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27-01-2020 2:52pm

I'm on Virgin 500MB and with my old Tplink card i was getting around 80MB. Upgraded to a better model of card and am now getting 400MB with it. Could it be an inferior model of card that's the trouble ?

Sonics2k · 27-01-2020 2:54pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm on Virgin 500MB and with my old Tplink card i was getting around 80MB. Upgraded to a better model of card and am now getting 400MB with it. Could it be an inferior model of card that's the trouble ?

I'd agree with you typically, but just last week this one was getting much higher speeds.

Out of curiosity I checked my kids PC, which is connected via Ethernet and it too is only getting around 15Mbps.

27-01-2020 2:58pm

Time to ring the dreaded broadband provider.

Homelander · 27-01-2020 8:18pm

Took a gamble on a warehouse 35" ultrawide the other day. Half expected it to turn up broken/faulty/missing parts, but knock on wood so far so good.

It's this one, got it for £500 delivered as there was 20% of the warehouse price. Haven't used it properly yet but some Apex Legends at 3440x1440 was pretty sweet coming from a 1440p.

In fact they still have one for £650 + 20% and this one apparently is brand new just with packaging damage so might be worth a go.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/AOC-AG352UCG6-Widescreen-Multimedia-3440x1440/dp/B07BZB1S7V/ref=asc_df_B07BZB1S7V/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310809345994&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5623099179871112658&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007864&hvtargid=aud-858880340294:pla-527349449506&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

BloodBath · 27-01-2020 9:08pm

KilOit wrote: »

I did, it's great! thanks for the tip.
wouldn't mind knowing what your settings are. Nvidia card is coming Monday so won't have the AMD card for long

Great. After a lot of tweaking I settled on brightness as high as you want. I tend to vary between 70-100 depending on how tired I am.

Contrast use the black/white test here and set it so you can see all windows. For me 47 was the right number with a black level of 50. Both of those will affect this.

http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/black.php http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/white.php

Eco Standard, DCR OFF, HDR OFF.

Color Temp User. set a solid white background picture and adjust until you get a pure white. For me like the review the green was a little high by default. So its 50 red, 50 blue, 48 green.

Sharpness 0. Using the sharpening from radeon control settings anyway. Black level 50. Freesync on, OD (overdrive) on. Not sure about the OD on/off yet though.

Onto radeon settings. Global graphics settings. Radeon anti lag off. Radeon chill on. Min FPS 93, Max FPS 94. This keeps our monitor in the freesync range for all games making sure we aren't wasting power and freesync works.

Radeon boost disabled. Image sharpening enabled at the default 80%.

Enhanced sync disabled.

Global display settings next in radeon settings. Enable freesync. Colour depth 10 bit. Pixel format full.

After all that finish with a windows monitor calibration which can be accessed from the radeon software by clicking on desktop colour in the top right when on display settings or just windows search calibration. This will fix the gamma a bit but not fully. Need a proper calibration tool for that.

Only adjust gamma settings here. Colour/contrast/brightness settings should be done via monitor OSD. Sadly monitor doesn't have a gamma setting.

I would say a lot of people have their monitors miscalibrated. Worth using the above site and the windows calibration at least. If you can get access to a hardware calibration tool even better.

Lu Tze · 27-01-2020 10:05pm

Anybody else see this revised ryzen 1600 af?
https://www.techspot.com/review/1977-amd-ryzen-1600-af/

Would be a great deal if it was available in Europe as cheaply!

Homelander · 27-01-2020 10:16pm

It is insane value. $85 for an excellent six core CPU. Wonder why they didn't call it something like Ryzen 1650 to make a point. It's what the FX6300 was aiming for (but failed due to the weakness of the architecture), but this time it actually hits the mark in a big way.

K.O.Kiki · 28-01-2020 12:01am

Lu Tze wrote: »

Anybody else see this revised ryzen 1600 af?
https://www.techspot.com/review/1977-amd-ryzen-1600-af/

Would be a great deal if it was available in Europe as cheaply!

€96 in Germany compared to €118 for the 2600, decent savings - too bad we can't avail of it!

TitianGerm · 28-01-2020 9:59am

Anyone have a Pixio? Was watching a few reviews on them lately and definitely look to tick a lot of boxes.

Thinking of picking up the Pixio PX7 Prime later on in the year.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07WGXXV55/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ND.lEbANRYCMB

SickBoy · 28-01-2020 10:16am

TitianGerm wrote: »

Anyone have a Pixio? Was watching a few reviews on them lately and definitely look to tick a lot of boxes.

