The TPU UK Clubhouse

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Dec 25, 2015

my gpu has had a right hammering today, didnt bat an eyelid.

A friend came and had food with us, hes on his own miles from home and he was welcome so we played on pc while Wendy cooked.................it worked quite well :peace:

GTA 5
Project Cars
Spintires
MS flight sim
Grid 2
and MotoGp 15

And a massive roast dinner :peace:

and that was the best bit !!

EDIT....i am now pampering to her every whim and fancy.....apart from one, i'm never doing THAT

Bo$$ · Dec 25, 2015

NdMk2o1o said:
So I didn't get the GTX 780 but instead snagged a R9 290 for £160 delivered, is this a good deal??

290 is a solid card. 780 has limited RAM so i think you got a good deal

NdMk2o1o · Dec 25, 2015

Bo$$ said:
290 is a solid card. 780 has limited RAM so i think you got a good deal

Again from reviews I've seen the 290 is still a damn good card and up there with the 970 so for £160 delivered I'm pretty happy, not too mention if I can get cl;ose to £100 for my GTX 670 it will have only cost me £60!!! :rockout:

Bo$$ · Dec 25, 2015

NdMk2o1o said:
Again from reviews I've seen the 290 is still a damn good card and up there with the 970 so for £160 delivered I'm pretty happy, not too mention if I can get cl;ose to £100 for my GTX 670 it will have only cost me £60!!!

seems like you did have a merry christmas! To be fair not many games are really pushing me to upgrade from a 780 so I am sure it'll lasta good while

FreedomEclipse · Dec 26, 2015

960GB Sandisk ultra II back at £140 again.... HNNNNGGGGGGG!!

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Dec 27, 2015

I was thinking about another 24 inch monitor

i noticed these good prices,

http://www.cclonline.com/category/901/Monitors/pricerange-1-100/

vega22 · Dec 28, 2015

happy new year guys!

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Dec 28, 2015

Every child and parent who has access to BBC 4 should watch the Royal Institution Xmas lecture every year

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...tures-2015-how-to-survive-in-space-1-lift-off

The Royal Institution was founded in 1799 by the leading British scientists of the age, including Henry Cavendish and its first president, George Finch, the 9th Earl of Winchilsea

Throughout its history, the Institution has supported public engagement with science through a program of lectures, many of which continue today. The most famous of these are the annual Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, founded by Michael Faraday.

FreedomEclipse · Dec 29, 2015

Rest In Peace Lemmy

cheesy999 · Dec 31, 2015

NdMk2o1o said:
Again from reviews I've seen the 290 is still a damn good card and up there with the 970 so for £160 delivered I'm pretty happy, not too mention if I can get cl;ose to £100 for my GTX 670 it will have only cost me £60!!!

Mind me asking where?

NdMk2o1o · Dec 31, 2015

EBay auction... Didn't think I'd win so just put 150 on and forgot about it then woke up the next day to find out I own a 290 :toast:

As it happens it arrived today, might do some benches with my gtx 670 and then the 290

NdMk2o1o · Dec 31, 2015

Black screen as soon as I install drivers can't do anything apart from use igpu and uninstall drivers, any ideas would be greatly appreciated

Norton · Dec 31, 2015

NdMk2o1o said:
Black screen as soon as I install drivers can't do anything apart from use igpu and uninstall drivers, any ideas would be greatly appreciated

Usually a motherboard bios update is needed when that happens. There have been a couple of threads going recently with this issue...

NdMk2o1o · Dec 31, 2015

Norton said:
Usually a motherboard bios update is needed when that happens. There have been a couple of threads going recently with this issue...

Care to point me to one? read somewhere else that lowering your mem clock and raising core voltage .15 helps though that's not an option as I can't even install drivers to do that

Norton · Dec 31, 2015

NdMk2o1o said:
Care to point me to one? read somewhere else that lowering your mem clock and raising core voltage .15 helps though that's not an option as I can't even install drivers to do that

Here's one of them...

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/pc-wont-boot-after-installing-280x.218653/

@jboydgolfer was also having a similar issue with installing a 7970 in his rig (needed to use the 2nd slot in order to use the card in his board).

the54thvoid · Dec 31, 2015

Norton said:
Here's one of them...

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/pc-wont-boot-after-installing-280x.218653/

@jboydgolfer was also having a similar issue with installing a 7970 in his rig (needed to use the 2nd slot in order to use the card in his board).

Norton is almost definitely spot on. Very annoyingly common problem. My X79 mobo didn't recognise my 980ti. After a BIOS flash on mobo it was all well.

Your mobo came out almost a year and a half before the gfx card you now have. Given the Hawaii tweaks to Tahiti architecture, it's enough for the mobo to not know what it is.

Finners · Dec 31, 2015

NdMk2o1o said:
Black screen as soon as I install drivers can't do anything apart from use igpu and uninstall drivers, any ideas would be greatly appreciated

I have this in windows 7 and 10 with crimson drivers. Try the last version of catalyst, its 15.11 I believe.

NdMk2o1o · Dec 31, 2015

Well latest bios doesn't help.....

