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glynf

ED E wrote: »

My lazy ass is now a very happy lazy ass.

Nice... Excellent chair, got a decent one off adverts for <500, only reason I changed it was the lack of a head rest. Have a humanscale freedom headrest now, but I miss the comfort of the aeron.

wotzgoingon

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Guys, what websites you use for your general tech news, articles etc?

I read whatever comes up on my google now feed.

ShadowHearth

Razor black widow 2014 mechanical keyboard on amazon for 69£. Is it a good deal?
I think I heard they use their own keys and not cherry mx?

MiskyBoyy

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Razor black widow 2014 mechanical keyboard on amazon for 69£. Is it a good deal?
I think I heard they use their own keys and not cherry mx?

They use their own keys.

I've mine for the past 2 years, still flying!

Would probably go for something a little smaller in future tho, it gets in the way of the mouse sometimes when playing CSGO.

Robert ninja

Yeah I have that KB. Mine's still performing just fine. The drivers for it are terrible though. First keyboard I've had that wants my email to make the macros work. No linux drivers, either.

Xenoronin

As annoying as Razer Synapse is (constantly demanding updates almost every day it seems), I do actually love the software. It's well presented and pretty easy to use. Especially when you compare it to Corsair's horror of an offering. There is a whole editor dedicated to lighting, but it doesn't affect all products. I have the wireless void RGB Headset, and it has it's own lighting editor off in some other part of the tool, making 90% of the tool irrelevant, but it does nothing to help inform you of this.

Blitz17

Delliding tool arrived today, I didn't fancy using the vice only method on Skylake due to the thinner PCB. Bring on cool temps and high overclocks

Cuddlesworth

brave man

Blitz17

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

brave man

Its fairly straight forward, I done my 4670k and 4770k with vice only method, 30 seconds and done

papu

Any marked improvements with de-lidding?

Blitz17

papu wrote: »

Any marked improvements with de-lidding?

On my 4670k it was about 15-20 degrees cooler on full load.

Shlippery

http://deliddedtech.com/2016/04/10/the-rockit-88-delidding-tool-will-make-intel-cpu-delidding-easy/

Saw the video of it being done there! An interesting read!

Kit seems to take all the fun of stabbing your cpu with a knife!

ShadowHearth

Okay fellow nerds. Need your help.

I need for my sisters family a present. Talked to brother in law and they would love some board games. Thankfully he is as nerd as me.
So I will buy some kiddy board games for all family and then I need some proper nerdy adult board games. Something like warhammer or dungoen and dragon's stuff.
Any brick and mortar shops around limerick for that kind of stuff if not, then what about online? Any suggestions?

Metric Tensor

For the kiddy stuff - I got a personalised monopoly board before. You can rename all the streets as things that are important to you or places that the family enjoy. It was good craic - not super nerdy though.

I had to order it well in advance and get it delivered to an English address. No idea if it's still available.

cherryghost

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Okay fellow nerds. Need your help.

I need for my sisters family a present. Talked to brother in law and they would love some board games. Thankfully he is as nerd as me.
So I will buy some kiddy board games for all family and then I need some proper nerdy adult board games. Something like warhammer or dungoen and dragon's stuff.
Any brick and mortar shops around limerick for that kind of stuff if not, then what about online? Any suggestions?

Hmm not in Limerick, online amazon.co.uk or boardgamer.ie.

Kiddies Games off the beaten track: Ticket to Ride, Dixit, Sushi Go!, Tokaido, Love Letter

Adult Games sort of like Warhammer/D&D I recommend to you sir: Blood Rage, Descent. Warhammer: Forbidden Stars is well sought after so its pricey, apparently its excellent though.

Or just good all round games that aren't overly complicated: Mysterium (Dixit meets Cluedo), Pandemic (Plague Inc. board game), Codenames (great team game identifying agents), Suburbia (Basically Sim City board game).

God I love board games.

Digital Solitude

Dungeons and Donuts has a load of stuff in Galway if you could trek up, they've a pretty decent library in store and will order stuff in for you if you ask. Will probably give recommendations if you ring and ask, really good staff in there.

Not at all a serious nerdy game but they're grabbing me a copy of Munchkin, it's like D&D-lite, a card game that's supposed to be good fun. Pandemic is great fun too. Ticket to Ride is something I see people play a lot, no idea how it works.

Never thought D&D or WH40K would be family games :pac: My family near disowned me..

*more* Cherrys link has brought me to Cards Against Humanity (not a game for your Mother in Law!), and Catan

Digital Solitude

cherryghost wrote: »

Hmm not in Limerick, online amazon.co.uk or boardgamer.ie.

