The TPU UK Clubhouse [Archive] - Page 41

Fourstaff

Aug 2, 2011, 03:00 PM

it means someone with, and i quote your own definition 'No Life'

I could never be one of those, sounds way too boring :laugh:

No "standard life", that is what they mean. While I like spending my time at home, I also do spend a lot of time online with my friends, and there there is TPU (doesn't amount to much actually). its more of "lets go out and enjoy but minus the effort".

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 03:02 PM

Anyone want to start a petition for a Sky anime channel?

Fourstaff

Aug 2, 2011, 03:08 PM

Anyone want to start a petition for a Sky anime channel?

I will support if they do subs rather than dubs. I don't really like dubs because most of the emotion is lost during translation. I watched Gundam UC in dub recently, it was almost unwatchable.

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 03:10 PM

I will support if they do subs rather than dubs. I don't really like dubs because most of the emotion is lost during translation. I watched Gundam UC in dub recently, it was almost unwatchable.

i think it depends on the show, guyver has some really good dubs in my opinion, it all depends on the voice actors

Problem is i have no idea how you would create a petition, or how you would get sky to see it

Fourstaff

Aug 2, 2011, 03:17 PM

i think it depends on the show, guyver has some really good dubs in my opinion, it all depends on the voice actors

Problem is i have no idea how you would create a petition, or how you would get sky to see it

Its fine for simple anime, but once you start to watch crazier things you will lose a lot of meaning. You cannot watch Monty Python in Russian, it just doesnt work.

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 03:20 PM

Its fine for simple anime, but once you start to watch crazier things you will lose a lot of meaning. You cannot watch Monty Python in Russian, it just doesnt work.

i know, that's why i said it should depend on the anime, you can't get Dubs for some though so it would have to be subs, overall i think we should make them show anime, at the moment film4 shows anime occasionally but only like 2-3 times a month

They wouldn't even have to get a new channel, 99% sure Sky family could be changed to sky Anime after 9pm and no one would notice

KieranD

Aug 2, 2011, 03:20 PM

I don't like sky they did the opposite to us, they tried to increase prices. Fat chance so when we moved into this house we never took them up on their offer to move our connection for a fee.

I like watching programs on bbc iplayer. Yesterday i watched a program on Hawking and how he did a u turn on one of his proposed theories after 30 years and said he was basically wrong. I watch a lot of other stuff like Mock the Week and Top Gear though.

Otaku is like a Japanophile in western terms, someone who is into anime and or cosplay that sort of stuff Japanese stuff mainly. It was originally an almost mocking term in Japan about people who stayed in and had obsessive interests but people started to use it in reference to other things.

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 03:23 PM

but would you subscribe to sky if they did an anime channel?

FreedomEclipse

Aug 2, 2011, 03:23 PM

Mock of the week is just pwnage

Fourstaff

Aug 2, 2011, 03:23 PM

Otaku is like a Japanophile in western terms, someone who is into anime and or cosplay that sort of stuff Japanese stuff mainly. It was originally an almost mocking term in Japan about people who stayed in and had obsessive interests but people started to use it in reference to other things.

This is why you don't do subs/dubs. Meaning gets changed in translation.

FreedomEclipse

Aug 2, 2011, 03:26 PM

This is why you don't do subs/dubs. Meaning gets changed in translation.

Lost in translation?

Fourstaff

Aug 2, 2011, 03:29 PM

Lost in translation?

Not exactly lost, because it gets modified/ chopped and changed.

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 03:31 PM

This is why you don't do subs/dubs. Meaning gets changed in translation.

well if you can show me somewhere i can learn Japanese, then no subs/dubs, but until then, as tekken 6 once said'something is wrong here'

'I know, it is unusual for a cargo vessel of this size to be moored this close to the port'

*actually i have been thinking about trying out this. but it's a bit expensive, on the other hand they've been around for years now and there's a six month money back guarantee, so there's not much to lose -->http://www.rosettastone.co.uk/learn-japanese

Fourstaff

Aug 2, 2011, 03:35 PM

well if you can show me somewhere i can learn Japanese, then no subs/dubs, but until then, as tekken 6 once said

Start with subs, and pay attention to what they say. 100 Hrs in you should be able to understand basics. Also, get your school to contact the Japanese cultural centre and get a teacher, they might be able to teach basics for free. Dubs will not be helping you to understand any Japanese.

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 03:43 PM

Start with subs, and pay attention to what they say. 100 Hrs in you should be able to understand basics. Also, get your school to contact the Japanese cultural centre and get a teacher, they might be able to teach basics for free. Dubs will not be helping you to understand any Japanese.

Japanese cultural centre?

Fourstaff

Aug 2, 2011, 03:46 PM

Japanese cultural centre?

http://www.jpf.org.uk/about.html

That one I think. I am not sure.

MightyMission

Aug 2, 2011, 03:49 PM

I read subs and dubs and got excited,then i realised i was thinking of a different context :slap:

Anyway!
any of you guys had a motherboard thats slow to POST? it just dawned on me to check the PSU voltages but it just seems strange,erratic i guess.
Sometimes it will post as normal and other times it might take 5 minutes to get into bios...

Suggestions?

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 03:53 PM

http://www.jpf.org.uk/about.html

That one I think. I am not sure.

So, from their website at least, these people would fund, or at least subsidise, and provide provisions for, the education of Japanese language

That sounds good, i tried to get them to teach parkour, and they said no due to lack of funding, so with subsidy, i might be able to get Japanese out of them

I read subs and dubs and got excited,then i realised i was thinking of a different context :/

Anyway!
any of you guys had a motherboard thats slow to POST? it just dawned on me to check the PSU voltages but it just seems strange,erratic i guess.
Sometimes it will post as normal and other times it might take 5 minutes to get into bios...

Suggestions?

You can cut it down significantly, by disabling unused controllers, if you disable the floppy controller, as well as any serial and parallel ports on your board, you can generally cut a few seconds of post.

EDIT:Anyone want a Core I7 laptop for £250 -->http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110723403927&clk_rvr_id=252226615661&_rdc=1 from the PC world ebay outlet

MightyMission

Aug 2, 2011, 04:00 PM

Yes i know this,i always disable pretty much all the legacy stuff aswell as anything i dont think would be used,
not to save time but just to keep the registry as minimal as possible-it helps with troubleshooting.

I will try the processor in another mobo,for its either the psu or the mobo i guess.

FreedomEclipse

Aug 2, 2011, 04:39 PM

EDIT:Anyone want a Core I7 laptop for £250 -->http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110723403927&clk_rvr_id=252226615661&_rdc=1 from the PC world ebay outlet

Graphics Card Type: Integrated

Oops....dealbreaker right there. otherwise it sounds good

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 04:44 PM

Oops....dealbreaker right there. otherwise it sounds good

it's good if your fourstaff or kieren, who need it for 'work' and have to 'use the i7's at Uni' :)

Fourstaff

Aug 2, 2011, 04:51 PM

it's good if your fourstaff or kieren, who need it for 'work' and have to 'use the i7's at Uni'

Indeed, but I still want to play my games. And I note sarcasm there, I don't "need" an i7, i7 is preferred otherwise you will be spending more time than necessary. It adds up when you have to repeat again and again to improve your code and make sure everything works.

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 04:57 PM

Indeed, but I still want to play my games. And I note sarcasm there, I don't "need" an i7, i7 is preferred otherwise you will be spending more time than necessary. It adds up when you have to repeat again and again to improve your code and make sure everything works.

i tried to use adobe after effects at uni of kent (went on some video editing thing with my friends) , that is by far the worst for computing power, even on a core 2 quad rendering took so long

FreedomEclipse

Aug 2, 2011, 05:01 PM

that particular laptop got pretty bad reviews anyway.... (http://www.notebookcheck.net/Advent-Sienna-700.37951.0.html) Its madness that they kitted up up with a quad core and no dedicated GPU. not even a low/medium class one like an Nvidia GT130

KieranD

Aug 2, 2011, 05:49 PM

Well looks like im not getting a new phone after all, just got knocked back on my previous address. The credit rating is fuck all to do with me, might do some phoning around.

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 05:52 PM

Well looks like im not getting a new phone after all, just got knocked back on my previous address. The credit rating is fuck all to do with me, might do some phoning around.

why, think you've had your identity stolen or something?

KieranD

Aug 2, 2011, 06:04 PM

nope for some reason my parents old house has a crap credit rating, i think after we left and my dad was the only one in that house while it was being sold well he might have defaulted on a payment or something making the rating on that house shitty but thats fuck all to do with me

my parents are split btw

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 06:33 PM

sounds like you haven't had the best of luck then :(

might be of some use ringing the mortgage company though...

EDIT:How about Lord of the rings synchronised avatars?

Fourstaff

Aug 2, 2011, 06:39 PM

EDIT:How about Lord of the rings synchronised avatars?
I have an orange for avatar. That makes me synched to everything :D

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 06:43 PM

I have an orange for avatar. That makes me synched to everything :D

But i have gandalf, i mean dumbledore might be a timelord but he just doesn't have the same skill as gandalf

Fourstaff

Aug 2, 2011, 06:44 PM

But i have gandalf, i mean dumbledore might be a timelord but he just doesn't have the same skill as gandalf

No sir, of course not. But an orange, oranges are timeless! :laugh:

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 06:46 PM

No sir, of course not. But an orange, oranges are timeless!

i debate that, if i kill an orange it doesn't normally come back to live, cause it's a fruit, but gandalf came back to life, and he's a w1zzard

EDIT:Whats the second LOTR movie?

Fourstaff

Aug 2, 2011, 06:50 PM

i debate that, if i kill an orange it doesn't normally come back to live, cause it's a fruit, but gandalf came back to life, and he's a w1zzard

EDIT:Whats the second LOTR movie?

Gandalves have short memory I see. The 2 Towers would be the answer you are looking for. So, Gandalf, how do you feel to find an orange more knowledgeable than you?

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 06:55 PM

Gandalves have short memory I see. The 2 Towers would be the answer you are looking for. So, Gandalf, how do you feel to find an orange more knowledgeable than you?

