The TPU UK Clubhouse

MilkyWay · Aug 16, 2011

Its the colloquial term for the Asian Keyboard layout, literally they have a BIGASS return key.

Ripped from Google

MightyMission · Aug 16, 2011

that was funny though, google seeing bigass and asian is only going to bring up some "interesting" results

Red_Machine · Aug 16, 2011

I just sent them a message explaining the situation, and making it clear that I would not pay return shipping. It wasn't mentioned anywhere in the item description about it being a non-UK keyboard.

I should have just paid the extra £10 and gone for the one that actually said "UK layout"...

MilkyWay · Aug 16, 2011

I knew i could find it here look bellow.

cheesy999 · Aug 16, 2011

Red_Machine said:
I just sent them a message explaining the situation, and making it clear that I would not pay return shipping. It wasn't mentioned anywhere in the item description about it being a non-UK keyboard.

I should have just paid the extra £10 and gone for the one that actually said "UK layout"...

i'd just buy another brand of keyboard, i've seen so many gigabyte keyboards break the build quality is terrible.

MightyMission · Aug 16, 2011

didnt even know gigabyte done keyboards

MilkyWay · Aug 16, 2011

I have a Zowie Celeritas, best £100 i spent in a long time and i bet this thing lasts longer than me.

cheesy999 · Aug 16, 2011

look at this

http://gizmodo.com/5831124/libyan-rebels-hit-with-scud-missile-for-first-time-ever

Libyan Rebels Hit with Scud Missile for First Time Ever
So you're Qaddafi, a bloody-handed dictator, and the rebels are advancing steadily toward your capital. What do you do? Bring out the Cold War weaponry! The AP says scud missiles are now officially in counterrevolutionary battle.

Fourstaff · Aug 16, 2011

MightyMission said:
didnt even know gigabyte done keyboards

Everyone does everything nowadays.

cheesy999 · Aug 16, 2011

Fourstaff said:
Everyone does everything nowadays.

they're just rebrands anyway, there's probably about 2 keyboard factories in the entire world

Red_Machine · Aug 16, 2011

Guy has arranged a courier to pick it up tomorrow at his expense. He said he gets them directly from Gigabyte UK and it never occurred to him to check that they were the right layout.

Millennium · Aug 16, 2011

MilkyWay said:
I have a Zowie Celeritas, best £100 i spent in a long time and i bet this thing lasts longer than me.

This keyboard looks very good. But is there something *almost* as good for less dosh?

I'm really pleased with my 'gaming' mouse for day to day use (CM Storm inferno) so a keyboard upgrade will be next.

FreedomEclipse · Aug 16, 2011

Hey guise. Asside from windows scandisk/fix disk etc etc what other utilities out there to see if there are any bad sectors on the disk???

a client i built a pc for is claiming to be recieving errors where it says the hard drive is failing.

MilkyWay · Aug 16, 2011

Millennium said:
This keyboard looks very good. But is there something *almost* as good for less dosh?

I'm really pleased with my 'gaming' mouse for day to day use (CM Storm inferno) so a keyboard upgrade will be next.

If you want Cherry MX Brown switches you have to pay about or over £100 but tbh most good mechanicals are at least £100, sure you can get a Razer Blackwidow with Cherry MX Blues but the build quality and type of switches are different same for the Thermaltake Meka its a piece of garbage with MX Black switches.

The closest board is the Filco Majestouch with Browns, Blacks or Blues but for the same price you can have my board the Zowie Celeritas with the RTR keys, the media FN Key functions, the ability to turn the windows key to a ctrl key when gaming. The best boards like the Das Keyboard and Deck Legend only come in certain key switches in ISO British layout and are more expensive. Ducky is rather expensive too. The Steelseries boards are in Cherry MX Black which is non tactile, so you press and it goes straight down till it hits the bottom eg bottoming out, the Browns are more tactile as they have a bump when you press them to a certain point called the actuation point. I like browns as they are non clicky the blues click a lot but still have the bump of the blues for feedback.

