The TPU UK Clubhouse

[FreedomEclipse]

this video just had me laughing for 5mins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seMK-Xi3MNY

man, im in tears!!

 

[Techtu]

+1

 

[MilkyWay]

Been looking for some ram and ffs 1333mhz ram is dirt cheap, looking to get some new DDR3 then i thought fuck it might as well go 8gb while I'm at it.

Got my psu back from Scan today as they said it didn't have anything wrong with it, fine by me because the noise issue i was having doesn't exist anymore since i got the psu back. They felt the need to hold the psu for over 3 weeks for around 4 hours of benching which i don't understand.

Anyone using a mechanical keyboard? I've been looking at them but they are kinda expensive, the G15 logitech i have i never use its features and them keys are mushy.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Man....Im gonna name my new rig 'Brozilla' after the video.

I did a little price up of my parts and for some reason one site charges LESS VAT for my parts

I wanted to buy from Novatech but they would cost me about £445'ish Just for a:

Thermaltake Frio
Corsair Vengence 4GB dual channel
Asus p8p67 Deluxe
i5 2500k

SCAN would cost me just £427. and theres notreally a huge difference in prices.

Im trying to order the whole lot from one place to save on shipping costs.

 

[cheesy999]

Man....Im gonna name my new rig 'Brozilla' after the video.

I did a little price up of my parts and for some reason one site charges LESS VAT for my parts

I wanted to buy from Novatech but they would cost me about £445'ish Just for a:

Thermaltake Frio
Corsair Vengence 4GB dual channel
Asus p8p67 Deluxe
i5 2500k

SCAN would cost me just £427. and theres notreally a huge difference in prices.

Im trying to order the whole lot from one place to save on shipping costs.

you using the free shipping?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Nope.. standard £7.99 carrage fee for SCAN. even if i select free shipping on novatech, it still wont be cheaper then SCAN.

 

[MightyMission]

I had a bit of trouble with scan(though probably an isolated incident)

I ordered a pair of gtx 470s that were reference models by the picture,which i what i wanted as i already had a pair of full cover waterblocks.

They sent out a pair of non ref models which my blocks didnt fit and they wouldnt take them back as there was nothing wrong with them-so i got lumbered with these cards AND had to get gpu only blocks..
kinda defeated the purpose of putting them under liquid as the heatsinks still needs lots of air to keep the VRM's and memory cool.

 

[cheesy999]

Nope.. standard £7.99 carrage fee for SCAN. even if i select free shipping on novatech, it still wont be cheaper then SCAN.

so your not using this http://www.avforums.com/forums/scan_offer.php

 

[FreedomEclipse]

its only £7.99. it if was £7.99 for each item. sure but its £7.99 for all 4 items. Im cool with that.

 

[cheesy999]

its only £7.99. it if was £7.99 for each item. sure but its £7.99 for all 4 items. Im cool with that.

you could spend the money on these -http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sharkoon-12-blue-ccfl-4in1-kit-(x4-ccfl-tubes-plus-dual-inverter-plus-adhesive-velcro-strips)

4 cold cathodes is enough to light up a room if you have a see through side panel

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I already got some cathodes ty

 

[cheesy999]

I already got some cathodes ty

pics

 

[FreedomEclipse]

pics

later -- currently have the side panel off and im waiting for 5850 to come back from RMA. when its all in, i will take pics

 

[Millennium]

I had a bit of trouble with scan(though probably an isolated incident)

I ordered a pair of gtx 470s that were reference models by the picture,which i what i wanted as i already had a pair of full cover waterblocks.

They sent out a pair of non ref models which my blocks didnt fit and they wouldnt take them back as there was nothing wrong with them-so i got lumbered with these cards AND had to get gpu only blocks..
kinda defeated the purpose of putting them under liquid as the heatsinks still needs lots of air to keep the VRM's and memory cool.

Under UK distance selling regs as long as you contact them within 7 days you can return for any reason as far as I know Did you try that? Never had a problem with scan myself but this doesnt sound so good...

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I have had a problem with SCAN in the past. but i didnt get it sorted out until over a year later when the aftersales manager joined bit-tech as a rep for SCAN. I dont really want to order from scan, but their price is the cheapest

 

[MightyMission]

i called them up as soon as i opened one of the boxes,and was pretty much told that because there was nothing wrong with the card,
and the item number denoted the twin fan model,
i was in the wrong?!?

I did say about trading standards laws etc and i would like to return them bearing in mind one was stealed sealed in its box,but i got stonewalled.

So i pointed out nowhere in the description or the item picture did it say about being non reference otherwise i would have bought the other models,which fell on deaf ears.
maybe they thought i had killed them by over volting or whatever,
but either way i got burnt and though the cards perform well i would have preferred reference models by far,
the blocks cost me 80 each and i still cant use them but dont want to sell them,maybe one day i will be able to put them to use when 470s are priced below £50.

nothing else i have ordered from scan has had problems so like i say it was probably an isolated incident.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

you should have been able to send them back IMO as they werent the ones you were looking for.

 

[Tatty_Two]

Under UK distance selling regs as long as you contact them within 7 days you can return for any reason as far as I know Did you try that? Never had a problem with scan myself but this doesnt sound so good...

Only provided the product box has not been opened

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Only provided the product box has not been opened

He coulda shipped one back then in that case...

 

[FreedomEclipse]

ah screw it. Ive worked it out so i can still get everything cheaper then SCAN but not from SCAN.

I can order the ram, cpu & mobo from Ebuyer. and qualify for next day delivery for £6.99.

the Frio will come from Aria for £38(inc shipping)

 

[Millennium]

Scan are generally pretty competitive on prices if you found cheaper you've done well You want to let us know who beat them?

edit: thanks enjoy your new system you gonna crank it up to 5ghz?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

As far as i can go on aircooling wthout frying. Ive just got to hope that my friend whose buying my Q9550 stuff is good for the money otherwise I will have to break his legs.


secondly I havent bought it yet. im just checking on prices

 

[cheesy999]

any of you want your manhole protected from unwanted access?

+play.com have awesome customer services, rang them up about the broken headphones and they even offered to refund the postage

 

[Spectrum]

nah, the rear of my pants are not only protected against humans, but the lead lining has the power to stop nuclear radiation.

 

[MightyMission]

and there was me thinking of big yellow cordons to protect the services working underground :facepalm: