The TPU UK Clubhouse

[Space Lynx]

No, too short on time unfortunately.

Let me sleep on your couch, as long as you charge less than an Air BnB its extra bank for you. I just need a place to sleep so I can see London for a couple weeks. My relatives are letting me stay rent free for a month, and then I am doing Air BnB for a month in Exeter to be with my fiance. That would give me 10 weeks total in UK

mmm Sainsburys... fuck I miss Sainsburys so much. bbq chicken legs for 3 quid... prob 3.50 now but I am ok with that. also, I know the best chips in the world, and you can only buy them at Sainsburys... you will fucking love them if you haven't tried them before!

 

[AusWolf]

What?!? The i7-7700 does not HAVE any pins! What brand of stupidity was that?

As I found out later, they tried to test it in an incompatible Z170 motherboard (Kaby Lake only works with 200-series chipsets), and tried to blame it on me with this BS reason.

Let me sleep on your couch, as long as you charge less than an Air BnB its extra bank for you. I just need a place to sleep so I can see London for a couple weeks. My relatives are letting me stay rent free for a month, and then I am doing Air BnB for a month in Exeter to be with my fiance. That would give me 10 weeks total in UK

mmm Sainsburys... fuck I miss Sainsburys so much. bbq chicken legs for 3 quid... prob 3.50 now but I am ok with that. also, I know the best chips in the world, and you can only buy them at Sainsburys... you will fucking love them if you haven't tried them before!

Just make sure you call them crisps while you're here or people will think you're talking about chunky fries. Which brand are they?

 

[Space Lynx]

As I found out later, they tried to test it in an incompatible Z170 motherboard (Kaby Lake only works with 200-series chipsets), and tried to blame it on me with this BS reason.


Just make sure you call them crisps while you're here. Which brand are they?

no I meant french fries, I was in England for 6 months last year, I am using that right terminology

cook them in the oven, no oils. and then get "Hellmans Really Good Mayo and some good ketchup" and take turns dipping in both. pay extra for this mayo, its fucking amazing.

 

[AusWolf]

no I meant french fries, I was in England for 6 months last year, I am using that right terminology

cook them in the oven, no oils. and then get "Hellmans Really Good Mayo and some good ketchup" and take turns dipping in both. pay extra for this mayo, its fucking amazing.

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Ah, those chips!

I couldn't agree more, by the way. Sometimes going cheap is an option, but not with mayo and ketchup.

 

[LifeOnMars]

@Space Lynx thank you for that idea, unfortunately we rent and that would be very much against the rules. Last thing I need is no roof over my head

No worries, it's only for a couple of months. It's not like I will be without a computer. I'm just used to decent framerates. A Vega 56 will be fine at 4k on a lot of my older games.

 

[Space Lynx]

@Space Lynx thank you for that idea, unfortunately we rent and that would be very much against the rules. Last thing I need is no roof over my head

No worries, it's only for a couple of months. It's not like I will be without a computer. I'm just used to decent framerates. A Vega 56 will be fine at 4k on a lot of my older games.

You are not allowed to have a friend visit for two weeks? That seems like some next level dictatorship mate, lol

Regardless, I hope things get better for you soon... my fiance is freaking out over all the cost rises in UK. I keep telling her to calm down, we will get it sorted together, teamwork.

 

[LifeOnMars]

Correct, we are not. Pricing is ridiculous and it's getting worse. Hate to talk politics or theory but it's all going to plan, shall we say, for those who are really in charge.

By 2024 we will once again face lockdowns but 'climate change' will be the driving force.

 

[AusWolf]

By 2024 we will once again face lockdowns but 'climate change' will be the driving force.

As long as I can get paid for sitting at home doing nothing (during covid, I couldn't), I'm all in.

 

[kurosagi01]

Budgeting is king, minimise your use of gas and how frequent you need to shower/bath throughout the week.
I practically use electricity everyday since I WFH so I can't really comment how to minimise the use of electricity, other than turning off any devices from the mains that you are not using.
Re-adjust your thermostat and even the boiler temp speed for your radiators if you have a combi to somewhere that is manageable.
The way I keep on top of things with all my bills is planning ahead and keep money allocated to those first before I go spending any excess I may have for "luxury".
Over budget the bills if you need too, but you will at least have money there for them, if you want to be semi-precise then you should manually send your gas&electricity meter reading before your bill date. Even if it gets transferred "automatically" by the active network sim installed if you have a newer meter box like mine.
Use Google sheets and build yourself a budget sheet to help manage your expenses, thats how i've been doing it for the past few years with regarding to saving and now doing it for bills since buying a house back in late 2021 and then moving last year.