Short memory, i never knew in the first place? i asked cause i have all 3 and after 2 years of owning them suddenly have the want to watch the second one (never got round to it)

whilst were on the subject of gandalf, tell w1zzard his forums aren't working properly again, apparently, i'm not actually myself, but 'another user'

http://img.techpowerup.org/110802/problem.png

Fourstaff

Aug 2, 2011, 07:00 PM

Short memory, i never knew in the first place? i asked cause i have all 3 and after 2 years of owning them suddenly have the want to watch the second one (never got round to it)

whilst were on the subject of gandalf, tell w1zzard his forums aren't working properly again, apparently, i'm not actually myself, but 'another user'

http://img.techpowerup.org/110802/problem.png

LOL. He will probably change it to something like "This post has been added by another troll" or something like that.

Ah well, can't blame you if you have not watch it.

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 07:02 PM

LOL. He will probably change it to something like "This post has been added by another troll" or something like that.

Ah well, can't blame you if you have not watch it.

Well it's started now, and it's 3 hours long, so there better not be anything good on TV :)

Who you calling a troll?

Fourstaff

Aug 2, 2011, 07:04 PM

Who you calling a troll?

No one, but we all know what w1zzard does.

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 07:07 PM

No one, but we all know what w1zzard does.

Magic?

I'm going to post in the comments and feedback section

scaminatrix

Aug 2, 2011, 08:07 PM

This is why you don't do subs/dubs. Meaning gets changed in translation.

Yup, most people don't understand that a subbed film is just a straight translation. But when it's dubbed, it's "regionalised" (or "Americanised" in most cases).

I watched a really old martial arts film (can't remember which) and 5 minutes in I heard the main character (the good guy) say to the bad guys "You're not gonna need this money where you're going - straight to hell!" in an American accent.

At that point I turned it off and asked my brother to find me a subbed version :rolleyes:

Anyway!
any of you guys had a motherboard thats slow to POST? it just dawned on me to check the PSU voltages but it just seems strange,erratic i guess.
Sometimes it will post as normal and other times it might take 5 minutes to get into bios...
Suggestions?

I won't suggest something as noobish as resetting the BIOS so I'll go outside the box lol
My mate had the same problem - it took so long to POST he just kept his rig on 24/7. He was using 2 SATA HDD's an ATA HDD that was on the same IDE cable as his CD drive; I changed the jumpers around on the ATA HDD (it was on cable select) and bingo!

I'd completely remove all ATA/SATA cables and try it.

FreedomEclipse

Aug 2, 2011, 08:10 PM

I watched a really old martial arts film (can't remember which) and 5 minutes in I heard the main character (the good guy) say to the bad guys "You're not gonna need this money where you're going - straight to hell!" in an American accent.

At that point I turned it off and asked my brother to find me a subbed version :rolleyes:

same a friend lent me so old jackie chan movies. I couldnt stand the dubbing and didnt bother watching the rest

MightyMission

Aug 2, 2011, 08:20 PM

oooo!
you might be onto something there sam,i couldnt find a pair of ide cables for HDD + CD so i put them on one line,shame on me i err took all my old computer bits to the tip :laugh:
it's that foxconn 775 board,so i was taking tentative steps as i didnt know if the p531 would be fully supported.
Thanks btw do i put a heat for that?

so yea the board recognises everything connected but won't boot off my win7 HDD or my boys XP,so i will try having out the IDE cables or messing with CS/MA/SL and keep my fingers crossed!

I havent got alot of (baby sleeping) time to work on it as i got a tidy keyboard in that needs fixing,and its worth more time than the old box.

http://img.techpowerup.org/110802/HybernationStudio-2006-06-08.jpg
the keyboard that pretty much spans the desk,it must weigh about 25-30kg :eek:
its a fatar studiologic 880 and the key weighting is awesome,feels just like a piano.

Fourstaff

Aug 2, 2011, 08:24 PM

Nice set of keyboards you have got there. Personally I look down on non full sized keyboards, because epeen demands I use the entire keyboard :D

What kind of music do you play? Mine is of this sort: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa0Z6g1XJkU
I am not as good, this is the last piece I played to almost perfection.

FreedomEclipse

Aug 2, 2011, 08:28 PM

scaminatrix

Aug 2, 2011, 08:29 PM

oooo!
you might be onto something there sam,i couldnt find a pair of ide cables for HDD + CD so i put them on one line,shame on me i err took all my old computer bits to the tip :laugh:
it's that foxconn 775 board,so i was taking tentative steps as i didnt know if the p531 would be fully supported.
Thanks btw do i put a heat for that?
so yea the board recognises everything connected but won't boot off my win7 HDD or my boys XP,so i will try having out the IDE cables or messing with CS/MA/SL and keep my fingers crossed!
I havent got alot of (baby sleeping) time to work on it as i got a tidy keyboard in that needs fixing,and its worth more time than the old box.
http://img.techpowerup.org/110802/HybernationStudio-2006-06-08.jpg
the keyboard that pretty much spans the desk,it must weigh about 25-30kg :eek:
its a fatar studiologic 880 and the key weighting is awesome,feels just like a piano.

That's an effing bootiful setup :pimp: that's how I imagine my cellar is going to look :rockout:

Yea just try to boot without any cables installed. If it's quicker booting, you've found the culprit. I've never used the CS setting with jumpers. I've always set master and slave myself ;)

You've just reminded me lol I've got a ton of heat to leave!

MightyMission

Aug 2, 2011, 08:36 PM

They aren't mine :D
Mine is far more messy and err cramped
i've only got a few keyboards amongst other essentials and with 3 sons there is no way they would be in such good condition :laugh:
i just wanted to find an image to give a sense of scale(pardon the pun)
i tend to touch on whatever is moving me at the time fourstaff,so it invariably is an eclectic jumble of jazz/dub/jungle/soul driven by my favourite instrument:the chapman stick.

FreedomEclipse

Aug 2, 2011, 08:37 PM

I miss playing the drums so badly....

I miss the ability to get on the drums during band rehersals :(

MightyMission

Aug 2, 2011, 09:43 PM

mm my tama kit is stashed and i can barely afford to keep the bits n pieces in a lockup,but i wouldnt be without my yammy digi kit.
cant you get yourself in NME or something?
even pop down to your local studio (music house N1) and offer to pimp yourself as a session musician?
Chris is a really nice guy but i dunno what kinda music you favour...

On the upside i got the fatar working :D so chuffed with myself!! it was only a couple of zener diodes gawn.Well i think its working but i dont have cubase installed atm,are there any light programs i can use just to check the midi controller is triggering?

KieranD

Aug 2, 2011, 09:58 PM

There must be a way of me getting my mobile phone, i need to phone up the credit rating company who are fuck all to do with me and then ask them why im personally being flagged up and cant get a mobile phone contract. Its my parents old house that somehow has a bad credit rating.

If i lived at this address for a few years i wouldn't need a previous address.

FreedomEclipse

Aug 2, 2011, 10:01 PM

nah. Im not exactly a great drummer. I like having a mess about. and i did play drums for a few of the tracks for my old band. but thats not what i mainly play

MightyMission

Aug 2, 2011, 10:05 PM

KieranD

Aug 2, 2011, 10:28 PM

fair enough sir!
i find it therapeutic to mess around with instruments,wether anything comes of it or (most often) not,a very good way to vent.
I imagine your beastly sandybridge rig would be able to handle sooooooo many vst's/vsti's with cubase as host and ableton/reason/protools all runing side by side without choking up

Kieran my credits sh!t thanks to my ex,but 3 still give me a contract.dunno if 3 is any good to you though.

Its this deal that i wanted.
http://phone-shop.tesco.com/tesco-mobile/paymonthly/deals/434d7b85-8686-445a-9d71-d4a55efe827d?CurrntPage=2&PageSize=9&RowCount=11&SortBy=-1&ManufacturerId=135&ModelId=328&PriceId=-1&ContractDurationId=-1&TypeId=1

I should have lied and said i stay at my brothers house but how was i to know the credit rating was bad on one of my previous addresses? Its nothing to do with me either.

EDIT: Went to carphone warehouse and the dude said look you wont get anything that good a deal as tesco, maybe orange shop might do me a deal but he doubted it would be as good. This coming from the carphone warehouse salesperson.

scaminatrix

Aug 2, 2011, 10:40 PM

Well i think its working but i dont have cubase installed atm,are there any light programs i can use just to check the midi controller is triggering?

Doesn't Win7 have a built-in MIDI tester? Might have to select the MIDI under Recording Devices or something but I would have thought there'd be a way to at least play MIDI through Win7.

MightyMission

Aug 2, 2011, 11:01 PM

Salesman with a vested interest Kieran?but yea a phone is essential these days,wont your brother lie for you?he must know wether your good for it or not.
Plus you don't Have to have direct debits,i pay an extra £4 a month for a little more flexibility with bills-i just call when i'm ready to pay/when i cant hold it off any longer,
but its a must for me as i have to juggle money all the while...

Sam,yes i know xp did have a midi thingy whrere you used the GM bank,but i cant find it in 7 and im only using onboard sound atm so i gave up and i will go through the rigmaroll of cubase 5 + win7 tomorrow..

Orrr i will get the p4 machine working tonight as the keyboard didnt take that long and install sx3 on there=Win :D

Its my own fault for blowing the primary pci-e slot on this mobo,my soundcard wont fit in under the graphics card:banghead:

cheesy999

Aug 2, 2011, 11:07 PM

Its this deal that i wanted.
http://phone-shop.tesco.com/tesco-mobile/paymonthly/deals/434d7b85-8686-445a-9d71-d4a55efe827d?CurrntPage=2&PageSize=9&RowCount=11&SortBy=-1&ManufacturerId=135&ModelId=328&PriceId=-1&ContractDurationId=-1&TypeId=1

I should have lied and said i stay at my brothers house but how was i to know the credit rating was bad on one of my previous addresses? Its nothing to do with me either.

EDIT: Went to carphone warehouse and the dude said look you wont get anything that good a deal as tesco, maybe orange shop might do me a deal but he doubted it would be as good. This coming from the carphone warehouse salesperson.

Contracts depend on credit rating? I walked into the t mobile shop, told the guy the exact phone and contract i wanted, walked out with the phone 4 mins later, walked back in 30 seconds later asking him to move my contacts over, then walked out again

FreedomEclipse

Aug 2, 2011, 11:16 PM

KieranD

Aug 2, 2011, 11:36 PM

Contracts depend on credit rating? I walked into the t mobile shop, told the guy the exact phone and contract i wanted, walked out with the phone 4 mins later, walked back in 30 seconds later asking him to move my contacts over, then walked out again

Yes they do a background credit rating check to see if your good for payments. Totally uncalled for as me personally that's not my credit rating. Dont ask as i dont know why they tie a credit rating to a house, i think it should be a personal thing.

