The TPU UK Clubhouse

MightyMission · Apr 7, 2011

plenty of atari ST(e/fm) around for cheap,why does it have to be an amiga 1200?
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/amiga-1200-set-up/77261208

scaminatrix · Apr 7, 2011

antuk15 said:
It's impossible to sell computer hardware in forums that are dominated by Americans!

Welcome to the Clubhouse!

It depends what you're selling, and when you're selling it. Christmas was really quiet on TPU, but now it seems everyones back on the trading providings

MilkyWay said:
Gumtree is fucking shite there is never anything on it except overpriced 360s, PS3s and ancient laptops.

I got stuff up for sale on Gumtree, overpriced of course, but I'll do real prices for anyone from TPU...

MoonPig · Apr 7, 2011

I don't find it too difficult to sell in the UK. There again, i'm a trading member of:

TechPowerup
Hexus.net
ChilledPC
Aria
Overclock.net

Makes it fairly easy.

Bo$$ · Apr 7, 2011

i cant ever find the hexus sale page

KieX · Apr 7, 2011

MoonPig said:
I don't find it too difficult to sell in the UK. There again, i'm a trading member of:

TechPowerup
Hexus.net
ChilledPC
Aria
Overclock.net

Makes it fairly easy.

Yes.. except that some of them require a minimum number of posts or +rep to access the subforums and sell/trade.

I joined a few, but man.. those forums are not half as well laid out as TPU and their threads somehow seem "uninteresting". Even 10 posts is like a struggle lol

FreedomEclipse · Apr 7, 2011

KieX said:
Yes.. except that some of them require a minimum number of posts or +rep to access the subforums and sell/trade.

I joined a few, but man.. those forums are not half as well laid out as TPU and their threads somehow seem "uninteresting". Even 10 posts is like a struggle lol

aria are supposed to be very good... they run lots competitions n stuff where users can win 10-25% off graphics cards, mobos n other stuff since Aria is also an online re-tailer

scaminatrix · Apr 7, 2011

KieX said:
I joined a few, but man.. those forums are not half as well laid out as TPU and their threads somehow seem "uninteresting". Even 10 posts is like a struggle lol

Mate, I've been to OC.net a few times recently, and I effing hate it! mile long sig's, animated gif's as avatars, they really have forgotten 56k exists. The layout there is absolute schiit. On the Forum home page, you can keep scrolling down for miles :laugh:

Also - I don't want to read about some guy finding a dead rat in a can of coke on a tech site. If I cared about that, I'd read newspapers.

I wanted to swear so many times in that paragraph...

KieX · Apr 7, 2011

FreedomEclipse said:
aria are supposed to be very good... they run lots competitions n stuff where users can win 10-25% off graphics cards, mobos n other stuff since Aria is also an online re-tailer

Hmm... must try that one then.

scaminatrix said:
Mate, I've been to OC.net a few times recently, and I effing hate it! mile long sig's, animated gif's as avatars, they really have forgotten 56k exists. The layout there is absolute schiit. On the Forum home page, you can keep scrolling down for miles
Also - I don't want to read about some guy finding a dead rat in a can of coke on a tech site. If I cared about that, I'd read newspapers.

I wanted to swear so many times in that paragraph...

I know what you mean man! I got good internet speeds but loading a page is still a lengthy affair. And once it's loaded your eyes don't know where to focus. It's like being drunk just by looking at a screen.

Bo$$ · Apr 7, 2011

same,except the pc is too damn slow to load the page

scaminatrix · Apr 7, 2011

KieX said:
I know what you mean man! I got good internet speeds but loading a page is still a lengthy affair. And once it's loaded your eyes don't know where to focus. It's like being drunk just by looking at a screen.

Bo$$ said:
same,except the pc is too damn slow to load the page

So it's not just me and my falsely advertised "Mobile Broadband" :laugh:

MoonPig · Apr 7, 2011

I'll be honest, i don't "like" any forum i'm a member of. If it wasn't for this clubhouse and BST, i wouldn't frequent TPU. I only use Hexus (Most biased place on earth) for it's BST and free postage at Scan, Aria for it's BST, deals and free postage, ChilledPC is actually a nice place and Overclock.net for it's BST (the community is the worst ever).

