The TPU UK Clubhouse

[FreedomEclipse]

If you had £300 what would you upgrade on my PC and why?

 

[RCoon]

If you had £300 what would you upgrade on my PC and why?

New case to make all the 14 year old uber mega gamer 360 noscope MLG pro kids feel super jealous of your sweet looking pc case.
Or I don't know, extra SSD space, a shiny awesome cooler that outperforms the H80i? Some stickers? Colour code your entire rig(fans etc)?
I see no reason to change your rig other than to go single flagship GPU instead of SLI.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

not even a 27" korean monitor?

 

[RCoon]

not even a 27" korean monitor?

Well, does 1440/1600 interest you?

 

[vega22]

not even a 27" korean monitor?

it would be my 1st port of call dude

then maybe a case with the left overs and what you can recoupe from selling your old kit on.

i just dropped on another steal

air 540 for £70

still have plastic covers on window and that

my rig needs renaming to mr thrifty xD

 

[RCoon]

air 540 for £70

I know at least a hundred people that would murder you for that. It's been the only real improvement in PC cases in a long time, and was very welcome. Hell, my old work colleague has a more than nice Phantom watercooled case, and even he wants a damn Air 540!

 

[vega22]

been toying with the idea of going back to a case for a while but had started to look for ways to cram a 240 and 480 rad into one xD

gave up on that as i can cram 3 360s in this if i want too and for the price it would of been rude not to.

not sure i will ever need more than 2 240s mind, 1 cpu and 1 gpu only.

going to be fun working out where to put the res/pump. thinking i will muller the dvd drive bay and hang it in that somehow and hang 1 240 from the roof till i decide if i am going to put the other in the front or base. i do want to do something to that floor as its minging :/

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I'll probably try and work out a new monitor for next month. right now i dont really have time to take delivery since im stuck working late shifts 5 days a week.

New case is definitely an option along with a H100i or something of that nature. I would prefer more performance upgrades as my Define XL is still a solid case.

I think i will stick to getting a new mobile then. Maybe a Oppo Find 7, Samsung Note 3 or HTC OnePlus. I dont care for the Galaxy 5 very much

 

[RCoon]

I'll probably try and work out a new monitor for next month. right now i dont really have time to take delivery since im stuck working late shifts 5 days a week.

New case is definitely an option along with a H100i or something of that nature. I would prefer more performance upgrades as my Define XL is still a solid case.

I think i will stick to getting a new mobile then. Maybe a Oppo Find 7, Samsung Note 3 or HTC OnePlus. I dont care for the Galaxy 5 very much

Using a HTC One and for phone of the year I'm.very impressed with its durability. Having one solid chunk of metal for a phone is pretty nice. The performance is awesome, but I'm not really a phone enthusiast, I just buy the phone with the most quality

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Using a HTC One and for phone of the year I'm.very impressed with its durability. Having one solid chunk of metal for a phone is pretty nice. The performance is awesome, but I'm not really a phone enthusiast, I just buy the phone with the most quality

the Find 7's body is made out of titanium while the backplate is either made of the same or carbon fibre - Im not quite sure.

I love the Note 3 because of the screen but the Find 7 has a much higher ppi than the Note 3. The design of the Find 7 just reminds me of my Xperia Arc S which i loved to death.

Im on the fence about it - I would like to get a new phone but then my S3 functions more as an mp3 player than something i use to make calls with so theres no real reason to justify buying a new phone other than the fact that i like new shiney things.

 

[RCoon]

the Find 7's body is made out of titanium while the backplate is either made of the same or carbon fibre - Im not quite sure.

I love the Note 3 because of the screen but the Find 7 has a much higher ppi than the Note 3. The design of the Find 7 just reminds me of my Xperia Arc S which i loved to death.

Im on the fence about it - I would like to get a new phone but then my S3 functions more as an mp3 player than something i use to make calls with so theres no real reason to justify buying a new phone other than the fact that i like new shiney things.