Its probably one stupid little detail that fucked up the rating on that house we used to live at. As i said i wasn't even living there at the time, it was just my father who was there on his own while it was being sold. Apparently my mum had problems with getting a mortgage because of that house too. Yeah i don't care i shouldn't tell randoms but its probably my fathers fault for not paying the mortgage or something while the house was up for sale. My mum and dad paid their mortgage and everything was fine then after they got separated my dad must've done something and fucked the rating on the house so if i use it for a previous address it flags up even though its fuck all to do with me. I shouldn't have a problem if i lived here at this current place long enough to not need a previous address.

My brother would say i did live at his so i could say his place was my previous address but now ive given my details im fucked so i have to phone this equifax that are fuck all to do with me as i don't have a credit rating.

All that garbage just for a phone lol

scaminatrix

Aug 2, 2011, 11:43 PM

Yes they do a background credit rating check to see if your good for payments. Totally uncalled for as me personally that's not my credit rating. Dont ask as i dont know why they tie a credit rating to a house, i think it should be a personal thing.

All that garbage just for a phone lol

If you need to up your credit rating, get one of those pre-paid credit card things to help with a theory of mine :D From what I've read, it's classed as a credit-card so what happens with it affects your credit rating, but because it's impossible to go into debt with it, it looks like a pretty much guaranteed way of helping with a bad rating.

Just a theory.

KieranD

Aug 2, 2011, 11:48 PM

I don't even have a credit rating its someone else lol. I have never had a loan or defaulted on a debit payment or anything like that.

Its stupid i could have lied and said i lived at someone with a good rating to use as a previous address but they wont let me do it again because ive been checked. This place probably has a decent rating but ive only been here for what 10months?

EDIT: I dont even have an overdraft or credit card either lol just a debit card.

Ill be making some enquires for sure.

MightyMission

Aug 3, 2011, 12:16 AM

:banghead: computers :banghead:
time for another 775 mobo!
i threw away a perfectly functional one a couple of months ago....

gumpty

Aug 3, 2011, 06:50 AM

Yes they do a background credit rating check to see if your good for payments. Totally uncalled for as me personally that's not my credit rating. Dont ask as i dont know why they tie a credit rating to a house, i think it should be a personal thing.

Its probably one stupid little detail that fucked up the rating on that house we used to live at. As i said i wasn't even living there at the time, it was just my father who was there on his own while it was being sold. Apparently my mum had problems with getting a mortgage because of that house too. Yeah i don't care i shouldn't tell randoms but its probably my fathers fault for not paying the mortgage or something while the house was up for sale. My mum and dad paid their mortgage and everything was fine then after they got separated my dad must've done something and fucked the rating on the house so if i use it for a previous address it flags up even though its fuck all to do with me. I shouldn't have a problem if i lived here at this current place long enough to not need a previous address.

My brother would say i did live at his so i could say his place was my previous address but now ive given my details im fucked so i have to phone this equifax that are fuck all to do with me as i don't have a credit rating.

All that garbage just for a phone lol

Hey mate, when I first got over here they wouldn't give me a contract phone either, because I had no credit history (I had no credit card for about two years). Anyway, the only way I got round it was to pay a 'deposit' to Orange when I set up the contract. Essentially it was £100-£150 and they held it for 12 months just in case I defaulted. They then gave it back to me as credit on my account (although I did have to ask). You might be able to go about it that way.
Although correcting your credit rating is obviously the best plan in the long run.

FreedomEclipse

Aug 3, 2011, 10:21 AM

the only way I got round it was to pay a 'deposit' to Orange when I set up the contract.

These days, Bribery can get you anywhere.

Bo$$

Aug 3, 2011, 10:28 AM

Ahhh i need to get a job really badly, anyone in london think they can help me out?

LifeOnMars

Aug 3, 2011, 10:31 AM

Well, I just got my SSD. Only 1 unfortunately :) Still, ebuyer stuck to their word and made sure I got it today. Will try and get some compo out of them though.

So do I format this thing? When I install windows 7 do I let it create that system partition as normal or partition the disk beforehand?

Any help is appreciated as I don't want to stuff it up before I even get to use it :)

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 11:06 AM

Well, I just got my SSD. Only 1 unfortunately Still, ebuyer stuck to their word and made sure I got it today. Will try and get some compo out of them though.

So do I format this thing? When I install windows 7 do I let it create that system partition as normal or partition the disk beforehand?

Any help is appreciated as I don't want to stuff it up before I even get to use it

use the windows 7 install disk, it'll recognize it as an SSD and take the appropriate action

InnocentCriminal

Aug 3, 2011, 11:21 AM

Use the windows 7 install disc, it'll recognize it as an SSD and take the appropriate action.

Fixed.

;)

TheMailman has made a decent thread (http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134954) in regards to the SSDs and what not. He's a good troll guy.

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 11:26 AM

Fixed.

;)

TheMailman has made a decent thread (http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134954) in regards to the SSDs and what not. He's a good troll guy.

You forgot to add the full stop.

I think TMM is banned at the moment, well, on 'vacation' is what i've been told

InnocentCriminal

Aug 3, 2011, 11:30 AM

You forgot to add the full stop.

In bold? My cryptic way of getting you to notice.... well, something like that.

I think TMM is banned at the moment, well, on 'vacation' is what i've been told

LOL! That guy. I honestly think he sees infractions like pins from BC2 or something.

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 11:34 AM

In bold? My cryptic way of getting you to notice.... well, something like that.

LOL! That guy. I honestly think he sees infractions like pins from BC2 or something.

You sound like the sort of person who wouldn't have any infractions anyway, tommorow's a nice day for me as 2 of mine 'expire'.

Good news everyone, i'm back to using my old PC, with a phenom ii x4, 4GB ram, and a broken PSU.

InnocentCriminal

Aug 3, 2011, 11:43 AM

You sound like the sort of person who wouldn't have any infractions anyway, tommorow's a nice day for me as 2 of mine 'expire'.

Hmm...

;) ;)

scaminatrix

Aug 3, 2011, 12:10 PM

Infractions are for pussies! When I go out, I'm going out with a bang!

Fourstaff

Aug 3, 2011, 12:23 PM

Infractions are for pussies! When I go out, I'm going out with a bang!

Despite my trolling, I have not received any infractions yet. Perhaps the higher authorities are polishing the banstick to get rid of me in one swipe.

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 12:24 PM

Infractions are for pussies! When I go out, I'm going out with a bang!

15 points is a ban, wonder if you can manage to get all of them in one go...

__________________________________________________ ___________

http://www.cracked.com/article_18655_9-beloved-characters-made-horrifying-by-japan.html

one of their best articles in a very long time

EDIT:does anyone know how thermal paste works?, it's just a bit strange how i fitted my heatsink, started running WCG, and my temps seem to be slowly dropping, although their still slightly higher then they were before

kurosagi01

Aug 3, 2011, 12:44 PM

£170 for a GTX560ti Twin frozr 2 http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/nvidiageforcegraphicscards/nvidiagtx560tifermiseries/msi/n560gtx-tf2.html

FreedomEclipse

Aug 3, 2011, 12:46 PM

15 points is a ban, wonder if you can manage to get all of them in one go...

i have 1 infraction (expired) and 3 warnings. one of the ways to get instabanned imo is just start a thread cussing off all the TPU mods and admins, try and make it into a huge wall of text before they turf you out.

weather or not you get instabanned or infracted first depends on the mods/admins disgression.
some mods might know you quite well and give you an infraction as a warning rather then just hit the killswitch straight away and send you the way of elvis.

Its a good way to find out which mod has it in for you as their likely to be the ones that skip the warnings and straight out twat you in the face with the ban hammer.

on a side note....
Just for nostalgia, Ive been playing the Original Unreal Tournament on my laptop... I really miss the announcers voice lmao, it still cracks me up.

I wish TPU had that announcers voice when someone gets ban hammerd.

mo-mo-mo-mo-monster kill!

scaminatrix

Aug 3, 2011, 01:20 PM

EDIT:does anyone know how thermal paste works?, it's just a bit strange how i fitted my heatsink, started running WCG, and my temps seem to be slowly dropping, although their still slightly higher then they were before

That can be one of two things. Or both :p

1) When running WCG, the temps top out, and then they "settle" a little bit lower. Leave WCG running for an hour to get a steady temp.
2) Curing time of your TIM (if any).

LifeOnMars

Aug 3, 2011, 02:18 PM

Should I bother relocating the temp folders and if I should, any clue how to do it guys?

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 02:22 PM

Should I bother relocating the temp folders and if I should, any clue how to do it guys?

nah, don't bother, i know there all like SSD wear blah blah blah, but you bought that thing to use it not to preserve it

LifeOnMars

Aug 3, 2011, 02:25 PM

nah, don't bother, i know there all like SSD wear blah blah blah, but you bought that thing to use it not to preserve it

That's what I was thinking bud :) Plus it has 3 years warranty so what the hell. I'm loving it so far. Had to go out for an hr after I got it but I'm just going to start windows update and service pack 1.

Out of interest, I'm obviously in ahci mode but I'm currently using the Catalyst 11.8 preview drivers. I went to install the AMD AHCI sata drivers but it just said components all up to date. I checked in device manager and it's not showing AMD Sata like it normally would.

Has anyone got a recent AMD AHCI driver they could upload for me?

InnocentCriminal

Aug 3, 2011, 02:51 PM

Has anyone got a recent AMD AHCI driver they could upload for me?

Only one I know of is version 11.7... (http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/raid_windows.aspx)

"WARNING: These materials may disable or alter: (1) software including features and functions in the operating system, drivers and applications, and other system settings; and (2) system services. When the materials are used to disable or alter these items in whole or part, you may experience (a) increased risks that certain security functions do not function thereby exposing your computer system to potential security threats including, without limitation, harm from viruses, worms and other harmful software; (b) performance and interoperability issues that may adversely affect your experience and the stability of your computing system; and (c) other experiences resulting in adverse effects, including, but not limited, to data corruption or loss."

... did you install a previous version during the installation of Windows 7?

LifeOnMars

Aug 3, 2011, 02:58 PM

Only one I know of is version 11.7... (http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/raid_windows.aspx)
... did you install a previous version during the installation of Windows 7?

Sorry, I meant the 11.7 ahci drivers. No I didn't install any previous version.

I mean performance seems absolutely fine but I just like it all properly done.

I'll post a HD Tune screenie in a minute. Quite impressed considering I'm running slow ass memory and only a Phenom II@4GHz. Would love to have tried it with my Sandy setup a while ago :)

MightyMission

Aug 3, 2011, 03:07 PM

welcome MM!
what frequency is your cpu-nb LifeOnMars?

KieranD

Aug 3, 2011, 03:21 PM

In bold? My cryptic way of getting you to notice.... well, something like that.

LOL! That guy. I honestly think he sees infractions like pins from BC2 or something.

He is banned although it is only a timed ban. Should be back soon. Not surprised though as that's happened a few times, he's careful to never to go over the edge of no return. I wonder how he manages it lol, meticulous calculations and lots of lube probably.

LifeOnMars

Aug 3, 2011, 03:29 PM

welcome MM!
what frequency is your cpu-nb LifeOnMars?

2.6 mate.

Here is the hd tune screenie -

http://img.techpowerup.org/110803/HD Tune.jpg

Excessive CPU usage!!! I was running MSE at the time as well though.

EDIT - 128c!! AAGHHH :laugh:

MightyMission

Aug 3, 2011, 03:58 PM

You are brandishing some pretty numbers!
min=210mb/s lol crazy

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 04:07 PM

I have a small problem. for some reason my CPU now Idles's at 55'c, and max's at 63'c :confused:

seems slightly high

FreedomEclipse

Aug 3, 2011, 04:12 PM

I have a small problem. for some reason my CPU now Idles's at 55'c, and max's at 63'c :confused:

seems slightly high

turn the air con on.

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 04:13 PM

turn the air con on.

didn't think of that, but it's not too warm here, i'm seriously worried about why i idle about 6'c off my max temp

EDIT:My CPU fan is making a high pitched noise

Double Edit:Was going to buy a hyper212+ but the price has sky rocketed lately, now i want a xigmatek S1283, and judging from my temps, i need it fast

Triple edit:does anyone know roughly where the stock AMD cooler would come on this chart? -->http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2219&page=5

scaminatrix

Aug 3, 2011, 04:22 PM

didn't think of that, but it's not too warm here, i'm seriously worried about why i idle about 6'c off my max temp

EDIT:My CPU fan is making a high pitched noise

Double Edit:Was going to buy a hyper212+ but the price has sky rocketed lately, now i want a xigmatek S1283, and judging from my temps, i need it fast

Damn I just sold mine aswell. It only had AMD mounts anyway.

Is it for the i3 in your specs?

Fourstaff

Aug 3, 2011, 04:26 PM

Is it for the i3 in your specs?

Isnt that a laptop?

scaminatrix

Aug 3, 2011, 04:27 PM

Isnt that a laptop?

:facepalm: I shoulda figured that :o

what cpu is the cooler for cheesy?

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 04:27 PM

Damn I just sold mine aswell. It only had AMD mounts anyway.

Is it for the i3 in your specs?

no, that's a laptop, that's running at 60'c max but since it's a mobile proccesor i think it's rated up to 95

This is for the AMD phenom ii B55

I think im going to buy this --> http://www.scan.co.uk/products/xigmatek-nepartak-s983-(hdt)-92mm-anti-vibration-pwm-fan-3x-heat-pipe-lga775-k8-am2-cooler

I think it's quite good, only 92mm and it gets a score only 1.9'c above the 120MM coolemaster, problem is, most of my regular shops have a really bad heatsink selection at the moment

EDIT:Whats the best Heatsink that can be bought for under £20?

Techtu

Aug 3, 2011, 04:29 PM

Any advice on lappin my CPU?

Just something I'm tempted to try...

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 04:31 PM

no, that's a laptop, that's running at 60'c max but since it's a mobile proccesor i think it's rated up to 95

This is for the AMD phenom ii B55

I think im going to buy this --> http://www.scan.co.uk/products/xigmatek-nepartak-s983-(hdt)-92mm-anti-vibration-pwm-fan-3x-heat-pipe-lga775-k8-am2-cooler

I think it's quite good, only 92mm and it gets a score only 1.9'c above the 120MM coolemaster, problem is, most of my regular shops have a really bad heatsink selection at the moment

EDIT:Whats the best Heatsink that can be bought for under £20?

Change that, what's the best heatsink that can be bought for under £25?

Any advice on lappin my CPU?

Just something I'm tempted to try...

Rub it really hard, until it's smooth

scaminatrix

Aug 3, 2011, 04:32 PM

Change that, what's the best heatsink that can be bought for under £25?

Mine.

My TRUE, I've got a set of AMD mounts for it now.

Techtu

Aug 3, 2011, 04:32 PM

Change that, what's the best heatsink that can be bought for under £25?

Rub it really hard, until it's smooth

... and the grit best used is? Please tell me 2000 - 2500 grit :p

scaminatrix

Aug 3, 2011, 04:33 PM

Here you go Tech

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41080

I knew there was a guide somewhere!

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 04:34 PM

Mine.

My TRUE, I've got a set of AMD mounts for it now.

sorry, but i don't think i want to go used at the moment, i'm having enough problems as it is at the moment with things i bought of TPU, so for the time being, this is going to have to be new

scaminatrix

Aug 3, 2011, 04:36 PM

sorry, but i don't think i want to go used at the moment, i'm having enough problems as it is at the moment with things i bought of TPU, so for the time being, this is going to have to be new

Well, a heatsink can't really malfunction in any way lol, but I respect your decision.

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 04:37 PM

Well, a heatsink can't really malfunction in any way lol, but I respect your decision.

the fan could stop

Is this any good, it's really stretching my budget, but seeing as it's water i have a feeling it fulills my needs of a quit and efficient cooler -->http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/CoolIT+ECO+II+120+Water-Cooling+CPU+Cooler+?productId=43968

InnocentCriminal

Aug 3, 2011, 04:43 PM

the fan could stop

Is this any good, it's really stretching my budget, but seeing as it's water i have a feeling it fulills my needs of a quit and efficient cooler -->http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/CoolIT+ECO+II+120+Water-Cooling+CPU+Cooler+?productId=43968

That lowered in price today, was £37.99 this morning. It's a rebranded H60 I think.

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 04:44 PM

That even lowered in price today, was £37.99 this morning. It's a rebranded H60 I think.

yeah, it's a H60 with no fan included, how good is the h60?

Looks to be better then the tuniq 120, which if i go to another page is better then the coolermaster or the xigmatech

Fourstaff

Aug 3, 2011, 04:45 PM

yeah, it's a H60 with no fan included, how good is the h60?

Quite good.

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 04:46 PM

Quite good.

someone said yesterday you get free postage if you've over 50 on the forums, is this correct, if so i better start working

Fourstaff

Aug 3, 2011, 04:47 PM

someone said yesterday you get free postage if you've over 50 on the forums, is this correct, if so i better start working

Yes. Go to work! :p Alternatively, ask around and see if there are people able to help.

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 04:51 PM

Yes. Go to work! :p Alternatively, ask around and see if there are people able to help.

it says free postage doesn't apply to superspecials, so i'm not going to bother, someone should really moan at aria for charging £7 postage, tell me, do they do a cheaper postage option or is that it?

EDIT:THATS IT, ARIA ARE OBVIOUSLY A CRAP COMPANY

ALSO, CAPS LOCK!!!!

Spectrum

Aug 3, 2011, 05:02 PM

FreedomEclipse

Aug 3, 2011, 05:03 PM

Just checked a tracking number for a parcel im supposed to recieve in the next day or 2....Unfortunately. Amazon have enlisted the help of HDNL to deliver my goods.

Ive heard a lot about these cowboys. I know they like to completely ignore delivery deadlines and deliver things really really really late. Im prepared for drama....

their service is so bad they were even featured in Watchdog in 2010, I have even seen threatening emails and death threats sent from some of their drivers to customers when they are trying to find out where their parcels are.

that was in 2010!

but its 2011 and the general public still have a very low opinion of them.....

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/FinalFreedomEclipse/HDNL.jpg

Spectrum

Aug 3, 2011, 05:03 PM

it says free postage doesn't apply to superspecials, so i'm not going to bother, someone should really moan at aria for charging £7 postage, tell me, do they do a cheaper postage option or is that it?

EDIT:THATS IT, ARIA ARE OBVIOUSLY A CRAP COMPANY

ALSO, CAPS LOCK!!!!
aria sucks. buy from scan or ebuyer

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 05:04 PM

2 Rather fit women sat down next to me at the train station earlier and then proceeded to kiss.
i smiled and gazed across at some chavs, who, startled by my huge grin, proclaimed "what the fuck you smiling at us for?"
I pointed to the 2 women sitting next to me, and they caught my smile.

Perhaps the best train station story ever?

it was better the way you told me on steam

aria sucks. buy from scan or ebuyer

They have really bad selections of CPU coolers :(

Spectrum

Aug 3, 2011, 05:06 PM

lol, what about, lol, pcworld?
or, lol, maplin?
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/7824/trollfacekd.jpg

FreedomEclipse

Aug 3, 2011, 05:07 PM

2 Rather fit women sat down next to me at the train station earlier and then proceeded to kiss.
i smiled and gazed across at some chavs, who, startled by my huge grin, proclaimed "what the fuck you smiling at us for?"
I pointed to the 2 women sitting next to me, and they caught my smile.

Perhaps the best train station story ever?

I would have said. "sorry. I just thinking about the days when i was back in primary school where we had school dinners that looked a lot like your face" --fight breaks out between you and the chavs-- if you win. you get to take the 2 girls home for some sweet lovin!!

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 05:08 PM

lol, what about, lol, pcworld?
or, lol, maplin?
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/7824/trollfacekd.jpg

actually i think they do the xigamatek s1823 for about £20
Ecto: MATE
Ecto: I WAS JUST AT ADDLESTONE STATION
cheesy999: caps lock
Ecto: AND THESE 2 FIT LESBIANS CAME AND SAT DOWN NEXT TO ME ON THE PLATFORM
Ecto: no it isn't caps lock, this is awesome
Ecto: and started getting off
Ecto: right fucking next to me
Ecto: there were these 2 guys about 10 metres to my right
Ecto: i smiled at them, they were like "wtf you smiling at us for?"
Ecto: i pointed to the females next to me
Ecto: they then also smiled.
cheesy999: I WAS AT THE TRAIN STATION A FEW WEEKS AGO
cheesy999: ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES STOLE MY CHIPS!!!
Ecto: WHAT I WAS SAYING IS AWESOME

Spectrum

Aug 3, 2011, 05:09 PM

i don't fancy getting stabbed in the face tbh
and yeah cheesy, you ruined my dramatic effect of CAPS LOCK!!! by butting in... :|

FreedomEclipse

Aug 3, 2011, 05:09 PM

I would have said. "sorry. I just thinking about the days when i was back in primary school where we had school dinners that looked a lot like your face" --fight breaks out between you and the chavs-- if you win. you get to take the 2 girls home for some sweet lovin!!

but just make sure your powerlevel is over 9000.....

Spectrum

Aug 3, 2011, 05:10 PM

my powerlevel is EXACTLY 9000.
no more, NO LESS!
does this qualify me for such an endeavour?

Spectrum

Aug 3, 2011, 05:11 PM

anyway i'm going to watch fire in the sky and have a few beers. when i wasn't at train stations looking at women today, i was "enjoying" the heatwave... by working on a building site all day.

FreedomEclipse

Aug 3, 2011, 05:12 PM

i don't fancy getting stabbed in the face tbh

But if they pull a knife on you -- and you still win. people on the train would kiss your feet for standing up to these evil ruffians

BEAT THEM LIKE A MAN!!

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 05:14 PM

Amd phenom II x4 have a max temp of 61'c apparently

this is not good

http://img.techpowerup.org/110803/tempreture.jpg

scaminatrix

Aug 3, 2011, 05:48 PM

HWMonitor says my 555BE doesn't go above 32 deg C after 2 hours of gaming. Not OC'ed or unlocked.
I use a TRUE 120 Black, with 2 of these (http://www.candccentral.co.uk/xilence-red-wing-fan-120x120x25mm-pwm.html).
Lovely temps.

Fourstaff

Aug 3, 2011, 06:21 PM

Lovely temps.

Or stuck sensor

MightyMission

Aug 3, 2011, 06:24 PM

seems to low to me,because a 555 is a core locked 955(so i'd guess an 89w tdp)but it is possible,
scam got a good un!
i been playing dirt2 for an hour and im at 11c cpu and 22c gpu2..:roll:
i think its only the otherside (with lazered cores) that get 128c/-127c cores..
which reminds me fella you was supposed to mail me out the 555 and the ch4 wheres me tracking number???

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 07:01 PM

seems to low to me,because a 555 is a core locked 955(so i'd guess an 89w tdp)but it is possible,
scam got a good un!
i been playing dirt2 for an hour and im at 11c cpu and 22c gpu2..
i think its only the otherside (with lazered cores) that get 128c/-127c cores..
which reminds me fella you was supposed to mail me out the 555 and the ch4 wheres me tracking number???

been playing on BC2 for an hour, at 59'c CPU, 94'c GPU (94'c is max value temp sensor will register)

FreedomEclipse

Aug 3, 2011, 07:06 PM

94'c???? What GPU is this?? it better not be a GTX480. my 6970s hit about 88'c but the fan rarely goes over 35%. Need to make a habit of cranking the fans to 40%+ before gaming

Fourstaff

Aug 3, 2011, 07:14 PM

94'c???? What GPU is this?? it better not be a GTX480. my 6970s hit about 88'c but the fan rarely goes over 35%. Need to make a habit of cranking the fans to 40%+ before gaming

Change fan profile settings?

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 07:15 PM

94'c???? What GPU is this?? it better not be a GTX480. my 6970s hit about 88'c but the fan rarely goes over 35%. Need to make a habit of cranking the fans to 40%+ before gaming

gts 250

Change fan profile settings?

Their at 95%, it's just a crappy design by zotac, but i won't change it as it's safe to 105'c (officially) and i want to keep my warranty

Fourstaff

Aug 3, 2011, 07:18 PM

Their at 95%, it's just a crappy design by zotac, but i won't change it as it's safe to 105'c (officially) and i want to keep my warranty

Ah ok

MightyMission

Aug 3, 2011, 07:22 PM

temps seems quite high cheesy,but your gpu might be adding heat to your case,that the exhuast fan isnt taking away-if that makes sense.

Spectrum

Aug 3, 2011, 07:30 PM

that's not good cheesy... 94+c gpu... remove the cooler and buy a better one.
keep the other one in case it dies and you wish to replace it with the warranty

Fourstaff

Aug 3, 2011, 07:30 PM

temps seems quite high cheesy,but your gpu might be adding heat to your case,that the exhuast fan isnt taking away-if that makes sense.

Summer is too hot >.> I want winter back :(

FreedomEclipse

Aug 3, 2011, 07:34 PM

I want winter back too. so i can wear my leather trenchcoat....

FreedomEclipse

Aug 3, 2011, 07:36 PM

Change fan profile settings?

cant change it unless i run afterburner

scaminatrix

Aug 3, 2011, 07:39 PM

Damn, I never let any GPU go over 60 deg. I'd rather battle the sound of a fan at 70%.

seems to low to me,because a 555 is a core locked 955(so i'd guess an 89w tdp)but it is possible,
scam got a good un!
i been playing dirt2 for an hour and im at 11c cpu and 22c gpu2..:roll:
i think its only the otherside (with lazered cores) that get 128c/-127c cores..

Shame it won't unlock :p does run cool, I've got a couple of temperature sensors here. I know they're not any more reliable than HWMonitor but it sits at 30 deg. too. The thing is, there's 3 measurements, "CPU", "CPU Core1" and "CPU Core2" and they're all between 30 and 40. I'll have another check later.

which reminds me fella you was supposed to mail me out the 555 and the ch4 wheres me tracking number???

BWaaaahhhahaaahaaa deal's off! Cheers for the £8, I'm doing a runner!!!

MightyMission

Aug 3, 2011, 07:54 PM

Dagnammit!
I got scuppered by the Folkestone Fiend!

the 555 seems like a good chip sam,i'd expect temps to be much higher than that with any air cooler.

MightyMission

Aug 3, 2011, 07:57 PM

Summer is too hot >.> I want winter back :(

nnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooo
typical brit!

Spectrum

Aug 3, 2011, 08:16 PM

the winter sucks.
you just can't take 20c heat. try living down here in the south... was 29c today where i'm at.
heat is good. cold is bad. how can anybody enjoy being cold?

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 08:25 PM

temps seems quite high cheesy,but your gpu might be adding heat to your case,that the exhuast fan isnt taking away-if that makes sense.

NO, the air goes into the card, then out through the vents in the back

MightyMission

Aug 3, 2011, 08:45 PM

haha
ok so what takes the hot air away from the back of the card?
in a typical convection situation,where does heat go?

spectrum it was 28c here today,getting a nice tan and loving it :D

kurosagi01

Aug 3, 2011, 09:33 PM

the winter sucks.
you just can't take 20c heat. try living down here in the south... was 29c today where i'm at.
heat is good. cold is bad. how can anybody enjoy being cold?

Advantage for typical boys in heat= The misses wear shorts or skirts and other things to show their amazing figure or for the individuals be pervs on girls
Disadvantage for us boys= we sweat like a b*tch and it looks disgusting lol,we get lazy aswell. Comp temp increase by like 5-10C or something.
More electrical heat= more dust.

Advantage in cold= Us boys can look bad ass in our fancy jackets and jeans or whatever.
Comp temp be ace cold too.
We get more serious and try do things to warm ourselves like..i don't know exercise??
Disadvantage= Our Misses or girls don't show their figures off for us boys.

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 09:54 PM

haha
ok so what takes the hot air away from the back of the card?
in a typical convection situation,where does heat go?

spectrum it was 28c here today,getting a nice tan and loving it :D

Typically upwards, but due to size of my comp desk, and the positioning of my exhaust fans, sideaways where it then pools under the keyboard tray and heats up my leg

Fourstaff

Aug 3, 2011, 09:57 PM

Advantage for typical boys in heat= The misses wear shorts or skirts and other things to show their amazing figure or for the individuals be pervs on girls

I was expecting that, but during the last hot period over Easter people just brought their grandparents off the cupboard for a bit of airing. I was sorely disappointed.

the winter sucks.
you just can't take 20c heat. try living down here in the south... was 29c today where i'm at.
heat is good. cold is bad. how can anybody enjoy being cold?

Where I come from its almost always 25-30C with almost 100% humidity. I am at the south, BBC was reporting 29C too. Obviously after living in perpetual summer I prefer winter.

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 10:15 PM

I was expecting that, but during the last hot period over Easter people just brought their grandparents off the cupboard for a bit of airing. I was sorely disappointed.

Where I come from its almost always 25-30C with almost 100% humidity. I am at the south, BBC was reporting 29C too. Obviously after living in perpetual summer I prefer winter.

I am more south then you, you are wrong, there has been some cold as well as some warm.

Overall, i think the weather is great, apart from the fact that my pc now needs some new heatsinks

Bo$$

Aug 3, 2011, 10:30 PM

Obviously after living in perpetual summer I prefer winter.

After every season my opinion changes, i mind winter less hence why it is my favorate season

scaminatrix

Aug 3, 2011, 10:54 PM

http://img.techpowerup.org/110803/HURP.png

After about an hour and half of hardcore gaming. Yea I was a bit out with my temps :p

Bo$$

Aug 3, 2011, 10:58 PM

i got to 74c with my gtx570, no hotter than normal...

scaminatrix

Aug 3, 2011, 11:02 PM

i got to 74c with my gtx570, no hotter than normal...

I mean the CPU temps. Unbelievably low :p
But I haven't OC'ed or unlocked it so just 2 cores with a beasty HSF.

I would have thought these temps were blatantly wrong but usually when the sensor sticks on these CPU's, it's at 128deg., not at around 30 so it might actually be accurate.

cheesy999

Aug 3, 2011, 11:14 PM

KieranD

Aug 3, 2011, 11:19 PM

1GB at desktop? hmmmn im in game right now with it alt tabbed but i know mine is usually higher than that.
AMD temp sensors are always fubar, some work some dont.

Yeah well motherboard bios temps are always more accurate.

scaminatrix

Aug 3, 2011, 11:31 PM

Scam, how many athlon ii and phenom ii chips have you owned?
'Cause theres a very well known problem with the ore emp sensors, your actual max temp is still cold at 44c thoughc
edit:i may not of made it clear, through experiance and tpu i know most amd core temp degree readong are 10-15c below what they shoould be, you have.to use the corrected motherboard reading, i have found these to generally be very accurate and even if they are slightly in!curate they are the basis for thermal throttoling etc.

