The TPU UK Clubhouse

[FreedomEclipse]

their all blacklit.

 

[RCoon]

I'll take whichever has the reds if you're selling it, but I'm waiting for the guy to pay me for the rig I just sold to him.
Whatever will allow me to remove this Razer Black Widow from existence with it's disgusting blue switches and DRM drivers.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

the K90 has the Reds brother

Its also got macros which i dont fucking use and have never used.

Have i mentioned an optional premium cleaning service for £20 where i spit shine the aluminium plating and keys after pulling them?

 

[RCoon]

the K90 has the Reds brother

Its also got macros which i dont fucking use and have never used.

Have i mentioned an optional premium cleaning service for £20 where i spit shit the aluminium plating and keys after pulling them?

I've only ever used 1 macro in my entire life so I'm not fussed about the macros. Corsair's look shiny and have decent switches.
I'll pass on the spit shining of the switches, can't say I'm too bothered as long as it doesnt have cholera spores between the keys.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Well I'll clean up some of the aluminum at least. Check my FS thread and PM me if youre good with the price

 

[RCoon]

Well I'll clean up some of the aluminum at least. Check my FS thread and PM me if youre good with the price

PM'd

 

[vega22]

i am looking at an itx build next to replace the ps3 under the telly.

want it to be a 1080 monster so i can put steam box on it but it needs to live in a small case. which one i have yet to decide.

thinking amd apu/gpu combo but idk.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Fractal Node 304 & Coolermaster Elite 120 Advanced are good ITX cases

 

[vega22]

that node looks cool but i want to see what kind of gpu power i can muster from lp cards first as i would love to have it smaller.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Well, apart from the enthusiast ITX options I mentioned. I have no experience with the more budget ITX cases

Ebuyer's Q6 M-ITX might be something youre interested in.

I think Zalman used to make a really small 'silent' ITX case which used the case as a giant heatsink but they havent made cases like that for years

Remember the days where Zalman used to make some quality stuff? Always innovating and coming up with new coolers and ideas, For the last 8years or so they've just been so dead in the water despite branching out into PSUs, SSDs and gaming monitors & Peripherals

 

[MoonPig]

I've got the Hoojum Cubit 3 sat in a cupboard, really nice case and really easy to use. The Fractal Array R2 is what i'd want though, so nice. Only other cases i'd consider is the Wesena series.

I'm considering selling my Hoojum and getting something more plain.

 

[The_]

For the GPU you might want to look at the asus mini gtx 760 https://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/GTX760DCMOC2GD5/

Dunno about the case though, most of the ITX cases out there that support high power gear etc are fugly or the wrong shape. I'm considering fabricating my own case for my M-ITX build. Xigmatek made a really i nice case but it's the wrong facking shape lol http://www.xigmatek.com/product.php?productid=219

Some of you might be wondering why Im RMA'ng the K90 - Well, after just over a year of use, Im not entirely satisfied with MX Reds

I have the black K70 with reds, only used bl;acks before this and I have to admit they do feel kinda loose lol

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Not tried blacks tbh but since it takes 60g to activate the switch its too much. Hell even the browns might be too 'heavy' for me as they are the same weight as the reds but perhaps its because my mind needs that tactile feedback of the browns to really boost my typing back up.

When i type with these MX Reds, some of my keystrokes can be quite noisy because i tend to bottom out some of the keys before moving on, and because theres quite a lot of travel between the base of keys and the bottom of the keyboard my typing is slowed.

Bottoming out the keys is a nasty habbit and i cant just seem to get over it even after a year because theres just no tell tale feedback like my Logitech illuminated used to have when i typed. that keyboard used scissor switches similar to that of the keyboard and had very little travel which means I could just completely fly when typing.