Mine is pretty much my mp3 player too, my old phone was only 16gb so I got this one for the 32gb standard memory it comes with, and I was looking for something with good sound quality. That being said I should've just bought a Cowon instead for music I bought my mum the Note 2 when it came out and she's loves it to death, and its done her well, and brought my sister the same phone just a few months ago. I get 25% discount as a worker of education!

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Tell mum to upgrade to the note 3, you can get it for £386 if you know where to look.

 

[d1nky]

DA FUQ??!

newegg.com is in the UK??

and good prices??!

 

[FreedomEclipse]

DA FUQ??!

newegg.com is in the UK??

and good prices??!

Give them a year - they will head exactly the same way of BestBuy

 

[ne6togadno]

they will head exactly the same way of BestBuy

what's the story
nvm got it from wiki

 

[cheesy999]

DA FUQ??!

newegg.com is in the UK??

and good prices??!

That's what i thought and then i tried to go through the checkout process and they decided they hadn't included vat or shipping

 

[Bo$$]

Using a HTC One and for phone of the year I'm.very impressed with its durability. Having one solid chunk of metal for a phone is pretty nice. The performance is awesome, but I'm not really a phone enthusiast, I just buy the phone with the most quality

Hell yeah, i got mine just over a month ago... cracking phone... feels really solid, makes my brother's S4 feel like a toy

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Hell yeah, i got mine just over a month ago... cracking phone... feels really solid, makes my brother's S4 feel like a toy

HTC One M8?

 

[Bo$$]

HTC One M8?

Nah the M7, it was practically free, i just bought a 12 month sim only plan with massive data allowance and i'm good for another year. the phones seem to have stagnated imo... not really worth changing at them moment

 

[debs3759]

You want 150 250GB HDD's that are 3 years old minimum? Smart data has been checked on all of them, there are around 10% smart data casualties but they all still work. That being said, they're old platter design. If anybody genuinely wants a couple fully functioning 100% checked, I don't mind sending some off for postage costs.

If these are still on offer, I would like to relieve you of 3 or 4 please. Currently refurbing some old PCs for give to friends who are new to tech

 

[FreedomEclipse]

If these are still on offer, I would like to relieve you of 3 or 4 please. Currently refurbing some old PCs for give to friends who are new to tech

I think the offer was only for regular or long term members but if you dont ask then you wont get. dont be surprised if Rcoon decides to charge you a price

 

[RCoon]

If these are still on offer, I would like to relieve you of 3 or 4 please. Currently refurbing some old PCs for give to friends who are new to tech

Like I said to ndmk, I'm off work this week so you'll have to remind me next Tuesday when I get back, as Monday is bank holiday! That should give me enough time to think about it. I'm not accustomed to extending freebies to people who have just joined and may not necessarily give anything back to the community, most giveaways on here for example are done for members who meet specific criteria. I'll let you know in a week.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Well, Im looking around for 27" monitors and theres a few that catch my eye apart from the korean ones.

Asus PB278Q - Which is a PLS panel
Dell Dell U2713H or U2713HM - which are your regular run of the mill ultrasharp monitor.

I dont mind getting a cheaper £300'ish korean brand but its a gamble. If there are dead pixels or and sort of faults with it then its gonna be hard to get any sort of warranty not to mention being a bitch to send it back to korea. Probably cost in excess or £30 to send it back via courier.

all 3 monitors listed are around the sub £500 or £500 mark. Its a little expensive but sometimes quality costs money.

Any opinions on this?

 

[ne6togadno]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-109-IY&groupid=17&catid=1120
http://www.prad.de/new/monitore/test/2013/test-iiyama-xb2779qs-s1.html
or
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-076-DE&groupid=17&catid=1120

 

[FreedomEclipse]

that Iiyama Prolite is ugly as sin lol - Also im not quite ready to jump on the 4k bandwagon yet - so i guess it will have to be the Asus monitor