The TPU UK Clubhouse

[Tatty_Two]

750W max 12v rail:
12V1=20A 12V2=20A 12V3=30A 12V4=30A

That should be fine, I would guess your total system draw with GTX280 SLi's would be around 550W,maybe 600W max ..........

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-280-sli-triple-review-test/3

 

[IndigoGoose]

Guys i have been trying to make my signature a picture from my hard drive and it isn't showing

Can someone please tell me how it is done properly

Wait there it is. But my other one from my hard disk doesn't show

 

[pantherx12]

Going to Chelmsford to play today, anyone in that area?

 

[MoonPig]

Guys i have been trying to make my signature a picture from my hard drive and it isn't showing

Can someone please tell me how it is done properly

Wait there it is. But my other one from my hard disk doesn't show

Uploaded it as a .gif

Going to Chelmsford to play today, anyone in that area?

Tut, southerners.

 

[pantherx12]

Quiet you!

PSU arrived by the way dude, putting it all together tomorrow and shall let you know if it is a success or not!

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Just browsing the interwebs for 6950s *sigh* so many choices. (im definitely getting 2 of them though - otherwise i might not make it through this winters cold snap - single 5850 struggled keeping ambient temps above freezin - 23-25'c idle)

 

[MoonPig]

What ever you do, don't get them GTX550s, their bollocks.

2x 6950s would be nice though. I'll take your 5850s for free

 

[FreedomEclipse]

What ever you do, don't get them GTX550s, their bollocks.

2x 6950s would be nice though. I'll take your 5850s for free

How about you take jack and shit for free?

Ive already got a mate lined up whose begging to take them off me to replace the 4870 (which im still very proud of -- 800|1000) I sold him a while back so he can run BF3 at full whack.

 

[MoonPig]

pah. You southerners all stick together!

 

[FreedomEclipse]

pah. You southerners all stick together!

Hush bitch - I used to date a chick from up in leeds best 3years of my life

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Guys i have been trying to make my signature a picture from my hard drive and it isn't showing

Can someone please tell me how it is done properly

Wait there it is. But my other one from my hard disk doesn't show

Funny thing about your sig.... the average netspeeds we have in the UK are 8mb with possibly around 20-25% of people on 15Mb connections. (how fast is virgin's fibre optics??) while in the U.S you have people whose connections are up to 100x faster -- speeds of like 100mb+

the UK is a joke

 

[IndigoGoose]

the UK is a joke

That is so true and my score is from Cyprus which is like nothing compared to england yet they have the same standard of internet.

 

[Tatty_Two]

Just browsing the interwebs for 6950s *sigh* so many choices. (im definitely getting 2 of them though - otherwise i might not make it through this winters cold snap - single 5850 struggled keeping ambient temps above freezin - 23-25'c idle)

Both myself and Innocent have XFX's, mine is running nice and problem free, plus you get an excellent warranty and both of ours unlocked.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Both myself and Innocent have XFX's, mine is running nice and problem free, plus you get an excellent warranty and both of ours unlocked.

I was looking at them too - they are one of the cheapest coming in at around £210-220

.:edit:.

Is this the same card as yours? I know theres 2 versions - one with a RED pcb and one that looks like blue or black pcb

 

[MoonPig]

Both myself and Innocent have XFX's, mine is running nice and problem free, plus you get an excellent warranty and both of ours unlocked.

Im sorry, what?

XFX Customer care is comparable to Overclockers.co.uk's...

The only things good about XFX cards is that they tend to be slightly cheaper and sometimes look better.