Bo$$ · Apr 7, 2011

this is the only forum i really post on because of the people AKA you guys.
OC.net is crap, olny go on it ever only to seek a new CPU!

scaminatrix · Apr 7, 2011

Oh man, it's worse than I thought... there's banner ads on OC.net that constantly download ad's while you've got the page open; I just checked my usage because I've been on there all day, and 150MB has been downloaded!
I only get 3GB a month :cry:

works out to 100MB a day give or take
I've only been on TPU, Gmail, Facebook and OC.net! My standard usage if I'm doing all that in a day (minus OC.net) is 50MB (if I'm not going into FS threads with pics)
I haven't used flashblock since I used XP, now I've had to install it just for them. Bar stewards.

I need real broadband.

Bo$$ · Apr 7, 2011

you need my 10Dbi wifi antenna!
i had the same issue as you for 2 years, except mobile broadband was too expensive and slow then i bought this baby

FreedomEclipse · Apr 7, 2011

scaminatrix said:
Oh man, it's worse than I thought... there's banner ads on OC.net that constantly download ad's while you've got the page open; I just checked my usage because I've been on there all day, and 150MB has been downloaded!
I only get 3GB a month works out to 100MB a day give or take
I've only been on TPU, Gmail, Facebook and OC.net! My standard usage if I'm doing all that in a day (minus OC.net) is 50MB (if I'm not going into FS threads with pics)
I haven't used flashblock since I used XP, now I've had to install it just for them. Bar stewards.

I need real broadband.

Im on mobilebroadband also. I get 5Gb monthly allowance. firefox+adblocker would solve the problem with ads downloading shit.

KieX · Apr 7, 2011

FreedomEclipse said:
Im on mobilebroadband also. I get 5Gb monthly allowance. firefox+adblocker would solve the problem with ads downloading shit.

Adblock is now available for Chrome too. Now you can enjoy hyperspeed without hypercrap.

FreedomEclipse · Apr 7, 2011

KieX said:
Adblock is now available for Chrome too. Now you can enjoy hyperspeed without hypercrap.

which part of london are you in?

KieX · Apr 7, 2011

FreedomEclipse said:
which part of london are you in?

Pimlico SW1

FreedomEclipse · Apr 7, 2011

KieX said:
Pimlico SW1

Im Oscar Mike -- gonna put my boot so far up your ass you'l be orbiting in hyperspace! Im not gonna let anyone insult my firefox!!

KieX · Apr 7, 2011

FreedomEclipse said:
Im Oscar Mike -- gonna put my boot so far up your ass you'l be orbiting in hyperspace! Im not gonna let anyone insult my firefox!!

Bring it! The (wannabe) gangsters in my (lovely) estate will (not) mess you up bad.

I was a firefox man. But chrome with adblock plus... it's just fast.

FreedomEclipse · Apr 7, 2011

you live on an estate?! damn Asbo culture! gtfo!!

KieX · Apr 7, 2011

It's not your typical estate though. It's mostly full of other Spanish people and Portuguese people. The rest are all elderly or young and unemployed.

We have clean white buildings too. Not the usual dark brick and mortar ASBO style place.

FreedomEclipse · Apr 7, 2011

are the spanish chicks hot?

KieX · Apr 8, 2011

FreedomEclipse said:
are the spanish chicks hot?

If you're into MILF or GILF yeah. Spanish people here are like 1 or 2 generations before me.

MilkyWay · Apr 8, 2011

TPU is good if you have a question you need answering; mostly someone will know what the fuck you are talking about and you get it solved, thats why i use it. Its also good to discuss something i have prior experience with and the forums are very easy to navigate. Ive seen some other tech forums and tbh its either hardcore overclocking or random/dead. I like buying new stuff rather than second hand but i might have to just join some other forums for the BST. Aria sounds good because i like their mad specials, although scan sell more stuff i would actually use in their specials. I got free delivery from scan by being a member of the AV forums.

