The TPU UK Clubhouse

[Bo$$]

it will be BF3 though, I dont think Rcoon has BF4. I remember him saying he wasnt too keen on it given how bugged up and broken its been since launch. going back to BF3 just tends to feel so much better. bullets dont bend around corners so much, theres no 'death' bugs where you cant shoot through/past relivable bodies and my soldier seems to leap over cover and move around more like an athlete rather then a fatty

Thats fine i have both, however i don't have any expansion packs, running base game really

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Thats fine i have both, however i don't have any expansion packs, running base game really

whats your username on origin?

 

[RCoon]

Thats fine i have both, however i don't have any expansion packs, running base game really

Add me on Origin, TheRahkoon

 

[Bo$$]

FoReWoRdZ
I added you guys in BF3 i'll do origin now

 

[Tatty_Two]

RCoon...... You using HDMI? If you are..... as far as I was aware it only supports upto 1080p.

 

[Bo$$]

RCoon...... You using HDMI? If you are..... as far as I was aware it only supports upto 1080p.

HDMI 1.3 spec allows for 2560×1600 on a single cable

 

[RCoon]

RCoon...... You using HDMI? If you are..... as far as I was aware it only supports upto 1080p.

DVI-D for the 2560x1440, and HDMI for the 1080p monitor. I assume you're talking to D1nky, not me, as he bought the 1200p TV that only outputs 1080p

 

[d1nky]

tv/monitor ill look online later see if i just read the wrong label lol because theres feck all on the box!

oh well its pretty good considering!

 

[RCoon]

tv/monitor ill look online later see if i just read the wrong label lol because theres feck all on the box!

oh well its pretty good considering!

I do like samsung's monitors, they're pretty good at the looks. Very impressed with my secondary monitor.

 

[d1nky]

got an evo eventually, couldnt be fucked to wait around for postage as i wanted to game today!

just set up a fresh feeling rig, usual dusting etc... fresh and fast! maybe raid it if SSD advancements keep coming like they are!

oh and p.s picked up a few corsair goodies for some gaming this summer, k40 and m40 for my vengeance headset. plus ill be buying a new pump and 360 rad soon, tbh should of got a 290 while i was wasting my cash lol

 

[d1nky]

Im jealous, my old man is building a new gaming rig to replace his phenom/7950. He's getting a 4770k and new gfx soon.

I may get one of those haswell refreshes into an itx build for gaming as well, or just 'borrow' it all to bench lol

 

[RCoon]

I may get one of those haswell refreshes into an itx build for gaming as well

I have a Silverstone SG07 ITX case with a 600W Bronze PSU I can sell you for cheaps (it can fit full size VGA's). I'll even bundle in a slim pioneer DVD drive for it. Recently cleaned and tested too.

 

[d1nky]

I have a Silverstone SG07 ITX case with a 600W Bronze PSU I can sell you for cheaps (it can fit full size VGA's). I'll even bundle in a slim pioneer DVD drive for it. Recently cleaned and tested too.

not yet tho, im still 'upgrading/collecting' shit for my bench shit!

probably be after ive moved as got to spend all my cash on that first! but thanks for the offer.


PSU's that support haswell low power states?? i guess that can be overcome my turning the shit off??

 

[RCoon]

PSU's that support haswell low power states??

All decent PSU manufacturers have this as standard, it's the cheapo PSU's that don't.

 

[d1nky]

Just went to pcworld in poole and saw a big red double decker bus with Windows signage all over it, went up to the guy inside asking if they are giving away CD's and he said 'no we're training the staff on how to use windows 8'

LOL

 

[RCoon]

Just went to pcworld in poole and saw a big red double decker bus with Windows signage all over it, went up to the guy inside asking if they are giving away CD's and he said 'no we're training the staff on how to use windows 8'

LOL

Shame their staff aren't trained on how to use PC's or recognise hardware.

 

[d1nky]

Shame their staff aren't trained on how to use PC's or recognise hardware.

True dat! There was one in another pcworld, she knew quite a bit and i was like waaa....

 

[vega22]

best line i ever heard in pcworld;

"hdmi gives better image quality than dvi because it has sound too."

i shit you not....the saleman was trying to pimp some gpu to the guy as it had more ram and hdmi! ignoring the fact the ram was wasted on some low end media card and the guy was after a 96gt or something.

still comes in happy sometimes at 6pm on a friday night....