Thinking of picking up the Pixio PX7 Prime later on in the year.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07WGXXV55/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ND.lEbANRYCMB

I have it and I love it.
If you want high refresh and good visuals this does indeed seem to tick all the boxes.

Go for it!

TitianGerm · 28-01-2020 11:01am

SickBoy wrote: »

I have it and I love it.
If you want high refresh and good visuals this does indeed seem to tick all the boxes.

Go for it!

I have a Lenovo 1080p 144hz Gsnyc panel but I'm thinking of selling that and stumping up the extra for the Pixio.

Either that or just keep both although the Lenovo is curved so dual monitor might look a little wonky

Did you order from Amazon?

SickBoy · 28-01-2020 11:23am

TitianGerm wrote: »

Did you order from Amazon?

Yup.
Going from 1080p you'll also appreciate the extra screen resolution

SickBoy · 28-01-2020 11:40am

Before you pull the trigger

TitianGerm · 28-01-2020 3:14pm

SickBoy wrote: »

Before you pull the trigger

Thanks for that. I like the look of the ViewSonic mentioned there as well.

Probably building a new PC next year and stepping up from an Ryzen 1700 and RTX2060 to something beefier. I think the 1440p monitor would be a good pairing.

TitianGerm · 29-01-2020 10:23am

SickBoy wrote: »

Before you pull the trigger

Just coming back to this. The LG UltraGear 32GK650F monitor is available on Curry's for €359. Is that the one that was getting great reviews?

29-01-2020 11:17am

TitianGerm wrote: »

Just coming back to this. The LG UltraGear 32GK650F monitor is available on Curry's for €359. Is that the one that was getting great reviews?

Yup. Cheaper than Amazon at that price. Unless you are thinking of the 27" IPS one. The one above is VA.

TitianGerm · 29-01-2020 11:28am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yup. Cheaper than Amazon at that price. Unless you are thinking of the 27" IPS one. The one above is VA.

This one? Never seemed to be in stock when I checked but it's there now. I think I'd prefer the 27". Not sure of the difference between IPS and VA.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07XS9N2CL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_N3vmEbK58W8QC

Edit: scratch that I linked the 1080P one.

KilOit · 29-01-2020 11:31am

OSI wrote: »

5700 XT gone back, 2080 Super in. I wonder how many hours of actual RT the RTX will see.

Mine went back as well and 2070 super installed. Max temp from 5700xt was about 85° and junction near 110° max temp I get from 2070 super is 67° and its a lot more quiet.
A lot of heart ache switching them over and messed up an order, the card is about €120 more expensive than 5700xt and lost €75 on exchange rate refunds.
When I was selling my gtx1080 to the buyer I said to him in going regret selling this and I really am.
Old monitor didn't work with new cards so had to buy a new one and got scammed on Adverts. All in the new card cost me near €650 and that's deducting the 350 from gtx1080

AlmightyCushion · 29-01-2020 11:40am

KilOit wrote: »

Mine went back as well and 2070 super installed. Max temp from 5700xt was about 85° and junction near 110° max temp I get from 2070 super is 67° and its a lot more quiet.
A lot of heart ache switching them over and messed up an order, the card is about €120 more expensive than 5700xt and lost €75 on exchange rate refunds.
When I was selling my gtx1080 to the buyer I said to him in going regret selling this and I really am.
Old monitor didn't work with new cards so had to buy a new one and got scammed on Adverts. All in the new card cost me near €650 and that's deducting the 350 from gtx1080

How did you get scammed on adverts?

29-01-2020 11:48am

TitianGerm wrote: »

This one? Never seemed to be in stock when I checked but it's there now. I think I'd prefer the 27". Not sure of the difference between IPS and VA.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07XS9N2CL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_N3vmEbK58W8QC

Edit: scratch that I linked the 1080P one.

It's the GL850 that seems to be the one that everyone is after. Very hard to find one in stock.

TitianGerm · 29-01-2020 11:50am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

It's the GL850 that seems to be the one that everyone is after. Very hard to find one in stock.

Yea that's the one. I think my current panel is VA so might grab the Curry's one and save a few Euro over the Pixio one yesterday.

KilOit · 29-01-2020 12:27pm

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

How did you get scammed on adverts?

Sold a faulty monitor advertised like new with no faults.