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

Funny thing about your sig.... the average netspeeds we have in the UK are 8mb with possibly around 20-25% of people on 15Mb connections. (how fast is virgin's fibre optics??) while in the U.S you have people whose connections are up to 100x faster -- speeds of like 100mb

the UK is a joke

not all of it G manchesters not bad ive got 50Mb and my mates somehow got 100mb both off virgin and i no lie he has 100mb in stockport (new trial at min i think or first rollout point) unfortunately im outside that trial area:shadedshu

 

[MoonPig]

I have 8mb and my area was upgraded to 20mb. Soon as my contract with Virgin (THE FUCKING WANKERS) is up, i'll be moving to Sky for some Broadband, Phone and SkyHD action.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

not all of it G manchesters not bad ive got 50Mb and my mates somehow got 100mb both off virgin and i no lie he has 100mb in stockport (new trial at min i think or first rollout point) unfortunately im outside that trial area:shadedshu

meh - probably fibre optics. but then how many people in the UK have 50-100mb connections?

talktalk are doing a 24mb package i think

 

[cheesy999]

talktalk are doing a 24mb package i think

if i remember correctly (think i saw on TV that the 4mb difference is lost in the ADSL process so more then 20 is technically impossible) the 24mb broadbands are exactly the same as the 20mb its just the companies are not including certain factors in the estimate.

more importantly no Single person on a 20-24 tariff actually gets those speeds, 18mb is the highest and most get less the 8

No consumers signed up to an ADSL 20Mb broadband or 24Mb package actually received an average download speed of more than 18Mb, Ofcom’s research revealed.

Almost two-thirds had an average download speed of 8Mb or less, while only 2% received average download speeds of more than 14Mb - raising the question of exactly how providers can get away with advertising impossible “up to” speeds.

http://www.broadbandchoices.co.uk/ofcom-code-of-practice-broadband-speeds.html

 

[FreedomEclipse]

if i remember correctly (think i saw on TV that the 4mb difference is lost in the ADSL process so more then 20 is technically impossible) the 24mb broadbands are exactly the same as the 20mb its just the companies are not including certain factors in the estimate.

more importantly no Single person on a 20-24 tariff actually gets those speeds, 18mb is the highest and most get less the 8

http://www.broadbandchoices.co.uk/ofcom-code-of-practice-broadband-speeds.html

Im not talking about ISP speeds, im talking about the internet packages in general. the percentage of the UK population that has a connection that exceeds 8-20mb is so small. but in other countries even the most basic internet package starts at over 100Mb (I think Japan/China is in the Gigabit range)

 

[Fourstaff]

You must remember that HK, Korea and Japan are more densely packed than UK, and thus they can lay down more cost efficient infrastructure. UK is very bad when it comes to cutting edge technology for the masses, we don't even have any sign of "4g" phone network yet (or I am blind).

 

[cheesy999]

You must remember that HK, Korea and Japan are more densely packed than UK, and thus they can lay down more cost efficient infrastructure. UK is very bad when it comes to cutting edge technology for the masses, we don't even have any sign of "4g" phone network yet (or I am blind).

to be fair no one in the uk is interested in speed, they rolled out high speed trains where i live and no one uses them, the old ones are still overcrowded and slow but on the high speed ones its a rare event to have more then 10 people on it as theres a small price premium on a certain part of the line (rochester to london)

 

[MoonPig]

Yea, if they introduced 100Mb to everyone, it'd be like £30 - £50 a month, easy. No one round here would be willing to pay that when 8Mb is more than enough.

I have to say that 8Mb is actually enough for me... Smooth gaming, decent downloads. I get 950Kb on torrents and steam. I'm happy with that.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

to be fair no one in the uk is interested in speed, they rolled out high speed trains where i live and no one uses them, the old ones are still overcrowded and slow but on the high speed ones its a rare event to have more then 10 people on it as theres a small price premium on a certain part of the line (rochester to london)

of course not - the problem with that is train tickets are already retardedly overpriced. it costs me £80-90 just to go to leeds on day return.

I could go for a weekend in Amsterdam, get completely wasted and 'party' with a few girls and come back home with enough money to buy lunch with £90

 

[InnocentCriminal]

I wish my internet connection was more stable. Since my neighbours (flat above) get 9Mb and I only get 5.5Mb I'm rather pissed (off). Highest I've had since moving in was 7.7Mb - that only lasted a few hours before dropping out.

I pay £18 a month for up to 16Mb but for completely uncapped and with a cracking fair usage. I like my ISP (Xilo) but I'd prefer it if I had 10Mb.