MilkyWay · Aug 16, 2011

FreedomEclipse said:
Hey guise. Asside from windows scandisk/fix disk etc etc what other utilities out there to see if there are any bad sectors on the disk???

a client i built a pc for is claiming to be receiving errors where it says the hard drive is failing.

Im sure there are a few programs that do check disks at boot though none come to mind right now. TBH if the disk does have any errors its best to RMA because the drive could be fine in a few years but you will never know that for sure as it could fuck up in even just a few months. You already know that though, im sure someone can google something or has personal experience with a program i just have a blank mind right now :shadedshu

MightyMission · Aug 16, 2011

http://www.hdtune.com/
top notch for HD error reporting

cheesy999 · Aug 16, 2011

FreedomEclipse said:
Hey guise. Asside from windows scandisk/fix disk etc etc what other utilities out there to see if there are any bad sectors on the disk???

a client i built a pc for is claiming to be recieving errors where it says the hard drive is failing.

defraggler has a diskcheck built in, almost any hard drive testing or benchmark program will

a program that will read smart values like crystaldiskinfo (good cause it doesn't need installation) or even si-software sandra will give you a good idea of the drives health

Tatty_Two · Aug 16, 2011

Millennium said:
This keyboard looks very good. But is there something *almost* as good for less dosh?

I'm really pleased with my 'gaming' mouse for day to day use (CM Storm inferno) so a keyboard upgrade will be next.

I have this one, had it for a year and love it................

http://www.comet.co.uk/p/Computer-Keyboards/buy-LOGITECH-920-002012-Computer-Keyboard/611514

MilkyWay · Aug 17, 2011

Tatty_One said:
I have this one, had it for a year and love it................

http://www.comet.co.uk/p/Computer-Keyboards/buy-LOGITECH-920-002012-Computer-Keyboard/611514

Rubber Dome and Wireless, i dont think you can get a quality mechanical board for less than £100 well not at least if you cant find a second hand IBM model M.
I forgot like i said you can get the steelseries boards for cheaper, MX Black switches.

scaminatrix · Aug 17, 2011

Quiet in here today - how is everyone?

Turkey nuggets, chips and beans tonight.

There seems to be a shortage of black saddle clips which is really hampering my cable management efforts. I've been waiting for CandCCentral to get them in for months - and whadya know? he gets them in next week. Yaaaay!!

Millennium · Aug 17, 2011

Dinner for me is jerk roast chicken with sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and mushrooms. Just bunged it all in the oven (no im not a cook

Looking forward to it though!

Anyone know when the new round of GPUs is coming out (sorry if I asked already)

Fourstaff · Aug 17, 2011

Teriyaki Salmon with chips. Fish and chips, asian style if you wish.

Next round of GPU should be out next year, earliest end of this year announcement.

InnocentCriminal · Aug 17, 2011

Millennium said:
Dinner for me is jerk roast chicken with sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and mushrooms. Just bunged it all in the oven (no im not a cook)

Nice!

Millennium said:
Anyone know when the new round of GPUs is coming out (sorry if I asked already)

nVIDIA don't plan on releasing anything any-time soon.

No exactly sure about AMD though.

Bo$$ · Aug 17, 2011

InnocentCriminal said:
nVIDIA don't plan on releasing anything any-time soon.

No exactly sure about AMD though.

thank god, my gtx570 will keep it's novelty for a while yet!

Damn it guys i have my exam results tomorrow.... I hope i get into UCL!
Please pray to whoever you can/do i need all the good wishes i can get

Good luck for anyone else who is getting their results today or on the 25th

Tatty_Two · Aug 17, 2011

Bo$$ said:
thank god, my gtx570 will keep it's novelty for a while yet!

Damn it guys i have my exam results tomorrow.... I hope i get into UCL!
Please pray to whoever you can/do i need all the good wishes i can get
Good luck for anyone else who is getting their results today or on the 25th

Good luck, I am sure you will get what thou deservest :cool:

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The TPU UK Clubhouse

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MilkyWay

cheesy999

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MilkyWay

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Fourstaff

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cheesy999

Red_Machine

Millennium

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

MilkyWay

MilkyWay

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cheesy999

Tatty_Two

Gone Fishing

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Tatty_Two

Gone Fishing

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