I live in Glasgow and its terrible for bargains, other than that most of the stuff its pickups. Seriously who would buy a used mattress or a stone slab? Then you get the random OEM pcs... ah! I once saw a cheap 5850 up in castlemilk on Gumtree a year ago and i was trying to contact the person but no reply.

Wanted an Amiga 1200 because of its Workbench OS and games, the Atari ST is terrible! the sounds decent but the things slow as hell. I retro collect for fun basically but the 1200 is not £100-200 worth of fun

. The 1200 is compatible with some 500/600 games and its more powerful than those so its basically the one to get, you can add a hard drive and run games from those.

System Name	Prodigy
Processor	i5 2500K
Motherboard	AsRock Z77e-ITX
Cooling	Liquid
Memory	2x4GB Samsung LV
Video Card(s)	Zotac GTX 680
Storage	OCZ M-SATA 120GB SSD/OCZ Petrol 120GB SSD/Intenso 240GB SSD/500GB Seagate HDD
Display(s)	Samsung 32" HDTV
Case	BitFenix Prodigy
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	OCZ Elite 500w

System Name	Benny
Processor	Phenom II 1055t @ 3.3GHz; 300x11; 1.380v; NB 2700; HT 2400
Motherboard	ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (2002 BIOS)
Cooling	Thermalright TRUE 120 Black + 2 Xilence Red Wing PWM 120mm (push/pull) + polycarbonate fan holders
Memory	8GB GeIL Ultra 2133MHZ C9 running at 1600MHz @ 7-7-7-21 1T 1.5v
Video Card(s)	MSI Twin Frozr II GTX470 @ Stock w/CPU fan cable-tied on, as one of the GPU fans broke.
Storage	60GB OCZ Agility3 (OS);500GB WDC Grn; 1x1TB WDC Blk (Backup)
Display(s)	ASUS PA823Q
Case	Silverstone Raven 2 (all cables custom sleeved with velcro mod on side panel...)
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi (Onboard) + Harmon Kardon HK6100 amp powering JVC HA-RX700's with Zalman mic
Power Supply	Corsair HX650W
Software	Win7 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	No benchies so making this space useful! Corsair M90, Logitech G19. Phobya FlexLight LED's (gawjus)

System Name	Desktop \| Server
Processor	Intel i7 2700k @ 4.6GHZ \| AMD 5350 @ 2500MHZ
Motherboard	Asus P7Z77-V Pro \| Asus AM1I-A
Cooling	Corsair H60v2 \| Stock Air
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 2x8GB CL8 1600MHZ \| Corsair Vengence 2x4GB CL9 1600MHZ
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1060 6GB \| PNY GTX 750Ti
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 250GB + 4TB WD Red \| 2x Seagate Barracuda 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung S27D390H + Asus VE276Q \| Headless
Case	Fractal Design R5 \| CM Elite 110
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar D1 w/Otone Stilo 5.1 and Creative Fatal1ty headset
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 850 G2\| Corsair CX430M
Mouse	Razer Imperator 2012
Keyboard	Corsair K90
Software	Windows 7 SP1 X64 \| Ubuntu 16.04LTS

System Name	Slick
Processor	Intel i5 2467M
Motherboard	Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook
Memory	8GB Corsair Value
Storage	Crucial M4 7mm 256GB
Display(s)	13"
Software	Windows 8 Pro x64

System Name	Codename: Icarus Mk.VI
Processor	Intel 8600k@Stock -- pending tuning
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strixx Z370-F
Cooling	CPU: BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Memory	32GB XPG Gammix D10 {2x16GB}
Video Card(s)	ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 512GB SSD (Boot)\|WD SN770 (Gaming)\|2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300\|2x 2TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White)
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Corsair AX760
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

The TPU UK Clubhouse

MightyMission

scaminatrix

MoonPig

Bo$$

Lab Extraordinaire

KieX

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

scaminatrix

KieX

Bo$$

Lab Extraordinaire

scaminatrix

MoonPig

Bo$$

Lab Extraordinaire

scaminatrix

Bo$$

Lab Extraordinaire

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

KieX

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

KieX

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

KieX

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

KieX

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

KieX

MilkyWay