What tech did you buy?

IrishGrimReaper

A bump if there ever was one

youcancallmeal

Nice, how much did that set you back and why not get an ATI card if your going to spend that kind of money?

IrishGrimReaper

youcancallme>al wrote: »

Nice, how much did that set you back and why not get an ATI card if your going to spend that kind of money?

I always wanted one of the 480's since it came out, but the problems the reference one had is what stopped me from getting one. The cooler on this one is great and should keep heat problems away! It set me back €440 delivered from Scan.co.uk, brilliant service from them as always.

Had a few games of BC2 with everything on max, it's nice not to hear my GPU spin up cause it's struggling. It's a great card. I normally am a Middle end card buyer, 5850/460 type of guy. But I said **** it, may treat myself to something different.

VenomIreland

Don't have pics of anything bought recently, but I do have plans!

I plan to get a 1055t and a Noctua NH-D14, or maybe a new MoBo and a Bulldozer processor when I see how they perform and the price of them.
Will post again (with pics!) when I buy either 2.

Solitaire

Not stickied but I've edited the FAQ again to add links and tags to help you find your way back here Hoping to get some traffic here as we approach Chrimbo so don't be a stranger and give us tech pr0n pics to feast upon! :D

As for me? Well, eBuyer has already vomited forth my new monitor, OS and DVD drive but alas, they're all a bit useless until HWVS sends me the guts of my new machine Expect some shiny pics once I finally get my hands on them though! :D

Dubba

Last night I put a Crosair 650w and Sapphire HD6870 in to my new Dell 580.
Took me the best part of 3 hours to figure out what goes into what

Very impressed with the upgrade tho. Battlefield Bad Company 2 runs so smooth, even with settings maxed out.

sentenel

Hi
Thought I'd post some of the bits I got a few weeks ago
Benq G2220HD x 2
Powercool 750w Psu
EVGA GTX 460 SC 768MB
Cyborg RAT 7 Mouse









cheers
Joe

VenomIreland

sentenel wrote: »

Hi
Thought I'd post some of the bits I got a few weeks ago
Benq G2220HD x 2
Powercool 750w Psu
EVGA GTX 460 SC 768MB
Cyborg RAT 7 Mouse









cheers
Joe

Awesome stuff, but:

Why get the 768MB GTX 460? Especially if you have 2 22 inches?

And why the CYBORG RAT7?

IrishGrimReaper

Nice, in terms of comfort what's that mouse like?

sentenel

@ Venom
The 460 is only a stop gap till Jan when I'll upgrade my motherboard, cpu and get another 460 for my gaming rig and my present stuff will go into my general rig (if finances are ok) The second monitor is my mate's who leaves a gaming setup here when he's not here it sits alongside my monitor . He comes over from the UK 4/5 times a year for a week and we game and play with R/C cars (when the wives let us).
I was looking for a while for a new mouse and as I'm a sucker for a gadget ;-) I like the option to adjust all areas of movement and tweek the dpi also I think it looks great.....
@Grim Reaper
The Mouse is super comfortable, everything is adjustable. I would have liked a wireless one but they seem to be super expensive

http://www.cyborggaming.com/prod/rat7.htm

cheers
joe

Solitaire

Ouch... a lot of money for something that glitches every time you lift it off its running surface :o

indough

i cant stand fancy mice - just a personal preference but give me a cheap microsoft wired job any day of the week. the last bit of tech (bar my new build) that i bought recently is a bit boring - 2 x 2600xm's

VenomIreland

I still love my Logitech MX518.

I hate my Logitech Ultra Flat Keyboard though, can't wait to get the G110 for Christmas.

Tea_Bag

VenomIreland wrote: »

I still love my Logitech MX518.

I hate my Logitech Ultra Flat Keyboard though, can't wait to get the G110 for Christmas.

i use the MX518, and tbh, its a bit meh. my old generic dell mouse was more comfortable after using it for long periods of time.