TitianGerm · 29-01-2020 12:34pm

KilOit wrote: »

Sold a faulty monitor advertised like new with no faults.

Did you not test it before you brought it with you?

AlmightyCushion · 29-01-2020 1:57pm

KilOit wrote: »

Sold a faulty monitor advertised like new with no faults.

Ah feck, that sucks.

Mr Crispy · 29-01-2020 5:59pm

Lads, apart from Currys/PC World, is there anywhere in the Dublin area that would have a few mice out on display? Need a new one but would much rather get a feel for shape/size first (ooooh matron).

Inquitus · 29-01-2020 6:48pm

Darch Nemesis wrote: »

Lads, apart from Currys/PC World, is there anywhere in the Dublin area that would have a few mice out on display? Need a new one but would much rather get a feel for shape/size first (ooooh matron).

Not that I am aware of, sadly Currys / PC World is all that remains of Irish bricks and mortar PC Components, poor selection and bad prices in the main.

Mr Crispy · 29-01-2020 7:13pm

Inquitus wrote: »

Not that I am aware of, sadly Currys / PC World is all that remains of Irish bricks and mortar PC Components, poor selection and bad prices in the main.

Yeah, was afraid of that. Cheers!

KilOit · 29-01-2020 10:02pm

OSI wrote: »

Don’t Harvey Norman having a “gaming PC” section now ?

yeah, have some decent stuff on display
https://www.harveynorman.ie/gaming/pc-gaming/keyboard-and-mice/?subcats=Y&features_hash=V38607

29-01-2020 10:37pm

Those prices though. Ouch!

jonski · 29-01-2020 10:53pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Those prices though. Ouch!

I wonder how they or PC World sell anything tbh , I just use them now and again if I want to have a look and check the feel of an item .

Mr Crispy · 29-01-2020 11:41pm

Forgot about HN. Might take a wander out to Airside over the weekend.

Calvin · 30-01-2020 3:05pm

Anyone ever used those eBay codes for discounts on certain stores?

There’s 10% off atm up to £75 on CCL and ebuyer eBay stores but the discount code is limited to UK addresses, so was thinking of just using parcel motel. I know that ebuyer don’t deliver to Ireland at all, but anyone tried it before with CCL eBay store?

01-02-2020 4:20pm

After five years of AIO's i've made the decision to move to air cooling. Noctua NH-D15 ordered.

TheDoc · 02-02-2020 6:21pm

jonski wrote: »

I wonder how they or PC World sell anything tbh , I just use them now and again if I want to have a look and check the feel of an item .

In fairness to Harvey Norman’s, I’ve bought some gaming focused peripherals from there since they launched their gaming section and the prices were on par with online. Why I bought them there.

Relative of mine is the wholesaler for all that type of gear into Ireland and working on lowering RRP has been a major thing they’ve been working on and it’s starting to show.

There is a wide variety available in lots stores now. I think it’s a good thing being able to walk into a shop see some stuff and buy at a good price.

Corsair the latest brand he’s working with who really want to push into Irish market.

TheDoc · 02-02-2020 6:36pm

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

https://geizhals.eu/fractal-design-side-panel-with-glass-window-for-define-s-fd-acc-wnd-def-s-bk-tgl-a1898916.html?hloc=de&hloc=uk

Pretty cheap too.

Placed an order with scan there. Thanks again. Have some new Corsair kit coming as well. Looking forward to the aesthetic upgrade. Will post pics when done.

In terms of my pc problems just the one remaining. Pc randomly will turn monitors black and more often then not a few seconds later come back on.

But at least once a day goes black , locks up and needs a reset.

Finding this happens toward the end of the day late at night. Wondering if it’s an overheating thing or something.

I’m still using the same PSU for a number of years now. Toyed with next month swopping it out anyway for a modular one to reduce all the cables I have. And like the idea of custom colored cabling.

I’m over the hump of the frustration anyway. Had three days of work this week where I did a good bit of gaming and the performance is great. Can’t fault that.

Few aesthetic upgrades, replacing the AMD cooler and then seeing if the noise is the GPU and what options I have there and all good.

TheDoc · 02-02-2020 6:37pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

After five years of AIO's i've made the decision to move to air cooling. Noctua NH-D15 ordered.

What made you take that decision out of interest? I’ve been probably ten years of air cooling but planned to move to AIO for the first time.

