The TPU UK Clubhouse

[MilkyWay]

Fuck off £45.99 VAT on an MSI GTX970. Tory arseholes.
Meh i think i'll wait till next year for Witcher 3 and GTA V to release to get a new graphics card. Nothing apart from maybe Dragon Age Inquisition this year that i would want a GTX970 for and i think it will run on my AMD 6850 just not pretty.

 

[MilkyWay]

http://www.ebuyer.com/663848-msi-gt...r-v-4gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-gtx-970-gaming-4g
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-...boost-1216mhz-1664-cores-1x-dp-2x-dvi-1x-hdmi

I know i said above i'd wait till early next year but they are giving away a free game now, going to Flubit the MSI Twin Frozr see if i can get it a little cheaper. The Zotac is a great price but i know absolutely nothing about that card or Zotac themselves.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Well.... my android tablet got stolen at work so i need a replacement.....


I cant decide if i should do a cheaper 1:1 replacement or go for an Nvidia Shield tablet which costs just under 2x more.

Obviously i favour the cheaper 1:1 option cuz its easier just for me to buy and have it restored on google. but the tech of the Shield does kinda impress me even if im not gonna use any of the game streaming features. Also i dont really use the tablet for much apart from surfing the net in bed watching videos on the go or reading manga - 90% if the time its used as a manga reader though....

 

[RCoon]

Well.... my android tablet got stolen at work so i need a replacement.....


I cant decide if i should do a cheaper 1:1 replacement or go for an Nvidia Shield tablet which costs just under 2x more.

Obviously i favour the cheaper 1:1 option cuz its easier just for me to buy and have it restored on google. but the tech of the Shield does kinda impress me even if im not gonna use any of the game streaming features. Also i dont really use the tablet for much apart from surfing the net in bed watching videos on the go or reading manga - 90% if the time its used as a manga reader though....

Must admit shield tempted me too, just depends on how much use you're liable to get use out of that game streaming.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Must admit shield tempted me too, just depends on how much use you're liable to get use out of that game streaming.

I have zero use for game streaming of lol, im just going to buy the tablet on its own

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Well my tablet miraculously turned up at work after being missing for 2 or 3 days. Someone handed it in which is crazy as that same morning i tried to buy a nvidia shield TWICE but my payment refused to go through. so somehow things worked out.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Both 680s are sold!!!! Time to migrate over to a Corsair 760T & H105 perhaps? awwww man, I dunno what to get - I also want a pair of decent headphones. Corsair RGB K70 also looks good at the moment but its unlikely that i will get one. I cant really decide what i should do up next

 

[RCoon]

New cases are always a shiny thing to look forward to, not 100% sure on the corsair headset though. There are a lot better quality headsets knocking around.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

New cases are always a shiny thing to look forward to, not 100% sure on the corsair headset though. There are a lot better quality headsets knocking around.

When i said headphones i meant philips fidelio X1/100 or X2's. But x2's cost over £200

 

[RCoon]

When i said headphones i meant philips fidelio X1/100 or X2's. But x2's cost over £200

Whoops, reread it and realised. Fidelio's are nice. Open box kits are easy on the wallet. My coworker got some Grado RS2's for half RRP because it was openbox.
I want a new case too, been looking at the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Its hard to find open box unless ebay

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Found one seller on ebay selling the X2's for under £200. However he only offers 28day returns. He claims its bnib though

 

[RCoon]

Found one seller on ebay selling the X2's for under £200. However he only offers 28day returns. He claims its bnib though

That sounds awfully shiny and almost too good. But hey, 28 days protected, why the hell not?
I was considering that Enthoo Evolv, but now that beQuiet 800 is reviewed and thumbs upped, I'd consider one of those puppies too. Shame about the orange bits.

Also, this place has been almost desolate for ages. Almost as if it were just you me and Tats keeping it up Where's @d1nky these days? I've been super busy with reviews. Should probably set aside a few minutes to keep this the best thread for UK technowizardry.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

That sounds awfully shiny and almost too good. But hey, 28 days protected, why the hell not?
I was considering that Enthoo Evolv, but now that beQuiet 800 is reviewed and thumbs upped, I'd consider one of those puppies too. Shame about the orange bits.

Also, this place has been almost desolate for ages. Almost as if it were just you me and Tats keeping it up Where's @d1nky these days? I've been super busy with reviews. Should probably set aside a few minutes to keep this the best thread for UK technowizardry.

Nah, not gonna take the bait. CC needs paying off and the sooner i get that done then the sooner i can start having nice things again.

as for desolation, Im always floating about but i dont really post much no more.

 

[RCoon]

Nah, not gonna take the bait. CC needs paying off and the sooner i get that done then the sooner i can start having nice things again.

as for desolation, Im always floating about but i dont really post much no more.

Oh damn, thought you paid the CC off with booty from the 680 sales!

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Oh damn, thought you paid the CC off with booty from the 680 sales!

nope unfortunately i owe the bank a lot more then that. I fell on hard times man!


and yeah.... I say hard times but a wild 27" monitor & GTX970s appear....

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Anyone got a spare 480-512GB SSD they can part with?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Nvm.... I just bought an amazon openbox Crucial MX100 512 for £142 - Not a HUGE saving mind you as the RRP is £149. Gonna check it out on SSDlife when i get it hopefully its not been used

 

[RCoon]

Yeah the mx100 makes SSD capacity look easy. Wish I had the money for the 512 model myself, most definitely need it

 

[FreedomEclipse]

@RCoon yeah its crazy. I just needed an ssd to shift battlefield 4 onto as it hogs close to 60gb with all the expansions, so why not get a higher capacity and chuck some other games on there too

 

[RCoon]

why not get a higher capacity

Cause I'm poor

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Well i could be on holiday for the next 2-3weeks so no better time to get an ssd in

 

[RCoon]

Ah nice, we should have another night on the town. Worcester is great for pubs, then we could invite @Tatty_One!

 

[Tatty_Two]

Worcester is a sh*t hole

 

[RCoon]

Worcester is a sh*t hole

Oh, well it was nicer than grantham, although no quite as good as Newark. London was great for food, although there were only one or two nice bars.