This the the only Athlon II/Phenom II chip I've owned. I know the temps can't be trusted, it's just strange that they're all around the same.

1GB at desktop? hmmmn im in game right now with it alt tabbed but i know mine is usually higher than that.
AMD temp sensors are always fubar, some work some dont.
Yeah well motherboard bios temps are always more accurate.

I've literally installed OS, drivers, updates and a game. nothing else.
My 'net rig has Win7 x86 with loads of stuff installed and AV running etc., and only 1GB of RAM. Right now, while typing it's at 599MB used so Win7 must have really good "memory management"

When I unlocked my CPU, it sat at 129deg. constantly. Just thought I'd chuck that in there :p

cheesy999

Aug 4, 2011, 12:09 AM

They're reasonabley normal temp readings, their not bad sensors, just badly calibrated, if it makes any difference when unlocked my CPU. Used to read 128c but after a BIOS update the cores now read 0c

In other news do any of you own android phones, if so I can reccomend changing to the GO keyboard and launcher, they are really good, I used to dislike touchscreen keyboards, but this is actually pretty good, it's as if it knows what I want before I type it!

TacoTown

Aug 4, 2011, 12:13 AM

Okay, this is more of a brit language question, my gf is from england and she keeps saying "fringe" I guess their bangs, but when I call them bangs, she says it's something different. Is she just doing this because I make fun of how she calls cookies "biscuits" or are they different?

scaminatrix

Aug 4, 2011, 12:22 AM

TacoTown

Aug 4, 2011, 12:26 AM

:eek: She lies! :shadedshu

cheesy999

Aug 4, 2011, 12:32 AM

I think a 'bang' is a type of fringe but overall I have no idea what a bang is( a loud noise?)

TacoTown

Aug 4, 2011, 12:35 AM

I guess it's the same thing, when you google bangs you get fringe too.

KieranD

Aug 4, 2011, 01:53 AM

gumpty

Aug 4, 2011, 06:58 AM

Wait why are you calling biscuits cookies?

Biscuit Monster:
http://images.wikia.com/muppet/images/3/35/Cookie-standing.jpg

MightyMission

Aug 4, 2011, 07:21 AM

Jello Babies
http://img.techpowerup.org/110804/untitled.png

kurosagi01

Aug 4, 2011, 08:26 AM

What do you do early morning?? Well i am watching one of my fav artist performing her final concert before her break. The awesome Utada Hikaru =p.

FreedomEclipse

Aug 4, 2011, 10:05 AM

What do you do early morning?? =p.

having a wank would be a good start to any morning

MightyMission

Aug 4, 2011, 10:12 AM

having a posh wank would be a good start to any morningFixed :D
Though having a concubine do the honours for you is clearly the choice of kings

InnocentCriminal

Aug 4, 2011, 10:16 AM

having a wank would be a good start to any morning

Actually having sex is better.

;)

Fourstaff

Aug 4, 2011, 10:21 AM

Nice and cool today :3

kurosagi01

Aug 4, 2011, 10:25 AM

Lol it sure is four,still kinda warm though but its fine weather with dull sky.

WhiteLotus

Aug 4, 2011, 10:33 AM

What amazing 120mm fans are there? Ones that are stupidly quiet. I am thinking of getting the re-badged H60 from aria that someone mentioned in this here thread.

Fourstaff

Aug 4, 2011, 10:34 AM

Lol it sure is four,still kinda warm though but its fine weather with dull sky.

18C in Cambridge here. Qualifies as cool in my books. I like temps between 10-20. Rained a bit though, but since that I am camping indoors, its fine.

What amazing 120mm fans are there? Ones that are stupidly quiet. I am thinking of getting the re-badged H60 from aria that someone mentioned in this here thread.

Gentle Typhoons? If you dont mind colour and price Noctua ones? Noiseblocker are good too I heard.

kurosagi01

Aug 4, 2011, 10:52 AM

What amazing 120mm fans are there? Ones that are stupidly quiet. I am thinking of getting the re-badged H60 from aria that someone mentioned in this here thread.

You mean this??
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/CoolIT+ECO+II+120+Water-Cooling+CPU+Cooler+?productId=43968

I always thought Corsair just goes to these company and just stick there badge on and go yeah this is our amazing water cooling solution and up the price.

Just like how the new audi tt quadro 2.0 tdi has a golf 2.0 tdi engine in and you pay the premium for driving just the chasis with a golf engine.

WhiteLotus

Aug 4, 2011, 11:06 AM

You mean this??
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/CoolIT+ECO+II+120+Water-Cooling+CPU+Cooler+?productId=43968

I always thought Corsair just goes to these company and just stick there badge on and go yeah this is our amazing water cooling solution and up the price.

Just like how the new audi tt quadro 2.0 tdi has a golf 2.0 tdi engine in and you pay the premium for driving just the chasis with a golf engine.

yup that's the one.

If you want a cheap golf, buy a Skoda. lol

pantherx12

Aug 4, 2011, 11:11 AM

What amazing 120mm fans are there? Ones that are stupidly quiet. I am thinking of getting the re-badged H60 from aria that someone mentioned in this here thread.

+1 to gentle typhoons, get the 1850rpm ones and then run them at a lower speed if needed.

They've the best static pressure/cfm/noise balance especially when used on radiators.

I want some of the 4000rpm ones but I need a beefy fan controller :laugh:

FreedomEclipse

Aug 4, 2011, 11:29 AM

OMG its 10GHZ!!!!

NOOO WAIII!!!!!! (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DELL-Precision-T7400-Quard-Core-2-50Ghz-10-00ghz-4GB-2-/390336137833?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item5ae1d8ca69)

FreedomEclipse

Aug 4, 2011, 11:32 AM

+1 to gentle typhoons, get the 1850rpm ones and then run them at a lower speed if needed.

They've the best static pressure/cfm/noise balance especially when used on radiators.

I want some of the 4000rpm ones but I need a beefy fan controller :laugh:

I'll probably get one and stick it to the side of my 6970s. I bought a PCI fan controller for a few quid so it should be pretty good.

Only thing im not happy about is the fan itself costs about £20

LifeOnMars

Aug 4, 2011, 11:34 AM

OMG its 10GHZ!!!!

NOOO WAIII!!!!!! (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DELL-Precision-T7400-Quard-Core-2-50Ghz-10-00ghz-4GB-2-/390336137833?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item5ae1d8ca69)

£1000 for that POS. Pisses me off when I see dicks selling stuff like that on ebay. :shadedshu

FreedomEclipse

Aug 4, 2011, 11:38 AM

I know! I wouldnt even pay £400 for that POS

MightyMission

Aug 4, 2011, 11:51 AM

it says alot about xeons but its a c2q???
not a quad but a quard! supaahh speshal!

FreedomEclipse

Aug 4, 2011, 12:18 PM

He probably swapped the Xeon chip out and kept it for his own rig

InnocentCriminal

Aug 4, 2011, 12:34 PM

What amazing 120mm fans are there? Ones that are stupidly quiet. I am thinking of getting the re-badged H60 from aria that someone mentioned in this here thread.

I'm tempted to get one but I'm going to hold out until you get yours. Have a read of this. (http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cooling/2009/09/28/what-s-the-best-case-fan/1)

kurosagi01

Aug 4, 2011, 02:14 PM

Is homefront worth £15 on PC?? Its the resistence edition or something too.

FreedomEclipse

Aug 4, 2011, 02:43 PM

Is homefront worth £15 on PC?? Its the resistence edition or something too.

I heard a lot of people saying game play is shit slow. generally giving it 2-2.5stars out of 5 reviews

FreedomEclipse

Aug 4, 2011, 03:43 PM

Meh....

Ive decided that as soon as i get paid. Im gonna be swapping out the fans on my Antec Kuhler for some AP-15 Gentle Typhoons. hearing a lot of good things being said about these used in push/pull configuration. bucket loads of static pressure.

KieranD

Aug 4, 2011, 04:30 PM

Biscuit Monster:
http://images.wikia.com/muppet/images/3/35/Cookie-standing.jpg

Yeah but the cookie monster only munches actual cookies, not like custard creams or kit kats calling them cookies.

FreedomEclipse

Aug 4, 2011, 04:42 PM

Yeah but the cookie monster only munches actual cookies, not like custard creams or kit kats calling them cookies.

what about Wagon Wheels (http://uk.toluna.com/dpolls_images/2011/06/23/7ad20d59-af26-44f1-8a13-929a81959654_orig.png) that snack that used to be in every kids lunch box back in the day.

does it eat wagon wheels?

scaminatrix

Aug 4, 2011, 05:05 PM

Aah wagon wheels! I bought a multiack of them the other day just for the nostalgia. I took one bite and was like wtf? I think they've made them healthier.

FreedomEclipse

Aug 4, 2011, 05:10 PM

Aah wagon wheels! I bought a multiack of them the other day just for the nostalgia. I took one bite and was like wtf? I think they've made them healthier.

they probably have aswell knowing how fat some kids are today.

Parents serve bars of chocolate as a meal and not a snack or an occasional treat.

but then again. any kid with pocketmoney could walk into a shop and buy a shitload of chocolate to binge on for a few quid

scaminatrix

Aug 4, 2011, 05:28 PM

they probably have aswell knowing how fat some kids are today.

Parents serve bars of chocolate as a meal and not a snack or an occasional treat.

but then again. any kid with pocketmoney could walk into a shop and buy a shitload of chocolate to binge on for a few quid

When I was younger I used to love crisps. Walkers ftw!! But I didn't eat them for about 6 years, and when I did they tasted completely different. It's the same with loads of foods. Gawddamn these "new improved recipes!!"

FreedomEclipse

Aug 4, 2011, 05:47 PM

When I was younger I used to love crisps. Walkers ftw!! But I didn't eat them for about 6 years, and when I did they tasted completely different. It's the same with loads of foods. Gawddamn these "new improved recipes!!"

Sometimes its not the the recipe thats different. its the manufacturing that makes it TASTE different....

For example... have a taste of coke thats made in the UK. then taste coke thats made from places like Russia or Asian/Arabic countries. Cola thats made in the UK will have more of a sharper taste then the others.