Kiddies Games off the beaten track: Ticket to Ride, Dixit, Sushi Go!, Tokaido, Love Letter

Adult Games sort of like Warhammer/D&D I recommend to you sir: Blood Rage, Descent. Warhammer: Forbidden Stars is well sought after so its pricey, apparently its excellent though.

Or just good all round games that aren't overly complicated: Mysterium (Dixit meets Cluedo), Pandemic (Plague Inc. board game), Codenames (great team game identifying agents), Suburbia (Basically Sim City board game).

God I love board games.

I didn't know I enjoyed table-top gaming until I got into D&D but holy christ there's nothing like sitting around a table with a few friends, few cans deep playing some stupid board game like The Big Taboo or sabotaging eachother in D&D.

cherryghost

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Dungeons and Donuts has a load of stuff in Galway if you could trek up, they've a pretty decent library in store and will order stuff in for you if you ask. Will probably give recommendations if you ring and ask, really good staff in there.

Not at all a serious nerdy game but they're grabbing me a copy of Munchkin, it's like D&D-lite, a card game that's supposed to be good fun. Pandemic is great fun too. Ticket to Ride is something I see people play a lot, no idea how it works.

Never thought D&D or WH40K would be family games :pac: My family near disowned me..

*more* Cherrys link has brought me to Cards Against Humanity (not a game for your Mother in Law!), and Catan

If shadow has a Chromecast there's a free Cards-Against-Humanity app that works well!

Digital Solitude

cherryghost wrote: »

If shadow has a Chromecast there's a free Cards-Against-Humanity app that works well!

http://s3.amazonaws.com/cah/CAH_MainGame.pdf

You can print like 25 of those pages and just cut all the cards up and use it. Not half as nice as cards and the paper will get ruined but works for a few games to see if you'd like it.

TerrorFirmer

Settlers of Catan is a fantastic board game. I hear good things about Munchkin, Flux is another pretty good one (both are card based though).

Cards against Humanity is unreal craic with a few drinks and friends, played it a while back and one of the lad's mother joined us...didn't know where to look half the time but she was a great sport and stayed until the end!

Digital Solitude

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Settlers of Catan is a fantastic board game. I hear good things about Munchkin, Flux is another pretty good one (both are card based though).

Cards against Humanity is unreal craic with a few drinks and friends, played it a while back and one of the lad's mother joined us...didn't know where to look half the time but she was a great sport and stayed until the end!

We had a friends mother join us until she gave him a clip for playing a card, I think it was the Maddy McCann one.

Fluxx looks like good craic with a few drinks in you

ShadowHearth

Metric Tensor wrote: »

For the kiddy stuff - I got a personalised monopoly board before. You can rename all the streets as things that are important to you or places that the family enjoy. It was good craic - not super nerdy though.

I had to order it well in advance and get it delivered to an English address. No idea if it's still available.

Kids friendly board games won't be an issue, he will send me a list and a pick something. I am more interested in adult ones. Damn, I am more excited getting it for them and playing it with them.
Was thinking of some kids and family friendly game, then cards against humanity with some expansions and something cool like Starcraft, warhammer or some cool adult rpg strategy boards game.
Is there even good places online to buy board games?

Edit: oh, amd thanks lads. Good stuff posted on it. I will do some research when back home. First time ever I am excited looking for presents lol.

ShadowHearth

Digital Solitude wrote: »

http://s3.amazonaws.com/cah/CAH_MainGame.pdf

You can print like 25 of those pages and just cut all the cards up and use it. Not half as nice as cards and the paper will get ruined but works for a few games to see if you'd like it.

I played already it with lads, online version though. All drinking, Web cams on Skype. Great crack. The proper card version would be just awesome.

ED E

Catan + Expansions are great. Had my first game of Seafarers a few weeks back (got trounced). Cards Against Humanity is another killer game, I'm an echo of TF here.

Zombicide is fun, slightly harsher learning curve, but gas. "No Dave, don't open the door" *Dave opens anyways* *100 Zombies Spawn* "For fúcks sake Dave".

ShadowHearth

ED E wrote: »

Catan + Expansions are great. Had my first game of Seafarers a few weeks back (got trounced). Cards Against Humanity is another killer game, I'm an echo of TF here.

Zombicide is fun, slightly harsher learning curve, but gas. "No Dave, don't open the door" *Dave opens anyways* *100 Zombies Spawn* "For fúcks sake Dave".

Omfg, zombie survival game?! Oh God yes. That will go to some proper research now!