VenomIreland

Tea_Bag wrote: »

i use the MX518, and tbh, its a bit meh. my old generic dell mouse was more comfortable after using it for long periods of time.

Really? I can't stand using other mice now, they feel too small.

If I was to get a new mouse it would be another Logitech.

Nollog

Solitaire wrote: »

Ouch... a lot of money for something that glitches every time you lift it off its running surface :o

I think they fixed that problem months ago.

sentenel

Solitaire wrote: »

Ouch... a lot of money for something that glitches every time you lift it off its running surface :o

Hi Solitaire
I'd read about this but as /Vollog said they must have fixed the issue as I've never experienced it yet..............
cheers
joe

Solitaire

Yay! My stuff didn't make it in time for my birthday, but at least I should be up and running for the Foldathon!

Be warned - I "only" own a 5megapixel camera. Or "a ****ty blurry shaky double-exposing PoS camera" as I call it :mad::pac:

Goodbye, and thanks for all the fish BLUR!



Seeing as you don't have a chance of deciphering any of that:

Intel i5-760
Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3
Corsair XMS3 1600MHz DDR3 - 2x2GB
Powercolor HD6850 (the weight of the cooler! :eek: )
Sony Optiarc slimline slot-load DVD burner
Samsung F3 1TB (had this for a month or two now, but it was always meant for this build)
2x Arctic F12 high-performance 120mm case fans
BenQ G2220HD 22" Full HD monitor
Windows 7 Home Premium (OEM)

Out of shot:

Gigabyte ODIN 550W PSU (had this for a couple of years now)

deconduo

Nice one What was the HWVS shipping like on the monitor? I'm thinking about getting one but I'm a bit worried about the transit.

Solitaire

I got the monitor from eBuyer

But the drive I got there isn't SATA - its MicroSATA. So now I can't install Win7.

IrishGrimReaper

What case are you putting all that into?

Solitaire

You'll see...

..if I can get that ****ing DVD working :mad:

nvus

NZXT Sentry LXE on a Fractal Design DEFINE R3

I was equally happy about getting one an terrified about installing one:o


Two more NOCTUA NF-P14's one for the Top-Front and one for the door/side panel


Temp Sensors on the CPU (under the clip/lock) and on the RAM


Some how spending all this cash on Air makes sense....right?:o


NZXT Sentry LXE internal fan & Sensor controller board (wires all tidied away)


The NZXT Sentry LXE's desktop touch-screen remote control fan controller


Now I think I need a break:p

Ryan451

This is the shipment I received from HWVS today! Sorry about the quality, taken with phone

Venom

Acer GD245HQ 120mhz 3D monitor

Tea_Bag

Venom wrote: »

Acer GD245HQ 120mhz 3D monitor

what is it like? im looking for a new monitor, and ive been wondering what it would be like to game in 3D. do you have an nvidia GPU?

any if you dont mind telling, how much did it cost?

Venom

Tea_Bag wrote: »

what is it like? im looking for a new monitor, and ive been wondering what it would be like to game in 3D. do you have an nvidia GPU?

any if you dont mind telling, how much did it cost?

Iv haven't tried the 3D stuff as you need Nvidia glasses along with a card for that but running games at 120mhz is sweet. The screen is very vibrant and Iv yet to see any ghosting. Cost wise it was 340ish including delevery.

Deano12345

Venom wrote: »

Iv haven't tried the 3D stuff as you need Nvidia glasses along with a card for that but running games at 120mhz is sweet. The screen is very vibrant and Iv yet to see any ghosting. Cost wise it was 340ish including delevery.

Thinking of trying 3D myself (on ATi) at christmas if I sell the Mac. Gonna go with dual 6870's

And to keep it kind of on topic, i got one of these.Free



Also Sol. my 5850 and your 6850 seem to be related in the cooler department.

Solitaire

Why can't I get that teeny €250 Sony Android phone with the slide-out QWERTY keypad free??

Tea_Bag

Dunno what the old thread was called where you post up your new stuff you bought, so ill put it here till someone with more time can move it

tomorrow zero work will be done.



hehe