Fourstaff

Aug 4, 2011, 05:50 PM

Fooooood. Need foooood. Too lazy to cook. Takeaway/delivery too long. What would you do in this situation?

KieranD

Aug 4, 2011, 05:51 PM

Im quite partial to a Wham Bar, oh how i miss Irn Bru bars!
Freddo Bars are now 20p the shame of it.

+1 to Noiseblocker they make great fans if you want an alternative to Noctua.

scaminatrix

Aug 4, 2011, 05:52 PM

Sometimes its not the the recipe thats different. its the manufacturing that makes it TASTE different....

For example... have a taste of coke thats made in the UK. then taste coke thats made from places like Russia or Asian/Arabic countries. Cola thats made in the UK will have more of a sharper taste then the others.

Aaah, didn't think of that. Yea we get the Turkish coke and fanta from my local takeaway they taste completely different for English.
I used to work at an Ice Cream Factory. I can tell you one thing - working there makes ice cream taste completely different :laugh: especially when you see how much oil and grease goes into the Tesco's Rocky Road and Marshmallow ice cream :shadedshu

KieranD

Aug 4, 2011, 05:53 PM

Sometimes its not the the recipe thats different. its the manufacturing that makes it TASTE different....

For example... have a taste of coke thats made in the UK. then taste coke thats made from places like Russia or Asian/Arabic countries. Cola thats made in the UK will have more of a sharper taste then the others.

Mate want to know why that is, its the different water sources. Ive been to the Coca Cola bottling plant at East Kilbride. Also why bottles and cans taste different is to do with pressure. Mc Donalds and pubs taste shit because they choose themselves how much to mix the stuff.

EDIT: ASDA had to change the name of thier "ice cream" to frozen vanilla flavoured yoghurt. True story, dunno if they changed the recipe to make it "ice cream" again.

cheesy999

Aug 4, 2011, 05:55 PM

when i went to canterbury today, i was expecting to buy a computer game, but somehow i've just arrived home with a black edition of death note?

Tatty_One

Aug 4, 2011, 05:55 PM

Fooooood. Need foooood. Too lazy to cook. Takeaway/delivery too long. What would you do in this situation?

Eat my left hand, not my right for obvious reasons.......... it's my drinking hand! :p

InnocentCriminal

Aug 4, 2011, 06:00 PM

Anyone that has Brink played the new DLC yet?

KieranD

Aug 4, 2011, 06:01 PM

Brink ROFL

Fourstaff

Aug 4, 2011, 06:05 PM

Brink ROFL

What is wrong with Brink?

KieranD

Aug 4, 2011, 06:10 PM

What is wrong with Brink?

Didnt it get unfavourable reviews, from the gameplays i saw i didnt like it either.

InnocentCriminal

Aug 4, 2011, 06:14 PM

Didnt it get unfavourable reviews, from the gameplays i saw i didnt like it either.

It got mixed reviews. It's not bad, but it's not great either. Fun though, have you played it?

Techtu

Aug 4, 2011, 07:53 PM

SCAMNATRIX if your reading this I'm sorry I've not got that few quid over to you yet been side tracked like crazy!

Anyhow, I've been busy lapping my CPU :p

Here is a few photo's, some more will be posted in the Sexy Hardware close-up clubhouse.

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/250314_2210977790149_1118611759_32643316_1329591_n .jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254695_2210976190109_1118611759_32643309_719238_n. jpg

KieranD

Aug 4, 2011, 07:59 PM

It got mixed reviews. It's not bad, but it's not great either. Fun though, have you played it?

Quick go on the 360, didn't think it was terrible but i didn't think it was great either. Felt a bit weighty and the graphics at least on the 360 are blurry. Its a bit like mirrors edge and shadowrun.
Ive also watched a few gameplays on youtube.

cheesy999

Aug 4, 2011, 08:03 PM

how can it be like mirrors edge then?, that game was amazing if you don't mind the lack of mindless shooting you get in other games

scaminatrix

Aug 4, 2011, 08:10 PM

SCAMNATRIX if your reading this I'm sorry I've not got that few quid over to you yet been side tracked like crazy!
Anyhow, I've been busy lapping my CPU :p
Here is a few photo's, some more will be posted in the Sexy Hardware close-up clubhouse.
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/250314_2210977790149_1118611759_32643316_1329591_n .jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254695_2210976190109_1118611759_32643309_719238_n. jpg

Beautiful! Have you checked the difference in temps yet?

Is that Akasa TIM cleaner?

Techtu

Aug 4, 2011, 08:16 PM

KieranD

Aug 4, 2011, 08:20 PM

how can it be like mirrors edge then?, that game was amazing if you don't mind the lack of mindless shooting you get in other games

I didn't really like mirrors edge to much just endless of the same thing, but yes its a sort of free running aspect.

EDIT: I just use isopropyl alcohol.

scaminatrix

Aug 4, 2011, 08:42 PM

Temps are the same at idle usage due to me using C&Q, temps have always sat around 28 - 30c I've yet to spend some time gaming or stress testing but I'm hopeful nonetheless, and yeah that's Akasa TIM cleaner, should I be worried? aha.

Na, I just use the same stuff lol I love the smell of it :laugh:

I didn't really like mirrors edge to much just endless of the same thing, but yes its a sort of free running aspect.

Same here, completed it once and never had the urge to play it again.

cheesy999

Aug 4, 2011, 08:44 PM

I didn't really like mirrors edge to much just endless of the same thing, but yes its a sort of free running aspect.

EDIT: I just use isopropyl alcohol.

see - methylated spirits (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denatured_alcohol)

EDIT:Just been on steam

2 PEICES OF GREAT NEWS.

1)NEW SALE!

2)FREE BRINK THIS WEEKEND!!! (well that was good timing)

InnocentCriminal

Aug 4, 2011, 09:19 PM

Quick go on the 360, didn't think it was terrible but i didn't think it was great either. Felt a bit weighty and the graphics at least on the 360 are blurry. Its a bit like mirrors edge and shadowrun.
Ive also watched a few gameplays on youtube.

I'd hate to play the console version. You're right in saying it's like Mirror's Edge because of the Parkour abilities. I like it, but only when playing with friends, it's really boring on your own.

Think I'll be hitting the DLC up this weekend once everyone has downloaded it.

@Techtu: Nicely done on the lapping. I did that to my old AthlonX2 - helped dramatically. Think I'll grab another lapping kit from Kustom PC and do my Q9550, it needs it.

MightyMission

Aug 4, 2011, 09:20 PM

i use baby wipes lol,does the job :D

cheesy999

Aug 4, 2011, 09:21 PM

@Techtu: Nicely done on the lapping. I did that to my old AthlonX2 - helped dramatically. Think I'll grab another lapping kit from Kustom PC and do my Q9550, it needs it.

would that make a difference on my athlon x2, and my phenom ii considering their both using stock coolers?

i use baby wipes lol,does the job :D

It doesn't really matter what you use, there are some people that go on about residue, but thats something you'll only face if you leave it there for a few hours, and if your doing that, your doing it wrong

InnocentCriminal

Aug 4, 2011, 09:23 PM

would that make a difference on my athlon x2, and my phenom ii considering their both using stock coolers?

Possibly. I used this (http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_3719.html) when I did mine and it dropped by at least 5°C when I was using an Arctic Cooling 64 HSF.

If you have the money, I'd say give it ago as I doubt you'll lose anything from doing it.

cheesy999

Aug 4, 2011, 09:27 PM

my computer makes a buzzing noise when i was running WCG, suggestions?

I think the bearings are going in the CPU fan, would explain the temps being a few degrees more as well.

MightyMission

Aug 4, 2011, 09:27 PM

Thats not a bad price for all the paper included!do you guys really think its worth lapping cpu's HSF's?
I know the HSF on fermi's is very concave but i'd sooner chance my arms with a phenom than a gpu,but if it works out alright i'd definitely give the gpu's a shot too.

What TIM do you guys use?

i would normally use mx-2 but i ran out and happened to have a small tube of akasa something 460 and its not all that tbh :(

I'd love to remove the IHS and use a cold finger on the core (these things can cool down to -14c and only use like 20w@12v)

cheesy999

Aug 4, 2011, 09:32 PM

Thats not a bad price for all the paper included!do you guys really think its worth lapping cpu's HSF's?
I know the HSF on fermi's is very concave but i'd sooner chance my arms with a phenom than a gpu,but if it works out alright i'd definitely give the gpu's a shot too.

What TIM do you guys use?

i would normally use mx-2 but i ran out and happened to have a small tube of akasa something 460 and its not all that tbh :(

i'm using some random stuff from maplins, there's no difference between tempretures on thermal pastes (well, it's close to 0.09 difference tops), so just go with whatevers easier

MightyMission

Aug 4, 2011, 09:35 PM

I have noticed some TIM is a bstard to seperate from the HSF and especially with AMD's retarded retention mechanism there is always that fear of whipping the chip out at the same time and breaking/bending rows of pins.

At least with mx2 i know that i just need remove the cpu fan header or turn the water pump off for a minute or so and the paste becomes much more maleable(spelling?) and so less likely to clamp onto the hsf/waterblock

KieranD

Aug 4, 2011, 09:46 PM

I'd hate to play the console version. You're right in saying it's like Mirror's Edge because of the Parkour abilities. I like it, but only when playing with friends, it's really boring on your own.

Think I'll be hitting the DLC up this weekend once everyone has downloaded it.

@Techtu: Nicely done on the lapping. I did that to my old AthlonX2 - helped dramatically. Think I'll grab another lapping kit from Kustom PC and do my Q9550, it needs it.

Well there you go, i only ever played it for a short time and on my own.

Bubba Smith who played Moses Hightower in Police Academy died yesterday August 3rd.
Well i might do a Police Academy marathon in his honour now.

KieranD

Aug 4, 2011, 09:50 PM

i'm using some random stuff from maplins, there's no difference between tempretures on thermal pastes (well, it's close to 0.09 difference tops), so just go with whatevers easier

BububuBULLSHIT... Some pastes are dire, not just in terms of losing a few c' but also in terms of curing time or spread ability. Some pastes are also non conductive.

AMDs retention mechanism is a bitch to use as its hard to attach and you cant see where you are lining everything up. Im glad there are alternative kits for coolers for AMD sockets.

