The TPU UK Clubhouse

[RCoon]

was it worth it for you guys to change from a 780 to a 970? i just dont feel like spending that much money on this pc anymore... might start fresh next year, opinions?

I switched from my 780 to the 970. Better FPS (marginally) and more VRAM. Came in handy in some titles for me personally, plus the quiter operation is a bonus when you record three days a week and your omnidirectional mic picks up EVERYTHING.

You're welcome to buy my GTX 970 for a hefty TPU member discount, it's never been OC'd and still has warranty.

 

[Bo$$]

I switched from my 780 to the 970. Better FPS (marginally) and more VRAM. Came in handy in some titles for me personally, plus the quiter operation is a bonus when you record three days a week and your omnidirectional mic picks up EVERYTHING.

You're welcome to buy my GTX 970 for a hefty TPU member discount, it's never been OC'd and still has warranty.

I only game at 1080p but i see your point.

see how it goes with your crossfire setup and if you are thinking of selling it, let me know by that time i will have decided what to do

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

was it worth it for you guys to change from a 780 to a 970? i just dont feel like spending that much money on this pc anymore... might start fresh next year, opinions?

good one

 

[FreedomEclipse]

was it worth it for you guys to change from a 780 to a 970? i just dont feel like spending that much money on this pc anymore... might start fresh next year, opinions?

Save your money

 

[the54thvoid]

Speaking of saving.

Last week = overclockers, i7 6700k = £330
Two days ago it was £350
Now it's £390.

Aria and Novatech are both at £360, with Scan at £330 out of stock.

What the fuckity fuck. Makes Haswell E look so much better.

EDIT: looks like gouging for low stock. Dabs at £320 (50 on order - no delivery time frame).

 

[RCoon]

Makes Haswell E look so much better.

Been saying this since launch. No reason to buy an i7 from Skylake, only the 6600 makes sense, even then the cost hike is ludicrous. You can get a cheap but equally potent Haswell E motherboard for a decent price, and two extra cores. Intel being Intel, although at the same time it's OCUK being OCUK.

Yesterday I wanted to order 3 meters of red tubing and two compression fittings. On Scan, it was ~£18 plus £6 postage.

On OCUK, the same kit cost in excess of £20 and the postage was going to cost almost £9. OCUK have this weird ability to stick massive profit margins, even on shipping.

 

[Finners]

Speaking of saving.

Last week = overclockers, i7 6700k = £330
Two days ago it was £350
Now it's £390.

Aria and Novatech are both at £360, with Scan at £330 out of stock.

What the fuckity fuck. Makes Haswell E look so much better.

EDIT: looks like gouging for low stock. Dabs at £320 (50 on order - no delivery time frame).

If you are genuinely still looking at getting one which I think you would be mad to! who cares if your CPU is 4 years old if it still runs everything comfortably.

Aria are having their monthly prime deals day next Wednesday and one of these might pop up

 

[NdMk2o1o]

Whats up UK brethren.

Thinking I might want to trade my Asus Directcuii GTX 670 for an comparable AMD card, might there be any takers in here?

 

[RCoon]

Whats up UK brethren.

Thinking I might want to trade my Asus Directcuii GTX 670 for an comparable AMD card, might there be any takers in here?

Hey man, haven't seen you in a few weeks. I reckon you'd have more success on fleabay. The market scene on here is US orientated these days

 

[MilkyWay]

We have a splendid shop in Glasgow - The Good Spirits Company. Sells stupendous varieties of whiskey (and other spirits obviously). I bought my mate a 40 year old Armagnac for his B'day last year and for the previous christmas a slightly expensive bottle of 17yr Japanese Suntory Hibiki (I think).

Bought my cousin a 700ml bottle of Bunnahabhain 12 y/o for his birthday recently from the Good Spirits Co. Last bottle of whisky i bought for myself was an okay but way overpriced Oban 14 (uses caramel colouring which is ashame but typical Diageo) and a bottle of Adnams First Rate Gin which is excellent quality spirit. Pretty much anything known to be consistent, unchill filtered and has no colouring is a good whisky. Not all blends are shit i mean big peat is a good blend and so is monkey shoulder but those are only made up of a select few malts not the 100s of malts and grain whisky in your average supermarket special blend. Most good whisky is 43% and above, something like Jura and Highland park are acceptable 40%ers.

Want something unique, look out for Signatory as they take a variety non bottled malt whisky and bottle it themselves. Some malts are only made for use in blending and these companies buy a few casks as the big conglomerates tend to make either extra or simply don't need all the whisky just a portion for their blend and sell the rest off.

Nah man the quality of the spirit is most important otherwise id be drinking watered down turpentine. Have no idea what the fuck alcohol proof is even worse is American shit is totally different even with the same moniker for measurement. All round better to use metric and everyone can understand it.

I'm pretty fed up with buying 700ml bottles because i don't get through them fast enough and it gets boring to drink the same thing, less opportunity to try new shit and even worse if you buy a random dud.

 

[MilkyWay]

Hey man, haven't seen you in a few weeks. I reckon you'd have more success on fleabay. The market scene on here is US orientated these days

Actually that's a good point, i'm not even sure which forums have a lot of UK sellers.

 

[dorsetknob]

I'll pay postage for your ramdom dud's

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Whats up UK brethren.

Thinking I might want to trade my Asus Directcuii GTX 670 for an comparable AMD card, might there be any takers in here?

to what might you think it is comparable?

I am UK and Welsh so be very, very careful.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

to what might you think it is comparable?

I am UK and Welsh so be very, very careful.

One sheep or two?

Spoiler

sorry that was below the belt

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

sorry that was below the belt

BOLLOCKS

this is below the belt..............we dont shag sheep, we shag Englishmen.......

 

[dorsetknob]

Spoiler: surveillance video

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Spoiler: surveillance video

leave Wendy out of it

 

[FreedomEclipse]

BOLLOCKS

this is below the belt..............we dont shag sheep, we shag Englishmen.......

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your humour would be much welcome for a TPU christmas get together. Last year it was rather short notice so it was just me and Rcoon having drinks together but I reckon you'd fit right in with us

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

your humour would be much welcome for a TPU christmas get together. Last year it was rather short notice so it was just me and Rcoon having drinks together but I reckon you'd fit right in with us

i would love to do it...but west Wales is along way from civilisation, i was born in St Pancras but never revisit unfortunately.

im gonna feel a lot better soon , we;ll meet for mentalness and i will bring us all a pretty sheep, though i have a feeling @dorsetknob may need 2

 

[dorsetknob]

Caps told me if he ever gets invited to paintball with the pair of you this is what he intends to wear

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Whilst "sheeping"there is only one form of footwear

 

[dorsetknob]

Welsh TV Teletext

I once went to wales and smoked lots of pot and ate lots of funny tasting mushrooms

couple of hours later when it stopped Raining i went looking for local women to .............
gave up because this is all i could see Damm Mushrooms and weed

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Crime Map of my area

10 miles X 10 miles

2 was me and ive barely left the house.

 

[dorsetknob]

Found this condom machine selling this in a welsh pub

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Cool, its the "welly" edition, there was a campaign in the Welsh Assembly, it was one of their fruitier debates.

The bill was passed ewenanimously.