 

[Space Lynx]

Budgeting is king, minimise your use of gas and how frequent you need to shower/bath throughout the week.
I practically use electricity everyday since I WFH so I can't really comment how to minimise the use of electricity, other than turning off any devices from the mains that you are not using.
Re-adjust your thermostat and even the boiler temp speed for your radiators if you have a combi to somewhere that is manageable.
The way I keep on top of things with all my bills is planning ahead and keep money allocated to those first before I go spending any excess I may have for "luxury".
Over budget the bills if you need too, but you will at least have money there for them, if you want to be semi-precise then you should manually send your gas&electricity meter reading before your bill date. Even if it gets transferred "automatically" by the active network sim installed if you have a newer meter box like mine.
Use Google sheets and build yourself a budget sheet to help manage your expenses, thats how i've been doing it for the past few years with regarding to saving and now doing it for bills since buying a house back in late 2021 and then moving last year.

She WFH too. Thing is she can afford it, its more of a mental thing, physically seeing the prices rise, and realize that you can't go to Saturday market and just buy something for fun now, etc. It's change, its scary, but its manageable with a few small sacrifices. She will be ok though. I personally have no problem with money, because there is nothing I want to buy. I honestly don't know how people run out of money so easily, outside of my PC, there is literally nothing I want. Only been to a pub like twice in my life, and decided it was a waste of money, most people like to spend 40% of their hard earned money there though for some reason.

Another example, my fiance spent 40 quid on dinner once and said it was normal...

not for me its not, I can eat just fine at Sainsburys, 6 quid for a meal on average and tastes great.

 

[kurosagi01]

It is scary yeah but everyone is worried but at the same time, all we can do is just get on with it and hope things will improve in time.

 

[Space Lynx]

Norway has 5 billion barrels of oil in reserve. Canada has 270 billion barrels. Canada needs to step up their fucking game. Could solve a lot of problems right now, transitioning to green energy takes time, need to access that oil until the transition is complete. Dumb as fuck they are sitting on a gold mine and don't use it.

 

[LifeOnMars]

Long story short, still have my 3080 12Gb and CEX will never have my custom ever again. Ridiculous. On a plus note, family member has now loaned us the cash needed temporarily and I still have my card so turned out well in the end.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Sounds like this clubhouse could do with some cheering up

 

[AusWolf]

Long story short, still have my 3080 12Gb and CEX will never have my custom ever again. Ridiculous. On a plus note, family member has now loaned us the cash needed temporarily and I still have my card so turned out well in the end.

What happened? Did your 3080 have "bent pins" too?

 

[LifeOnMars]

What happened? Did your 3080 have "bent pins" too?

No, according to the 15 yr old, 5'3 spotty oik behind the counter with the padlock chain around his neck (because repressed teenager and no-one understands the struggle man) My card is 'burnt out' and is not working, or if it is working will "go within 6 months mate"

I've been pondering this whilst playing Cyberpunk tonight at 4K with some ray tracing/ minimal noise from the card and not breaking 62c. My 7 month old, never had a crash, no driver issues, no overheating issues, flawless gaming card is ready for the scrapheap I'm afraid.

Oh and it seems CEX employees can no longer simply state that they don't have the available funds and are taking the route of lying. Not to mention the fact that they couldn't even locate the vega card I was gonna swap it with plus cash....shit happens lol.

 

[Space Lynx]

No, according to the 15 yr old, 5'3 spotty oik behind the counter with the padlock chain around his neck (because repressed teenager and no-one understands the struggle man) My card is 'burnt out' and is not working, or if it is working will "go within 6 months mate"

I've been pondering this whilst playing Cyberpunk tonight at 4K with some ray tracing/ minimal noise from the card and not breaking 62c. My 7 month old, never had a crash, no driver issues, no overheating issues, flawless gaming card is ready for the scrapheap I'm afraid.

Oh and it seems CEX employees can no longer simply state that they don't have the available funds and are taking the route of lying. Not to mention the fact that they couldn't even locate the vega card I was gonna swap it with plus cash....shit happens lol.

good thing you were able to get help elsewhere anyway and keep that card, CEX sounds like a scam.