Anyway, I have based my purchase of the K70 Brown on this chart here which has a small breakdown of what keys are better for gaming or typing as voted by the people

 

[The_]

I also have an IBM Model M up on the shelf. Thought it would be great for typing but it's just too noisy for me

 

[Bo$$]

LOL i'm using an old LX 700 keyboard i found on my stairs when my neighbor started cleaning up....... Worked a treat on my LX 710 reciever. Been over a year now.... I was eyeing a Raptor K50 as im not too keen on the noise from mechanical...

 

[RCoon]

LOL i'm using an old LX 700 keyboard i found on my stairs when my neighbor started cleaning up....... Worked a treat on my LX 710 reciever. Been over a year now.... I was eyeing a Raptor K50 as im not too keen on the noise from mechanical...

I was the same, bought a Black Widow with Blue keys because of the authoring, but blue switches literally drove me insane (320 pages, over 100,000 words later) to the point of buying a membrane keyboard from roccat. After having used blacks and reds on friends' keyboards, it brought back my hope and sanity for mx switches.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

After having used blacks and reds on friends' keyboards, it brought back my hope and sanity for mx switches.

A wild Corsair K90 suddenly appears....

 

[vega22]

not 100% but i think the reason for the heat with ivy and haswell chip is that it just bakes the tim.

redid mine again last night and temps are ace again, not sure i fancy redoing it every 4/6 weeks mind :|

 

[RCoon]

not 100% but i think the reason for the heat with ivy and haswell chip is that it just bakes the tim.

redid mine again last night and temps are ace again, not sure i fancy redoing it every 4/6 weeks mind :|

I had to repaste my 3570K every 6 weeks to maintain good delid temps after using MX-5. I recommend you buy some coolab liquid pro, you shouldn't ever have to replace that stuff for an age.

 

[Bo$$]

I had to repaste my 3570K every 6 weeks to maintain good delid temps after using MX-5. I recommend you buy some coolab liquid pro, you shouldn't ever have to replace that stuff for an age.

That sounds so high maintainance. I haven't cleaned this computer in almost 8 months... If it aint broke and has nice low temps. don't fuck with it.

 

[RCoon]

That sounds so high maintainance. I haven't cleaned this computer in almost 8 months... If it aint broke and has nice low temps. don't fuck with it.

Hence why I gave up with the 3570k Current PC has no problems with it. Except I need to invest in more storage space for games. Might buy an OCZ Bigfoot 480Gb 1E.

 

[purecain]

the best budget itx case is the in-win dragon slayer,

I only know because ocuk sent it to me as a full atx case...

when the motherboard didn't fit I thought I was going mad...

especially as ocuk technical dep refused to except their mistake that atx is not itx...

and threatened me that if!!!!!! it turned out to be atx after all,
they would charge me for shipping for the whole return.a threat lol...

anyway no desktop due to this for 1 week and counting, what a bad experience. and I spent +900pounds on the order... and had to play bf4 on release night on my 1000+laptop I bought from them...

looks like I need to ask on the forums whos good atm as firms seem to be changing attitudes... fuckers...

 

[RCoon]

the best budget itx case is the in-win dragon slayer,

I only know because ocuk sent it to me as a full atx case...

when the motherboard didn't fit I thought I was going mad...

especially as ocuk technical dep refused to except their mistake that atx is not itx...

and threatened me that if!!!!!! it turned out to be atx after all,
they would charge me for shipping for the whole return.a threat lol...

anyway no desktop due to this for 1 week and counting, what a bad experience. and I spent +900pounds on the order... and had to play bf4 on release night on my 1000+laptop I bought from them...

looks like I need to ask on the forums whos good atm as firms seem to be changing attitudes... fuckers...

OCUK tend to threaten customers with return shipping when they ask for an RMA or return of any kind. Not sure why, they did the same to me a year back when my 8350 exploded.

 

[The_]

the best budget itx case is the in-win dragon slayer

While it's not a full or mid tower ATX case, it isn't an ITX case either. It's an m-ATX case.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Might buy an OCZ Bigfoot 480Gb 1E.

Why not just raid 0 some 2 or 3TB hard drives? Works out cheaper