MightyMission

Aug 4, 2011, 09:56 PM

Absolutely!
everytime i mess with an intel mobo since 478 i get all distressed that i have to return to that wanky AMD setup,
if the holes through the motherboard lined up and the IHS were the same size i would definitely transplant the retention mechanisms.

I used to have this akasa tower thingy that probably wouldnt even be up to cooling a northbridge now,but that had a sensible mounting design
i should have kept it instead of raging and dumping the whole lot when i lost 160gb of music i ripped from vinyl when the machine died on me :(

KieranD

Aug 4, 2011, 10:16 PM

scaminatrix

Aug 4, 2011, 10:30 PM

my computer makes a buzzing noise when i was running WCG, suggestions?
I think the bearings are going in the CPU fan, would explain the temps being a few degrees more as well.

If it's not your CPU (and I don't think it is) and not your CPU then it's motherboard VRM's. Heard it a million times before. If you downclock it will go away/get quieter.

i'm using some random stuff from maplins, there's no difference between tempretures on thermal pastes (well, it's close to 0.09 difference tops), so just go with whatevers easier

Try saying that in the support forums and watch you get bashed like I did. If you're a hardcore OC'er, it matters massively which TIM you go for.

MightyMisson: I use Prolimatech PK-1

FreedomEclipse

Aug 4, 2011, 10:45 PM

Try saying that in the support forums and watch you get bashed like I did. If you're a hardcore OC'er, it matters massively which TIM you go for.

MightyMisson: I use Prolimatech PK-1

+1

I use AC MX-4, Maybe MX-2 if i have any lying around.

I still have a vial of Zalman STG1 but its been so long since ive used it (years more like) I dont know if its past its shelf life and im not man enough to try it out on my hardware.

One thing i do want to do is put some MX-4 on my 6970s but XFX wont allow that....

cheesy999

Aug 4, 2011, 11:22 PM

If it's not your CPU (and I don't think it is) and not your CPU then it's motherboard VRM's. Heard it a million times before. If you downclock it will go away/get quieter.

Try saying that in the support forums and watch you get bashed like I did. If you're a hardcore OC'er, it matters massively which TIM you go for.

MightyMisson: I use Prolimatech PK-1

BububuBULLSHIT... Some pastes are dire, not just in terms of losing a few c' but also in terms of curing time or spread ability. Some pastes are also non conductive.

AMDs retention mechanism is a bitch to use as its hard to attach and you cant see where you are lining everything up. Im glad there are alternative kits for coolers for AMD sockets.

I'll get back to you on those tommorow with some facts( or Saturday I've you a lot to do tomorrow) but until then I'll leave you with a sentence that somewhere it up pretty well
thermal pastes are like audio cables, you don't want to go for the absolute cheapest, but anything above £10 is almost entirely marketing, and will give you no, or very little noticable or recordable difference
(The exception being when both are used at more then a 10m distance.

KieranD

Aug 4, 2011, 11:28 PM

I eagerly await these facts.
Same as the time you tried to tell me tvs are better than monitors :laugh:

EDIT: Fact is i already said why some thermal pastes are better than others but who the hell pays over £10 for thermal paste? My MX-4 was around £3-4.

Bo$$

Aug 4, 2011, 11:36 PM

MX-2 is what i have lying here

cheesy999

Aug 4, 2011, 11:41 PM

I can think of times I've heard of people on tpu doing it, I can show you some products that cost that amount if you want to buy some: laugh:

and I got back to you on the TVs, although it was a few days after I said I would

Busy day for me, I've got to go to the opticians and then see iron maiden( I bought those tickets like a month ago I posted here arthritis time

edit: *at the time, stupid smartphone

My tim Is a reasonabley well know brand but I can't remember excatly what it is and I run out of it yesterday so I need some new stuff anyway

KieranD

Aug 5, 2011, 12:06 AM

@InnocentCriminal - Looks like there is a Brink free weekend on steam IC :toast:

cheesy999

Aug 5, 2011, 12:19 AM

@InnocentCriminal - Looks like there is a Brink free weekend on steam IC :toast:

how'd you know that, wasn't because I posted it here 3 hours ago was it?:)

Still not sure it it's worth installing, but if it's free, can't be too bad can it?

Does the o2 arena have a roof?

InnocentCriminal

Aug 5, 2011, 07:28 AM

@InnocentCriminal - Looks like there is a Brink free weekend on steam IC :toast:

Get it down and I'll do my best to get on it this weekend.

:rockout:

In regards to thermal paste, nothing else apart from Arctic Silver 5 will do for me. I've used MX-2, Notcua's NT-H1 & Céramique let alone others and Céramique is almost as good as AS5 for me.

MightyMission

Aug 5, 2011, 07:56 AM

Thanks for the replies guys.i paid near on 12 quid for mx-2 But it was a 30gm tube and it lasted through many computers/stripdowns.

O2 has several venues in town and country cheesy:which one?

I think scam was right cheesy,its chokes or vrms on your mobo getting verbal on you,some do it over time and some just do it from the start,it doesnt mean it's on the way out but it hardly inspires confidence!

Annnd i used toothpaste as thermal paste before and it worked better than the paste AMD/Intel attach to there stock heatsinks.
*Chew says Aquafresh FTW!!!i heard him,honest....
It's no good going subzero ofcourse as the moisture will melt the toothpaste but on plus temps its fine..for a while....

cheesy999

Aug 5, 2011, 08:15 AM

O2 has several venues in town and country cheesy:which one?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Dome <-- The o2

kurosagi01

Aug 5, 2011, 08:29 AM

Finally i can build a new system that isn't mine for once lol. Going be building a new system for my friend today when it arrives about half 1 to half 2.
Specs:
Intel 2500k
Asus P8P67 R3 P67 Mobo
2x2GB Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz
1GB MSI Twin Frozr II GTX 560ti
1TB Samsung F3 Hard Drive
Arctic cooling freezer pro 7 cpu cooler
Antec Truepower new 650w
Edimax wireless card 300mps
Samsung DVD Drive
Xclio Touch 320 case
total= £644

If your wondering why theres a Arctic Cooling freezer pro 7 cpu cooler and i didn't choose better for my friend,its because it was part of scan "no brainer" deal the whole rig excluding DVD drive and wireless card which was £612. It was a lot cheaper than picking separately the parts even from diff websites.

MightyMission

Aug 5, 2011, 08:36 AM

the new i5/i7 dont run that hot anyway do they?
looks like you will be having fun either way :D

kurosagi01

Aug 5, 2011, 08:58 AM

Nah don't think so lol i'm quite happy and jealous for my friend as i must of spent more than that on my rig on a slower pace lol.

Fourstaff

Aug 5, 2011, 09:05 AM

Finally i can build a new system ...
total= £644

That is not a bad price for a 2500K rig.

InnocentCriminal

Aug 5, 2011, 09:17 AM

I can't freakin' wait for Rage... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFE66chCZuA&feature=player_embedded)

kurosagi01

Aug 5, 2011, 09:29 AM

That is not a bad price for a 2500K rig.

Tell me about it lol,another great deal from scan for a 2500k:
Thermaltake Dokker Black Mid Tower Case with built in HDD Hotswap Docking for 3.5/2.5" SATA w/o PSU
550W Antec TruePower New, Modular, 80 PLUS Bronze, 82% Eff', SLI/CrossFire, EPS 12V, 120mm Fan
Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked, S1155, Sandy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.3GHz GPU 850Mhz 6MB Cache 95W Retail
Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3, Intel Z68, 1155, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), DDR3 1866/2133, SATA 6GB/s, RAID, ATX
1TB Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9ms, NCQ
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair DDR3 XMS3, PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.65V
Pioneer DVR-S19LBK 24x DVD±R, 12x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, RAM x12, SATA, Black, Retail Labelflash

total £384 no gpu and 100w less psu.

Fourstaff

Aug 5, 2011, 09:48 AM

Tell me about it lol,another great deal from scan for a 2500k:

total £384 no gpu and 100w less psu.

Hmm, I might need to rethink how cheap computers are getting nowadays.

cheesy999

Aug 5, 2011, 09:57 AM

I think scam was right cheesy,its chokes or vrms on your mobo getting verbal on you,some do it over time and some just do it from the start,it doesnt mean it's on the way out but it hardly inspires confidence!

well i've worked out it's not the graphics card, i don't think it's the board 'cause this one is brand new, but identical model as my last one (went back under warranty), so i think it's the fan, because it's also running really loudly almost constantly lately

kurosagi01

Aug 5, 2011, 09:58 AM

Hmm, I might need to rethink how cheap computers are getting nowadays.

Crazy =/

cheesy999

Aug 5, 2011, 09:59 AM

Crazy =/

i know, only bit that's still expensive in computers and that's graphics cards, and that's down to nvidia and ATI currently being absolutely rubbish, compared to the rest of the industry

Fourstaff

Aug 5, 2011, 10:08 AM

i know, only bit that's still expensive in computers and that's graphics cards, and that's down to nvidia and ATI currently being absolutely rubbish, compared to the rest of the industry

I think the graphics cards are fine, a 6870 is amazingly powerful and can do its job fine unless you want ultra on everything.

cheesy999

Aug 5, 2011, 10:10 AM

I think the graphics cards are fine, a 6870 is amazingly powerful and can do its job fine unless you want ultra on everything.

i'm going to say it bluntly, a few year ago i got this GTS 250 for £80 brand new, if i spend £80 today, i get something with roughly the same performance

if i look at the CPU industry or the hard drive industry, and we looks at the difference in the same timespan, £80 has gone from core 2 duo, to phenom x4, and from 500GB HD, to 3TB HD or 60GB SSD, otherwise known as between 2-6 times as much for the same price

edit:+this has also happened

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/mac_pc.png

MightyMission

Aug 5, 2011, 10:42 AM

cheesy999

Aug 5, 2011, 10:56 AM

i've got to say your wrong fella.
£100 ten years ago would have had you a NVIDIA GeForce2 Ultra 64MB
£100 five years ago would net you a XFX 7900GT 256MB
£100 today can swipe you a GeForce GTS 450 Cyclone 1GB
the performance comparison between those 3 speaks for itself

that's over a longer time span, £100 can get you a GTS 450, a year ago, it would of got you a GTS 450, 2 years ago, it would of got you a GTX 260, 3 years ago, it would of got you a Gts 250

I think you can see why i'm disapointed, theres was loads of improvement up till 4 series, but this laest series (500+6000), are excatly the same price/performance, having a higher top end, is not good for all us mid range people