 

[AusWolf]

No, according to the 15 yr old, 5'3 spotty oik behind the counter with the padlock chain around his neck (because repressed teenager and no-one understands the struggle man) My card is 'burnt out' and is not working, or if it is working will "go within 6 months mate"

I've been pondering this whilst playing Cyberpunk tonight at 4K with some ray tracing/ minimal noise from the card and not breaking 62c. My 7 month old, never had a crash, no driver issues, no overheating issues, flawless gaming card is ready for the scrapheap I'm afraid.

Oh and it seems CEX employees can no longer simply state that they don't have the available funds and are taking the route of lying. Not to mention the fact that they couldn't even locate the vega card I was gonna swap it with plus cash....shit happens lol.

That happened to me when I wanted some DDR3 RAM for an old system a couple months ago. I checked online, it was in stock in abundance, I walked in and they said "sorry mate, we haven't had any DDR3 in months".

good thing you were able to get help elsewhere anyway and keep that card, CEX sounds like a scam.

CeX is great for browsing for games and films. It's not so good for more complex stuff, though.

I also can't wrap my head around the thought that here in the UK, every second hand store just gives you the stuff with no accessories. For example, when you buy a phone, it's just the unit itself. No cable, no charger, nothing. In Hungary (where I'm originally from), you have no hope of selling anything without its box, accessories and all paperwork attached.

 

[lexluthermiester]

No, according to the 15 yr old, 5'3 spotty oik behind the counter with the padlock chain around his neck (because repressed teenager and no-one understands the struggle man) My card is 'burnt out' and is not working, or if it is working will "go within 6 months mate"

Pathetic little oik would have been my choice of words.

 

[Ruru]

I hope that this isn't "owning culture" as I have UK flag on my wall and I'm drinking tea. Nah, fuck, I rather like British habits

 

[kurosagi01]

Have you seen the CEX "PC" setup? Its practically a old HP/Dell PC with an open side panel, I highly doubt any of the staff members were trained or have instructions with testing PC hardware or even have the correct hardware to run them.
Glad things worked out in the end though.

 

[LifeOnMars]

Have you seen the CEX "PC" setup? Its practically a old HP/Dell PC with an open side panel, I highly doubt any of the staff members were trained or have instructions with testing PC hardware or even have the correct hardware to run them.
Glad things worked out in the end though.

Yeh, some of the test setups they use in-store are highly questionable. To be fair, I have used various CEX shops in the past and have never had any issues. Northampton in particular has never been a problem and when they have no funds available, they tell you. This was the first time I have tried the Milton Keynes store and it was just an awful experience from start to finish. They still have the Vega 56 listed btw, even though they could not locate it at all. Clowns

 

[AusWolf]

Yeh, some of the test setups they use in-store are highly questionable. To be fair, I have used various CEX shops in the past and have never had any issues. Northampton in particular has never been a problem and when they have no funds available, they tell you. This was the first time I have tried the Milton Keynes store and it was just an awful experience from start to finish. They still have the Vega 56 listed btw, even though they could not locate it at all. Clowns

If you're after a particular item that they have online, then it's best to order, even if it's theoretically "available" at your local store, imo. The problem with PC parts though, is that you don't always know what exactly you're gonna get. For example, if you order the Vega 56 online, you won't know which model it is until it arrives.

 

[kurosagi01]

Yeh, some of the test setups they use in-store are highly questionable. To be fair, I have used various CEX shops in the past and have never had any issues. Northampton in particular has never been a problem and when they have no funds available, they tell you. This was the first time I have tried the Milton Keynes store and it was just an awful experience from start to finish. They still have the Vega 56 listed btw, even though they could not locate it at all. Clowns

In most cases, the PC hardware they have out on display in stores are probably from their main warehouse. Where they may have proper hardware to test them before selling them.
Out of all the CeX i've been in to potentially buy stuff, i've had the most luck finding rare stuff in the MK branch compared to the Northampton branch(including Weston favell) and even Rugby branch.

 

[LifeOnMars]

If you're after a particular item that they have online, then it's best to order, even if it's theoretically "available" at your local store, imo. The problem with PC parts though, is that you don't always know what exactly you're gonna get. For example, if you order the Vega 56 online, you won't know which model it is until it arrives.

I mean, I get what you're saying, but it's not 'theoretical' The website has full functionality to filter and show exactly what each store has 'in-store' If they get their inventory wrong then that's on them.....and if a customer turns up and they can't find the item at least update your inventory to prevent another poor soul turning up and being disappointed.