcing them to do the RMA through them instead of HWVS?

I expect them to suggest contacting the retailer I bought it from, and want to know how best to respond to that.

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