 

[RCoon]

best line i ever heard in pcworld;

"hdmi gives better image quality than dvi because it has sound too."

i shit you not....the saleman was trying to pimp some gpu to the guy as it had more ram and hdmi! ignoring the fact the ram was wasted on some low end media card and the guy was after a 96gt or something.

still comes in happy sometimes at 6pm on a friday night....

Even better when you call them up, and ask them if they have a GTX 780 in stock. The kid on the phone literally had no idea what I was asking for, and when I spelled it out, she said they had nothing with that name on their system! Had to give her the damn product code.
Not that I'd buy anything from there, this was back when my second 780 broke and I needed a fast replacement.

 

[Tatty_Two]

It never rains but it pours! Had two 8GB kits of really good Team Xtreme 2133mhz ram, I bought them to use in triple channel 12GB on my i7 Bloomfield rig, the 4th unused stick when tested was faulty, these sticks whilst advertised at CL11 @ 1.5V will do 2400mhz at CL10 on just 1.54V, have not tried them any tighter or with higer voltage.

Anyway, long story short, I RMA'd the faulty stick back to Overclockers but they insisted on me returning the full 8GB kit which I did, they then apply to Team group to warranty replace (lifetime warranty), they said it could take up to 30 days but would advise me when they got them back before they despatched to me. So move forward to my weeks holiday at the beginning of April, on my return I had an email saying they were about to despatch them but with us being away they never arrived and were never signed for, I told them this and they said it was the couriers responsibility not theirs and they should have posted a card through the door...... they didn't so I complained because it's overclockers who choose what courier to use not me, anyway a nice resolution this morning, the wife has in her possesion at home 3 kits, 2 from the courier (old undelivered kit plus new direct replacement because of me complaning to overclockers) AND a kit from Team Group sent via their agent in Haifax, or so it seems, so I now have 4 kits instead of 2!

Think I am going to upgrade to a 4820K and a x79 board to use quad channel!

 

[d1nky]

WOW!

 

[RCoon]

Front wheel brake pads are done for. I can buy a set of discs and pads for £30 from a retailer, but obviously don't trust myself to change them. What are the likely costs of having a generic local garage (not gypsies, I know a reasonably civilised garage) get new kit and fit them for me?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Ive been thinking about ram upgrade but i already have 16gigs. apart from a newer GPU which in this case is going to cost me a lot more then 1 or 2 ram kits, theres not much i can do for my PC.

I just have these upgrade itches that i cant seem to shake off. I could upgrade the CPU to an IVB-E but thats kinda pointless. as it doesnt get me that much more performance CPU wise but it gets me PCI-E Gen 3 which my board supports. Either way, its not worth the £400+ upgrade for the CPU. GPU is debatable but ive been told id be pretty dumb to upgrade my 680 SLi set.

There is very little for me to do and whatever i can do isnt worth the money..... Time to sell this pc and build a new one

 

[d1nky]

ill be in for one of those 680s if the price is right, just need to plan when to buy it as the missus would shoot me! Cant believe you havent taken the plunge into a bit of custom water yet tho.

also my old man said that his new intel rig is faster and smoother than his old phenom, im jelly. may get a pair of 290s out of envy lol

@RCoon what bike is it? brake pads are easy to replace on motorbikes, just get the thing lifted ie crate. undo the bolt, slide the bar through, pull the wheel out, the pads should be sat in there with grooves or a small metal clip. if the gap is too small, pull out the brake fluid cap or bleed screw, prize em apart, slide wheel back in. tighten wheel bolt, do all the brake housing/screw back up, pump till solid or bleed the fucker.

 

[RCoon]

ill be in for one of those 680s if the price is right, just need to plan when to buy it as the missus would shoot me! Cant believe you havent taken the plunge into a bit of custom water yet tho.

also my old man said that his new intel rig is faster and smoother than his old phenom, im jelly. may get a pair of 290s out of envy lol

@RCoon what bike is it? brake pads are easy to replace on motorbikes, just get the thing lifted ie crate. undo the bolt, slide the bar through, pull the wheel out, the pads should be sat in there with grooves or a small metal clip. if the gap is too small, pull out the brake fluid cap or bleed screw, prize em apart, slide wheel back in. tighten wheel bolt, do all the brake housing/screw back up, pump till solid or bleed the fucker.

It's a car, and I don't have the tools for the calipers, you've got to bleed the brake fluid entirely. Either way my rear wiper, demister and washer don't work so I need a mechie anyway