The TPU UK Clubhouse

[FreedomEclipse]

Pretty sure that was a reactionary Clubhouse created by 'the mailman.'

On happier a happier note (and almost related), 980ti Kingpin should arrive tomorrow and the slightly ill fitting but adequate Bitspower waterblock should arrive from the States next week. It should all go together like this:

(and yes - KPE really is meant for LN2, but hopefully I'll run at 1500Mhz+ without any hassle. Though I almost don't care...)

I call dibs on your 780s

 

[the54thvoid]

I call dibs on your 780s

Norton, from the WCG chaps is looking after the giveaway. One is destined for folders/crunchers only and the other will be a generic forum (Kreij Memorial) giveaway. Rules will be anounced in the appropriate forums. Too many people want them and it's too hard to choose, so fate (and some Karma) will decide.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Norton, from the WCG chaps is looking after the giveaway. One is destined for folders/crunchers only and the other will be a generic forum (Kreij Memorial) giveaway. Rules will be anounced in the appropriate forums. Too many people want them and it's too hard to choose, so fate (and some Karma) will decide.

Its alright, i didnt want them anyway. I just wanted to jump in there and say 'first'

 

[the54thvoid]

Its alright, i didnt want them anyway. I just wanted to jump in there and say 'first'

Well, Finners beat you to that!

 

[dorsetknob]

Pretty sure that was a reactionary Clubhouse created by 'the

Must not say his name 3 times out aloud he is the

of TPU

 

[Misaki]

UK Three are amazing.
http://store.three.co.uk/view/searchSimOnly?tariff=112

Tested in a middle of nowhere:

 

[FreedomEclipse]

UK Three are amazing.
http://store.three.co.uk/view/searchSimOnly?tariff=112

Tested in a middle of nowhere:

That seems like average Three to me. HDSPA or '3.5G' as Three call it, has a theoretical speed of 6mbps on their network - You may rarely see it peak around the 8mbps mark but I have been known to get barely 1mbps at 2-4 in the morning and my area has great signal. some days i barely even get above half a meg down while upload hits beyond 3mbps. Its utterly retarded.

4G fairs better by not by much. On really good days DL is 20-25mbps though the average is around 8-12mbps, and again im in an area with more than decent 4G signal. quite often the 4G drops to 3.5G speeds and just stays there.

I think Three are providing a service using nothing but the bare minimum of hardware in exchanges/data centers so they can get more money in their own pockets. It seems that so long as you can make calls and check FB it doesnt matter how slow their service is in general compared to all the other competitors.

 

[MilkyWay]

3 are garbage, their service is poor i mean ever tried to sort something out with them over the phone?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

3 are garbage, their service is poor i mean ever tried to sort something out with them over the phone?

depends what it is - Ive spoke to them a few times and they seemed ok. though i think with them its luck of the draw that you get someone that can speak proper english and thus understands what it is you want or want to do.

but i agree that three are garbage.

 

[Finners]

Surprised at mine on virgin mobile

 

[Bo$$]

Surprised at mine on virgin mobile

Virgin mobile is effectively EE

I think the 4g speeds now are worse than what i used to get from 3g a couple years ago

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Virgin mobile is effectively EE

I think the 4g speeds now are worse than what i used to get from 3g a couple years ago

actually EE are quite good with speeds, its only their customer support that sucks. I can easily pull close to 50mbps on a EE connection at night. During the peak hours its around 20-30mbps but thats still LEAGUES better than Three. Three's speeds are just so damn inconsistent 4G means absolutely nothing when it comes to Three - Its just another band/wave frequency to offer you the same shoddy service.

Ive spoken to their Customer services about this many times but i still stay with them as i am a long time customer of theirs and they gave me some tariff that would normally cost £23-25p/m for £16p/m.

EE has to have the best service out of all the mobile telecoms providers though since they pretty much are a telecoms giant compared to rest of the competition out there.

 

[RCoon]

@FreedomEclipse paintballing might be happening on the 17th now as the place were doing it is closed on my birthday. Waiting on people to confirm before I book, but is that OK for you?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

@FreedomEclipse paintnalling might be happening on the 17th now as the place were doing it is closed on my birthday. Waiting on people to confirm before I book, but is that OK for you?

technically thats when my holiday officially starts. I know you said that Sundays were reserved for you and your lady friend but could i drop by late in the evening to save me having to hustle all the way from london early in the morning? I think its something like a 2hr train ride almost if i remember correctly and paintballing is definitely something you wanna do in the late morning/early afternoon.

I'll be dropping in any time after 7 or 8pm - I can do later if theres a problem. I dont mind chilling at the station for a bit.

 

[RCoon]

technically thats when my holiday officially starts. I know you said that Sundays were reserved for you and your lady friend but could i drop by late in the evening to save me having to hustle all the way from london early in the morning? I think its something like a 2hr train ride almost if i remember correctly and paintballing is definitely something you wanna do in the late morning/early afternoon.

