The TPU UK Clubhouse

[FreedomEclipse]

You recomend that ? well i suppose he's on the Market looking for new Tail now that he is divorcing Lara Croft

Of course. Bitches love a little brad pitt

 

[kurosagi01]

She has no interest in any male celebrities so your plan doesn't work there mate lol. Oh wells..i'll just play Witcher 2 tonight instead of going out into a crazy zone of a cinema car park when people will be using their meerkat 2 for 1 tickets. Did it on Tuesday for Suicide squad and that was horrible,very rarely do i go into a cinema packed filled with people and never experience car park so packed before.
Another note the Northampton Cobblers Football club is also facing Manchester United too..so the roads going to be insane lol.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

She has no interest in any male celebrities so your plan doesn't work there mate lol.

If she doesnt know where Will Smith spent most of his days, shes too young for you bro.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

This starts today @Big-Bear is there and has promised me some pics and a goodie bag.

EGX 2016

https://www.egx.net/egx

 

[FreedomEclipse]

This starts today @Big-Bear is there and has promised me some pics and a goodie bag.

EGX 2016

https://www.egx.net/egx

Who is this bear you speak of?

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

hes the guy who wanted one of your 970's.....an avid Skyrim and anime fan.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

hes the guy who wanted one of your 970's.....an avid Skyrim and anime fan.

Ahhh so thats who he is

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

He is a close (100m away) neighbour and i helped him build his pc.

 

[kurosagi01]

If she doesnt know where Will Smith spent most of his days, shes too young for you bro.

She knows more actors than i do lol but she has no interest or follow any of the BS from any celebrities with few exceptions.
Anyone going to EGX this weekend then? I was going this Sunday with the GF but i already booked tickets to go to another car event at Silverstone on the Sunday.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

go to 10.26 on bbc news channel and they have a report done by a Welsh guy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcnews

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Speed with Guy Martin. Channel 4 Sun 25 Sep, 7.30pm

https://guymartinracing.co.uk/speed-guy-martin-channel-4-sun-25-sep-7-30pm/

 

[NdMk2o1o]

Sapphire RX 480x Nitro 4GB new for £195 or a used 290x for £150, I don't care about power consumption, in fact the Nitro has an 8pin pcie connector and is rated at 225w so not that much difference in power but may help the Nitro in OC'ing vs 6pin 480's.... thoughts?

 

[Tatty_Two]

Well all I can say is if the £45 difference is important to you, you should not be disappointed in the 290X, I certainly aren't, my instinct says go with the 480X but in real performance terms, outside of the odd DX12 title there is little in it.

 

[NdMk2o1o]

Well all I can say is if the £45 difference is important to you, you should not be disappointed in the 290X, I certainly aren't, my instinct says go with the 480X but in real performance terms, outside of the odd DX12 title there is little in it.

Right at this moment in time £150 is easier to swallow than £200 I could wait another month until I have a full month pay instead of 2 weeks due to just going back into work after a couple of months but I'm impatient and well I think Christmas is going to eat all my money up for the next 3 paydays after tomorrow...

From the original TPU review of the 480 8GB at 1080p there's 4% in it in favour of the 480 8GB however they're practically equal above 1080p (the 290x edges it..) even though the 290x has 4GB less vRAM....

But I obviously don't get the peace of mind that a warranty can offer with the 480......

 

[tabascosauz]

Sapphire RX 480x Nitro 4GB new for £195 or a used 290x for £150, I don't care about power consumption, in fact the Nitro has an 8pin pcie connector and is rated at 225w so not that much difference in power but may help the Nitro in OC'ing vs 6pin 480's.... thoughts?

Do aesthetics matter to you? The Nitro+ seems very nicely built with a (presumably) metal cooler and nice as always backplate. Sapphire uses good fans too.

I think performance wise you shouldn't be expecting any major surprises from the 480, but my gut tells me that used Hawaii-based cards can be dubious since "used" can be "used" for mining too and that takes a major toll on every part of the card from GPU core to fans. From the price tag I'm assuming the 290X is only lightly used?

Along with lower power consumption comes less heat to dissipate and a more relaxed fan profile (especially with that nice Nitro cooler).

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Take the room warmer saves money on the old heating bill this winter

 

[Tatty_Two]

The 4GB will matter less at 1080P, which model of 290X are you considering, I only ask because my VapourX never goes above 70C on the most heavy of loads and I can push 1.25V through it and get 1150mhz at those temps, if you were talking either a reference 290X or even an aftermarket model that does not have a great cooler I def would hit the 480.

 

[NdMk2o1o]

The 4GB will matter less at 1080P, which model of 290X are you considering, I only ask because my VapourX never goes above 70C on the most heavy of loads and I can push 1.25V through it and get 1150mhz at those temps, if you were talking either a reference 290X or even an aftermarket model that does not have a great cooler I def would hit the 480.

Cheers for the reply guys I bought a MSI R9 290x gaming, the same one as the review below, I figured it's the same performance as the 480 give or take but I saved a bit of cash and the power doesn't bother me tbh, just be nice to stop using this darn igp I've been running for months

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/R9_290X_Gaming/

 

[Tatty_Two]

Looks a nice card, you won't be disappointed, I am just about to do some system upgrades but I am actually keeping the 290X, not because I have to but because for the couple of games I play it strolls them.

 

[NdMk2o1o]

Looks a nice card, you won't be disappointed, I am just about to do some system upgrades but I am actually keeping the 290X, not because I have to but because for the couple of games I play it strolls them.

Are you going to be selling anything?

Looking forward to getting the 290x as I had a 290 before this and really like the high end 290/390 cards despite them being power hungry b*****ds

 

[Tatty_Two]

Are you going to be selling anything?

Looking forward to getting the 290x as I had a 290 before this and really like the high end 290/390 cards despite them being power hungry b*****ds

Eventually, I like to get the new stuff installed and working first but at some point CPU, Board and Ram will go, I am off to Florida with the family in a few days, I may buy my new kit (6600K, MSI Krait Z170 and DDR4) at best buy out there as I can get what I want for less dollars than it costs in £'s over here.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Eventually, I like to get the new stuff installed and working first but at some point CPU, Board and Ram will go, I am off to Florida with the family in a few days, I may buy my new kit (6600K, MSI Krait Z170 and DDR4) at best buy out there as I can get what I want for less dollars than it costs in £'s over here.

one word... WARRANTY

Also - WHile youre out there let me know if you can find a good deal on a 1080.

 

[Tatty_Two]

You can register warranty for the CPU directly with Intel if I take out the overclocking thingy, the rest is not a vast problem for me, I know the RAM I am getting is compatible as a friend has the krait board and same RAM as I will be getting (Corsair Dominators @ 3200Mhz, faulty parts...... well I like risk!

 

[FreedomEclipse]

You can register warranty for the CPU directly with Intel if I take out the overclocking thingy, the rest is not a vast problem for me, I know the RAM I am getting is compatible as a friend has the krait board and same RAM as I will be getting (Corsair Dominators @ 3200Mhz, faulty parts...... well I like risk!

Yeah... and when something goes wrong and which ever manufacturer tells you to return your defective hardware back to your retailer for RMA.... (Hello Sapphire....) thats gonna be a serious shipping bill.

 

[Tatty_Two]

Yeah... and when something goes wrong and which ever manufacturer tells you to return your defective hardware back to your retailer for RMA.... (Hello Sapphire....) thats gonna be a serious shipping bill.

Well I won't send them back, as I said the CPU is covered direct to Intel, 1 for 1 replacement direct, the rest I will take pot luck with.