Temps arnt and shouldn’t be an issue I just aesthetically like the look of aio over a big fat fan or two sticking out of my motherboard

02-02-2020 7:17pm

TheDoc wrote: »

What made you take that decision out of interest? I’ve been probably ten years of air cooling but planned to move to AIO for the first time.

Temps arnt and shouldn’t be an issue I just aesthetically like the look of aio over a big fat fan or two sticking out of my motherboard

I just fancied a change. Looking forward to less cable clutter in the case too.

wotzgoingon · 03-02-2020 2:10am

Anyone try CrystalDiskMark 7.0 it displays IOPS, MB's, GB's and micro scores.

Cuddlesworth · 04-02-2020 12:01pm

TheDoc wrote: »

What made you take that decision out of interest? I’ve been probably ten years of air cooling but planned to move to AIO for the first time.

Temps arnt and shouldn’t be an issue I just aesthetically like the look of aio over a big fat fan or two sticking out of my motherboard

My next cpu is going to be air cooled.

The reality is that AIO's are not needed on modern desktop processors, they don't produce enough heat to justify it.

And they add noise(pump whine) and increase risk while adding little benefit to a decent spec air cooler.

Now if you end up getting the new 64 core AMD threadripper, AIO/watercooling is probably justified. But the 3970x under sustained load just ends up around the same temps, water or air.

04-02-2020 1:28pm

OSI wrote: »

AIOs tend to offer more Overclocking head room though.

True. I had been on Intel until Ryzen 3000 and always overclocked but not much point doing it now as there's hardly any headroom.

NH-D15 arrived today and will install it on Friday. Pics to come on photo thread.

Calvin · 04-02-2020 1:30pm

Bought an MSI 2070 super trio from CCL’s eBay store for £455 which seems a great deal... then I realised after paying that PayPal throw in an extra 3% charge. Still a great deal, but could’ve done without that extra charge :pac:

Mr Crispy · 04-02-2020 1:38pm

I'm torn between going AIO or air for the build I'm currently working on. It'll be a SFF system so I won't be able to use the big boys of air cooling, like the D15.

TitianGerm · 04-02-2020 1:45pm

How would this stack up against the Noctuas of this world?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07MJGNJB3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_8CwoEbEMNRH7E

Krombopulos Michael · 04-02-2020 3:06pm

Darch Nemesis wrote: »

I'm torn between going AIO or air for the build I'm currently working on. It'll be a SFF system so I won't be able to use the big boys of air cooling, like the D15.

Personally if you're not overclocking. I would go air cooled and get a low profile cooler such as the Noctua NH-L9i version for your chipset.

Mr Crispy · 04-02-2020 3:13pm

Krombopulos Michael wrote: »

Personally if you're not overclocking. I would go air cooled and get a low profile cooler such as the Noctua NH-L9i version for your chipset.

I can get my hands on a second hand U9S, which will fit in my case. I might get that and do some testing before committing either way.

savemejebus · 04-02-2020 3:38pm

I have a first gen Liquid Freezer 120 in my machine and found it great and pretty damn quiet. Cheaper than a Noctua and small enough too. The new ones seem to be even smaller though they have a small vrm cooling fan added to the design too which i'm not sure about.

K.O.Kiki · 04-02-2020 4:38pm

savemejebus wrote: »

I have a first gen Liquid Freezer 120 in my machine and found it great and pretty damn quiet. Cheaper than a Noctua and small enough too. The new ones seem to be even smaller though they have a small vrm cooling fan added to the design too which i'm not sure about.

The VRM fan is silent.
Had one & misdiagnosed it as a noisy component; turns out the din was from the Nvidia fans.

Be aware the radiator is 38mm deep though, most are 28mm

.G. · 04-02-2020 6:51pm

I've had many AIO's at this stage, never had a leak and never suffered with pump noise. I only use them for asthetics though as we know, the big air coolers will be as good as them for performance. I don't like the idea of strapping a huge heavy chunk of metal to my mobo either!

cherryghost · 05-02-2020 1:27am

I've ditched AIO. Ive gone through 3 pumps in 6 years (supposedly good ones too!), one of which Corsair refused to RMA (pump died, I sent to them and they claimed forced damage...). Failure rate was crap. Not much can go wrong on an air cooler and replacing fans are generally simple. Temps were more or less the same as cheap air cooler. I just use the Wraith cooler that came with my AMDcpu now and I'm happy with it.

Hyzepher · 05-02-2020 2:06am

Any reason not to get a Lian Li O11 Dynamic?

Also, does the white one look as good as the review videos or is black a safer option?

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