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Doge · 24-11-2015 11:43PM

Apologies for the triple post but theres a lightning deal going down on this tomorrow:

Speedlink UK Layout Parthica Core LED Illumination Gaming Keyboard - Black

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IOQVU5G/ref=cm_wl_huc_continue

Might be a wiser choice.

Solitaire · 24-11-2015 11:54PM

How in the name of God did "under €150" ever become an acceptable description of "budget keyboards"??!? :eek:

Doge · 25-11-2015 12:25AM

Solitaire wrote: »

How in the name of God did "under €150" ever become an acceptable description of "budget keyboards"??!? :eek:

Haha, was only a matter of time before an elitist swept when!

Theres no way in hell I'd pay €150 for a keyboard right now, I wont be using it for gaming, mainly just to type.

I've never used a mechanical keyboard so I don't know what I'm missing!

Most people seemed to do just fine with membrane keyboards before mechanical keyboards became the recent craze.

_Tombstone_ · 25-11-2015 12:48AM

Doge wrote: »

Haha, was only a matter of time before an elitist swept when!

Theres no way in hell I'd pay €150 for a keyboard right now, I wont be using it for gaming, mainly just to type.

I've never used a mechanical keyboard so I don't know what I'm missing!

Most people seemed to do just fine with membrane keyboards before mechanical keyboards became the recent craze.

More money than sense, theirs always a market to cater for it.

papu · 25-11-2015 03:00AM

Doge wrote: »

I've narrowed it down to the Perixx PX-1100, some German Brand.

Suits my needs well, and seems to be well reviewed, not the nicest looking but meh.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GMIYS0W?colid=1Y4T4XVM83L8C&coliid=I3F084Q95XUV29&psc=1&ref_=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng5yxaOe60Y

If theres a lightning deal on this I'm laughing. Hope it doesnt come with the model number written on the space bar.

same look and layout as the Saitek Eclipse 2 , which served me well for 8+ years!

Doge · 25-11-2015 03:19AM

papu wrote: »

same look and layout as the Saitek Eclipse 2 , which served me well for 8+ years!

Spotted that alright! Must be using the samle molds.

Headshot · 25-11-2015 11:53AM

my god my poor F5 button

TerrorFirmer · 25-11-2015 03:06PM

Doge wrote: »

Haha, was only a matter of time before an elitist swept when!

Theres no way in hell I'd pay €150 for a keyboard right now, I wont be using it for gaming, mainly just to type.

I've never used a mechanical keyboard so I don't know what I'm missing!

Most people seemed to do just fine with membrane keyboards before mechanical keyboards became the recent craze.

My keyboard is a €15 Chinese one....and it's perfectly fine, never hindered me in games in the slightest.

Gumbi · 25-11-2015 06:09PM

Quick question, an 80mm gap between each fan hole = 92mm fan right?

Serephucus · 25-11-2015 06:13PM

Yes. Centre hole to centre hole = advertised fan size - 15mm.

(usually)

Gumbi · 25-11-2015 08:51PM

Serephucus wrote: »

Yes. Centre hole to centre hole = advertised fan size - 15mm.

(usually)

Thanks, an excuse to grab more Noctua's to justify buying from Germany :P (Grabbing a 92mm fan for a rig I'm throwing together to sell on).

challengemaster · 26-11-2015 12:00AM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

My keyboard is a €15 Chinese one....and it's perfectly fine, never hindered me in games in the slightest.

I won a good few lans, clanbase cups & team matches (ut2004) using this wireless keyboard that came with an Aldi PC (medion) from ~2005.

ED E · 26-11-2015 04:20PM

So lads, Crimson, anything of note? Seems my 7870 is one of the oldest group supported.

BloodBath · 26-11-2015 08:55PM

ED E wrote: »

So lads, Crimson, anything of note? Seems my 7870 is one of the oldest group supported.

Apparently pretty decent gains in most titles on the driver front.

Has anyone here bought a Fury? Not the X? Impressions?

I really want to upgrade my 7970. The Fury is kinda tempting if the price is right. I was gonna get a 970 but I don't like upgrading the CPU or GPU's unless I'm getting double the performance of my old one and the Fury is pretty much double a 7970.

Don't think I'm gonna be able to hold out till Pascal or Arctic Islands.

Solitaire · 27-11-2015 03:28AM

So... ready to buy (the guts of) my new system!

Oh... no Visa. Fair enough. PayPal it is then!

Its not like I haven't used it in seven years or anything! All I need to do is remember my password... or maybe my security questions...

....nope. I know them, but PayPal doesn't want them.

So... now I have no new PC.

ED E · 27-11-2015 10:23AM

How have you not used paypal in 7yrs?

Bazzo · 27-11-2015 11:10AM

ED E wrote: »

How have you not used paypal in 7yrs?

I never use paypal. To be fair, what would I need to use it for? The only thing I can think of is ebay(which, again, I almost never use) and they let you use a guest login with paypal to pay via credit/debit card.

