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I have a young friend in his forties that loves to play with PC hardware like i do. We give each other extra parts whenever needed.
He just upped the generosity game big time. Yes, that's an Asus Strix GTX 1080Ti ! :D:toast::clap:

I can look right at that video card and see it's bad!!!!

You better send it to me for an extended test. :p
 
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1080ti is still a very competent card.

I do wish to own one at some point, because I absolutely love Pascal. The best GPU gen in the modern era by far.

I've owned several 1080s but never a TI.
 
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Got a base with motherboard and some other parts for 20 some bucks on eBay. In theory this should fix my elitebook. The item was supposedly is tested and working. Will see about that considering there is a stinkbug in between the chipset and heatsink.
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Join the club, you're not the only one with the bug problem. :(It seems they also like being in PC Rom cases and cardboard boxes.o_OI am surprised I did not see any fried ones in my dead PSU. o_O
 
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Upgraded the 120GB SSD to a spare 240GB drive then installed Windows 8.1 64 bit onto the 8530p. Ran some basic debloating and disabled all of the graphical effects except for AA on text. The laptop is decently quick, however as the CPU can get overwhelmed at times and the ram usage is a little high, I'll look into further debloating.

I have researched about upgrades for this laptop. As far as CPUs go, quad cores will work okay but the VRM/Cooler aren't up to the task. Best value option I see is a T9600 as it will give me an extra 300mhz and double the cache for 12 bucks. https://www.ebay.com/itm/153072393898 Unsure if I will buy this or not.

The graphics performance is a little underwhelming too. Although the display is very good and brightness is a lot better now that I have drivers installed and windows settings changed, I am still messing around trying to get 1080P Youtube to work. Firefox even with h264ify and hardware accel enabled cannot even do 720p smoothly and 1080p is a slideshow. Chrome with or without h264ify can do 720p smoothly but 1080p drops frames. I can upgrade to a Quadro FX770M 512MB found in the 8530W and it is a drop in upgrade, this cost about $20.
 

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Going to give away the upper one, it works even tho the die is kinda fked up. But on the lower one... no way, that's an AXIA, the best Thunderbird stepping.

 
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So you guys in the US don,t have Cex in your country, or anything compared to it so this guy says. o_O
that a massive branch he went to. o_O
All the ones I have been to in London are small.o_O The wrong time he came here with the train strikes going on here. o_OI have never seen the inside of a XBOX.
 
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So you guys in the US don,t have Cex in your country, or anything compared to it so this guy says. o_O
that a massive branch he went to. o_O
All the ones I have been to in London are small.o_O The wrong time he came here with the train strikes going on here. o_O
I'm jealous when watching RGinHD when he gets good deals from CEX. Are there CEX in other cities in UK?
 
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Seems there are a bunch of them, but none in the US. We have Game Stop, but they don't seem to have much (or any) retro stuff.
CeX (company) - Wikipedia

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I'm jealous when watching RGinHD when he gets good deals from CEX. Are there CEX in other cities in UK?
Yes all over the UK. And other countrys
Since 1992 we have expanded from the UK across four continents, now operating in 10 countries including Australia, Ireland, India, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain.
 
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Ruru

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Yes all over the UK. And other countrys
Since 1992 we have expanded from the UK across four continents, now operating in 10 countries including Australia, Ireland, India, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain.
Not in FI tho. I need to visit CEX, as I have a visit to UK in my mind when I get enough money etc.

Probably I just go to a smaller city than London though. But I love UK. I have even a flag hanging on my wall.
 
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Seems there are a bunch of them, but none in the US. We have Game Stop, but they don't seem to have much (or any) retro stuff.
CeX (company) - Wikipedia

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Ii,s a good place to go, but better to buy in the shop, rather than in the mail as you can see what you're getting in the shop. Some people have been sent ones that don,t work. I don,t understand why they don,t check them before they send them out. That's just what I read on the feedback of people who have bought items online. Of course, you do get 24 months guarantee.

Not in FI tho. I need to visit CEX, as I have a visit to UK in my mind when I get enough money etc.

Probably I just go to a smaller city than London though. But I love UK. I have even a flag hanging on my wall.
No sorry to say. :(Cool:)They don,t like us put them up in our country.in .case it offends people?:rockout:
 
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Ii,s a good place to go, but better to buy in the shop, rather than in the mail as you can see what you're getting in the shop. Some people have been sent ones that don,t work. I don,t understand why they don,t check them before they send them out. That's just what I read on the feedback of people who have bought items online. Of course, you do get 24 months guarantee.




No sorry to say. :(Cool:)They don,t like us putting them up in our country.in .case it offends people?:rockout:
I guess that exporting would be too expensive. I'm just thinking that London seems to expensive for me, I'll go to a quieter town when I'll visit your country, I need just to do my research so I can buy cheap crap what to bring home with me :)

Just been dreaming about a week in UK for a while. Just need to grab myself from my spine and save some cash. And get a passport as you aren't in EU anymore.
 
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I guess that exporting would be too expensive. I'm just thinking that London seems to expensive for me, I'll go to a quieter town when I'll visit your country, I need just to do my research so I can buy cheap crap what to bring home with me :)

Just been dreaming about a week in UK for a while. Just need to grab myself from my spine and save some cash. And get a passport as you aren't in EU anymore.
The prices are the same weather its London or out side.I have bought about 100 PC games from there most of them were only 50p each. o_O Give me a list and i will see if they have what you want and give you a price. so you have an idea. :) The oldest cpu, s seem to be core2duo.
 

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The prices are the same weather its London or out side.I have bought about 100 PC games from there most of them were only 50p each. o_O Give me a list and i will see if they have what you want and give you a price. so you have an idea. :) The oldest cpu, s seem to be core2duo.
If I visit London on my UK trip, let me buy u a beer. I need to go to CEX as well then :D
 
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If I visit London on my UK trip, let me buy u a beer. I need to go to CEX as well then :D
Cool ok thanks. :)I am checking my many mains plugs only one so far with a 3amp . I did not think of what amperage I needed for a PC untell someone on here told me it should be a 3amp one. A pack of ten has been ordered. :)
 
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This may be a mismatch but it's better to try than not to, I'll not to. I requested the Asrock 775 Dual on local facebook group.

Iiiiiiimayyyy geeeet an another 6800U.... :)
 
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I wish we had cex in the US. But it's probably good we don't otherwise I'd spend a lot more on computer parts :roll:
 

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I wish we had cex in the US. But it's probably good we don't otherwise I'd spend a lot more on computer parts :roll:
Haha, I guess :D on the other hand, the user market here in Finland is okay, but yeah.... like I've seen from RGinHD's videos, CEX has reasonable prices and sometimes Steve finds tresures from there. :)

Do they ship to mainland Europe?
 
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Haha, I guess :D on the other hand, the user market here in Finland is okay, but yeah.... like I've seen from RGinHD's videos, CEX has reasonable prices and sometimes Steve finds tresures from there. :)

Do they ship to mainland Europe?
Apparently, they do, but as we are out of the EU it would be costly, I would think.
*Buy Your Product(S) From the Cex Online Store They truly do take the hassle and worry out of the process of international shipping. Once they receive the package, they will notify you to see if you would like them to ship it to you in Europe, or if you would prefer to bundle a larger order. It can save you time and money in the long run!*
 
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