I'll be dropping in any time after 7 or 8pm - I can do later if theres a problem. I dont mind chilling at the station for a bit.

I don't see a problem with Sunday Evening arrival personally, will have to ask the partner.

 

[Misaki]

That seems like average Three to me. HDSPA or '3.5G' as Three call it, has a theoretical speed of 6mbps on their network - You may rarely see it peak around the 8mbps mark but I have been known to get barely 1mbps at 2-4 in the morning and my area has great signal. some days i barely even get above half a meg down while upload hits beyond 3mbps. Its utterly retarded.

4G fairs better by not by much. On really good days DL is 20-25mbps though the average is around 8-12mbps, and again im in an area with more than decent 4G signal. quite often the 4G drops to 3.5G speeds and just stays there.

I think Three are providing a service using nothing but the bare minimum of hardware in exchanges/data centers so they can get more money in their own pockets. It seems that so long as you can make calls and check FB it doesnt matter how slow their service is in general compared to all the other competitors.

My Moto G 2gen doesn't have an LTE and where I actually live, there's no 4G coverage, not even EE

 

[FreedomEclipse]

My Moto G 2gen doesn't have an LTE and where I actually live, there's no 4G coverage, not even EE

which part of the UK do you live in?

 

[Norton]

I know us unruly colonists shouldn't post in your thread Hope that I can post this link without too much backlash:

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-summer-giveaway-active-ends-8-7-more-to-come.202061/page-39#post-3322547

Awesome giveaway items donated by @the54thvoid

 

[the54thvoid]

Well aint that typical. Remove both cards, redo loop, leak test, no errors, put in Kingpin, system won't boot. Stuck on code 62 (PCH initialising). Also, worryingly, VGA led staying on as is Boot device. Nothing on monitor at all. Looks like the Kingpin card has broken my system.
Any ideas, bearing in mind, I have no display output? My option for tomorrow is to put the air cooler back on my 780ti Classy and see if it fires up.
I'm on mobile at moment. Looks like the giveaway might be over before it started!

 

[RCoon]

@FreedomEclipse, paintballing isn't happening now(they messed me about a lot) which is half a blessing as we'll be travelling home on Sunday and then you don't have to faff. Will be talking to the other guys later, but I reckon we will now reschedule for Wednesday as originally intended, but just head to pubs in Nottingham.

Basically arrange your train to arrive at mine on Wednesday (19th august) and we'll figure stuff out, you can stay over whenever suits you to be honest! I reckon we'll head into Nottingham early afternoon, hit some of pubs and finish off at my favourite Korean restaurant or something.

 

[the54thvoid]

It's the Kingpin. All its lights and what not cone on but I've removed it (No output obviously) but the boot device light comes on and off and boot status led counter gets to 'AA', which is normal ops.

 

[RCoon]

It's the Kingpin. All its lights and what not cone on but I've removed it (No output obviously) but the boot device light comes on and off and boot status led counter gets to 'AA', which is normal ops.

Damn, contact EVGA I guess. Feel bad for you, definitely know your pain...

 

[the54thvoid]

Damn, contact EVGA I guess. Feel bad for you, definitely know your pain...

Quick check online. My mobo BIOS is ancient (almost 4 yrs). Older X79 versions don't support Maxwell.

Problem is, I can't simply flash, I need to download and flash a CAP converter, then flash the new BIOS.....

Anyone able to help out? If I get someone to mail the files I can try the EZ flash feature but it'll all be done blind!

 

[ne6togadno]

Quick check online. My mobo BIOS is ancient (almost 4 yrs). Older X79 versions don't support Maxwell.

Problem is, I can't simply flash, I need to download and flash a CAP converter, then flash the new BIOS.....

Anyone able to help out? If I get someone to mail the files I can try the EZ flash feature but it'll all be done blind!

reset bios. this should give you igp. better dont risk blind flash mech miserable mb. doesnt have video outputs.
but there is something called bios flashback. you can try with it http://event.asus.com/2012/mb/USB_BIOS_Flashback_GUIDE/?_ga=1.18707257.1032607911.1429378224

edit: pm me an e-mail

 

[FreedomEclipse]

@FreedomEclipse, paintballing isn't happening now(they messed me about a lot) which is half a blessing as we'll be travelling home on Sunday and then you don't have to faff. Will be talking to the other guys later, but I reckon we will now reschedule for Wednesday as originally intended, but just head to pubs in Nottingham.

Basically arrange your train to arrive at mine on Wednesday (19th august) and we'll figure stuff out, you can stay over whenever suits you to be honest! I reckon we'll head into Nottingham early afternoon, hit some of pubs and finish off at my favourite Korean restaurant or something.

thats a pitty, was looking forward to doing a little running and gunning, Im a distinguished paintball veteran. Im like @Tatty_One but with a body and face like arnie with an M60 machine gun in one hand.