Also, last time I ever stray into a discussion about pc building/upgrading outside boards! Had the gall to mention that maybe AMD graphics cards had some merits on another site and I swear I could picture spittle flying out of the mouths of the people responding to me with the venom their posts were written.

All I said was that people should choose the best performing card for their budget, whether that be nVidia or AMD.

VenomIreland · 27-11-2015 12:19PM

I have 3 mechs lying around in my home, Filco Majestouch 2 TKL w/ Granite DSA Keycaps, Pok3r w/ EVE DSA and an old Thermaltake Meka that I've been meaning to sell.

All that said I really want a HHKB Pro so maybe I have a problem.

BloodBath · 27-11-2015 04:30PM

AMD graphics card line up getting significant price cut's across the board.

http://wccftech.com/amd-r9-fury-x-nano-price-cuts/

Danger781 · 27-11-2015 05:20PM

VenomIreland wrote: »

I have 3 mechs lying around in my home, Filco Majestouch 2 TKL w/ Granite DSA Keycaps, Pok3r w/ EVE DSA and an old Thermaltake Meka that I've been meaning to sell.

All that said I really want a HHKB Pro so maybe I have a problem.

I really want a TKL / 60% keyboard with Cherry MX Blue / Green switches, Red LEDs and a removable USB. I don't ask for much.

Squaredude · 27-11-2015 06:18PM

I have no will power, just bought an nvidia shield.

glynf · 27-11-2015 06:44PM

Squaredude wrote: »

I have no will power, just bought an nvidia shield.

Android TV box or the tablet? Thinking about getting the tablet, so on the lookout for a good deal.

Squaredude · 27-11-2015 06:48PM

glynf wrote: »

Android TV box or the tablet? Thinking about getting the tablet, so on the lookout for a good deal.

TV box

Calvin · 27-11-2015 08:15PM

quick question guys, would a corsair vs550 be suitable for my msi gtx 970, intel i5 3470, 8Gb RAM, ssd+hdd etc? I also plan on upgrading my cpu maybe next year.. just purchasing the 970 and a new psu today.

TerrorFirmer · 27-11-2015 08:40PM

Calvin Leong wrote: »

quick question guys, would a corsair vs550 be suitable for my msi gtx 970, intel i5 3470, 8Gb RAM, ssd+hdd etc? I also plan on upgrading my cpu maybe next year.. just purchasing the 970 and a new psu today.

Yes, plenty.

.G. · 27-11-2015 08:54PM

Hi chaps, I have a HTPC. I had an i5 4440 in it since I built it last year which was wasted really cos all it ever does is play moves. So my son wanted a gaming PC for christmas so I bought a pentium g3260 to put into the HTPC and took the i5 out for the gaming PC. Problem is since I put the pentium in the HTPC its pretty sluggish. I wasn't expecting this. Its freezing up a lot and hitting 100% cpu usage a lot. Alot of programs aren't responding at all. Is there anything I can do about this, would reseting or reinstalling windows 10 help or do I need to get a better cpu?

Calvin · 27-11-2015 09:01PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Yes, plenty.

Corsair a good, reputable brand for PSUs as well?

TerrorFirmer · 27-11-2015 09:11PM

superg wrote: »

Hi chaps, I have a HTPC. I had an i5 4440 in it since I built it last year which was wasted really cos all it ever does is play moves. So my son wanted a gaming PC for christmas so I bought a pentium g3260 to put into the HTPC and took the i5 out for the gaming PC. Problem is since I put the pentium in the HTPC its pretty sluggish. I wasn't expecting this. Its freezing up a lot and hitting 100% cpu usage a lot. Alot of programs aren't responding at all. Is there anything I can do about this, would reseting or reinstalling windows 10 help or do I need to get a better cpu?

What are you doing with it exactly? It's a really fast CPU for everything except gaming, and even for gaming it's pretty good for a lot of games. If you're just web browsing, movies, that sort of thing, it should be completely indistinguishable from the i5.

.G. · 27-11-2015 09:54PM

TerrorFirmer wrote:

What are you doing with it exactly? It's a really fast CPU for everything except gaming, and even for gaming it's pretty good for a lot of games. If you're just web browsing, movies, that sort of thing, it should be completely indistinguishable from the i5.

Yeah that's what I assumed but it's really not working at all. Takes an age for the PC to be ready to use once the desktop is loaded and when I try to open programs the process starts and just continues for ever. It's like I'm back in the dark ages of computing.

It's literally a pc just to watch films on. That's all it does. Runs kodi. Kodi won't even load though. I'm trying a windows reset in case some settings where for the i5 and the new one doesn't like them.

AlmightyCushion · 27-11-2015 10:00PM

superg wrote: »

Yeah that's what I assumed but it's really not working at all. Takes an age for the PC to be ready to use once the desktop is loaded and when I try to open programs the process starts and just continues for ever. It's like I'm back in the dark ages of computing.

It's literally a pc just to watch films on. That's all it does. Runs kodi. Kodi won't even load though. I'm trying a windows reset in case some settings where for the i5 and the new one doesn't like them.

Maybe the heatsink isn't seated right.

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