NdMk2o1o · Dec 31, 2015

Finners said:
I have this in windows 7 and 10 with crimson drivers. Try the last version of catalyst, its 15.11 I believe.

Np I'll try them

the54thvoid · Dec 31, 2015

NdMk2o1o said:
Np I'll try them

Hope the drivers work....

If it's not drivers and not BIOS, that's an Ebay card right there.... :shadedshu:

Finners · Dec 31, 2015

Is it a reference 290 of aftermarket? Think some of the aftermarket ones have a standard and a UEFI bios, night wan to try the other BIOS switch position.

NdMk2o1o · Dec 31, 2015

its the sapphire Tri-X OC - seems they released a newer version with dual bios, unfortunately mine doesn't seem to have it.....

Edit: Scratch that, found a tiny switch, not a button that they advertise on the product page... i'll try that and see if it makes any difference and then go for catalyst drivers...

FreedomEclipse · Jan 1, 2016

happy new year you ugly mugs!!

Finners · Jan 1, 2016

Very punctual freedom!

Happy new year gents! And ladies.... toff toff.... Must be PC....

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Jan 1, 2016

Fell asleep......missed it. Was it good?

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Motherboard	DFI Lanparty
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Memory	6 gb Ballistix Tracer
Video Card(s)	HD 7970
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Audio Device(s)	seperate amp and 6 big speakers
Power Supply	Corsair
Mouse	cheap
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Memory	Crucial Ballistix 2x8GB CL8 1600MHZ \| Corsair Vengence 2x4GB CL9 1600MHZ
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1060 6GB \| PNY GTX 750Ti
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 250GB + 4TB WD Red \| 2x Seagate Barracuda 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung S27D390H + Asus VE276Q \| Headless
Case	Fractal Design R5 \| CM Elite 110
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar D1 w/Otone Stilo 5.1 and Creative Fatal1ty headset
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 850 G2\| Corsair CX430M
Mouse	Razer Imperator 2012
Keyboard	Corsair K90
Software	Windows 7 SP1 X64 \| Ubuntu 16.04LTS

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Cooling	Raijintek Leto Pro
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Mouse	Zalman ZM-M401R
Keyboard	Razor Lycosa
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Motherboard	Asus P7Z77-V Pro \| Asus AM1I-A
Cooling	Corsair H60v2 \| Stock Air
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 2x8GB CL8 1600MHZ \| Corsair Vengence 2x4GB CL9 1600MHZ
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1060 6GB \| PNY GTX 750Ti
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 250GB + 4TB WD Red \| 2x Seagate Barracuda 2TB
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Case	Fractal Design R5 \| CM Elite 110
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar D1 w/Otone Stilo 5.1 and Creative Fatal1ty headset
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 850 G2\| Corsair CX430M
Mouse	Razer Imperator 2012
Keyboard	Corsair K90
Software	Windows 7 SP1 X64 \| Ubuntu 16.04LTS

System Name	WorkInProgress
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame + Phantom Spirit 120SE
Memory	2x32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000 CL32
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Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White) {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
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Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	Cherry G80-3000N (TKL)
Software	Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ

The TPU UK Clubhouse

CAPSLOCKSTUCK

Spaced Out Lunar Tick

Bo$$

Lab Extraordinaire

NdMk2o1o

Bo$$

Lab Extraordinaire

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

CAPSLOCKSTUCK

Spaced Out Lunar Tick

vega22

CAPSLOCKSTUCK

Spaced Out Lunar Tick

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

cheesy999

NdMk2o1o

NdMk2o1o

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

NdMk2o1o

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

the54thvoid

Super Intoxicated Moderator

Finners

NdMk2o1o

NdMk2o1o

the54thvoid

Super Intoxicated Moderator

Finners

NdMk2o1o

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

Finners

CAPSLOCKSTUCK

Spaced Out Lunar Tick

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Video Card(s)	290x gamer<ntzx g10<antec 920
Storage	950 pro 250gb boot 850 evo pr0n
Display(s)	QX2710LED@110hz lg 27ud68p
Case	540 Air
Audio Device(s)	nope
Power Supply	750w superflower
Mouse	g502
Keyboard	shine 3 with grey, black and red caps
Software	win 10
Benchmark Scores	http://hwbot.org/user/marsey99/

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 3600
Motherboard	MSI B450 Mortar Max
Cooling	Phanteks PH-TC12DX, 3 x NZXT FN 140mm, 1x NZXT FV V2 120mm
Memory	32gb DDR4 3200mhz
Video Card(s)	ASUS R9 290 DCII-OC 4GB
Storage	corsair mp600 1TB
Display(s)	LG 27MB85Z 27" 1440p
Case	NZXT Source 340
Power Supply	Thermaltake 675w
Mouse	Logitech G500S
Keyboard	Logitech G510S
Software	Windows 8.1 64 bit

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Memory	2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc..
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
Storage	Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc...
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Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
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Case	Asus Prime AP201
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Power Supply	be quiet! Pure POwer M12 850w Gold (ATX3.0)
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