ED E

There are loads of them but thats the only one I've played and it seems to review quite well.

ItHurtsWhenIP

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Okay fellow nerds. Need your help.

I need for my sisters family a present. Talked to brother in law and they would love some board games. Thankfully he is as nerd as me.
So I will buy some kiddy board games for all family and then I need some proper nerdy adult board games. Something like warhammer or dungoen and dragon's stuff.
Any brick and mortar shops around limerick for that kind of stuff if not, then what about online? Any suggestions?

I don't know if it's still going, but there was a "Comic Book" type store on Lower Gerald Griffin Street, about 100-200m down from Upper William Street on the right-hand-side. I remember seeing what looked like D&D type games in the window.

cherryghost

ItHurtsWhenIP wrote: »

I don't know if it's still going, but there was a "Comic Book" type store on Lower Gerald Griffin Street, about 100-200m down from Upper William Street on the right-hand-side. I remember seeing what looked like D&D type games in the window.

That's The Gathering. They only do Table-top and Card games. They dont do board games at all. Still going afaik.

dunworth1

ShadowHearth wrote:

I need for my sisters family a present. Talked to brother in law and they would love some board games. Thankfully he is as nerd as me. So I will buy some kiddy board games for all family and then I need some proper nerdy adult board games. Something like warhammer or dungoen and dragon's stuff. Any brick and mortar shops around limerick for that kind of stuff if not, then what about online? Any suggestions?

There used to be a place on lower Gerald girffen St that sold all that kind of stuff not sure if it's still open or not

Otherwise art and hobby shop might have something

Serephucus

Am I the only one really disappointed with Amazon's Black Friday so far? Very little decent. Can't remember previous years that well, but I'm pretty sure they were better than this.

Shlippery

Serephucus wrote: »

Am I the only one really disappointed with Amazon's Black Friday so far? Very little decent. Can't remember previous years that well, but I'm pretty sure they were better than this.

Sure Black Friday isn't until the 25th! And Cyber Monday the 28th - anything before that is just a bonus I'd say..

Mickeroo

More a card game than a board game but I really enjoyed Sentinels of the Multiverse, particularly the fact that it's co-op.

Metric Tensor

Serephucus wrote: »

Am I the only one really disappointed with Amazon's Black Friday so far? Very little decent. Can't remember previous years that well, but I'm pretty sure they were better than this.

Me too. However the £50 off anything over £200 from the warehouse is not too bad. I've availed of it twice.

On their main store it looks like they are just giving mediocre discounts on left over crap they want to get rid of. (With the exception of the odd TV and maybe a window cleaner I missed!)

B_Sharp

Serephucus wrote: »

Am I the only one really disappointed with Amazon's Black Friday so far? Very little decent. Can't remember previous years that well, but I'm pretty sure they were better than this.

Ya, been the same crap for the last couple of days. Building my first rig atm and was holding off for black friday/cyber monday deals but got impatient and ended up buying this 1070 and an i5 6500 off mindfactory.

Now dreading seeing them cheaper in the coming days! To be fair, did a good bit of researching previous price drops and doubt I'd get as good a deal on a video card, especially with a decent brand. Storage, ram and hopefully peripherals are prob where i'll get the most out of the upcoming sales.

wotzgoingon

B_Sharp wrote: »

Ya, been the same crap for the last couple of days. Building my first rig atm and was holding off for black friday/cyber monday deals but got impatient and ended up buying this 1070 and an i5 6500 off mindfactory.

Now dreading seeing them cheaper in the coming days! To be fair, did a good bit of researching previous price drops and doubt I'd get as good a deal on a video card, especially with a decent brand. Storage, ram and hopefully peripherals are prob where i'll get the most out of the upcoming sales.

Isn't that one of those graphics cards that have problems cooling the RAM chips.

Serephucus

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Isn't that one of those graphics cards that have problems cooling the RAM chips.

It's actually the VRM, and yeah, it is, but it's just a missing thermal pad. It's a two minute fix if you know what you're doing.

Xenoronin

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Isn't that one of those graphics cards that have problems cooling the RAM chips.

I think so, but the defect was only in a small batch which caused them to fail below their thermal limit. It is also the VRM chips, which are voltage regulators.

EoinHef

In fairness dont see reductions on Intel chips that often from what i see anyway so chances are you wont be seeing one pop up a lot lower than what was paid anyway.

B_Sharp

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Isn't that one of those graphics cards that have problems cooling the RAM chips.

Ya, but it looks like they're sorting it pretty quickly. Even if the bios update or the extra thermal pads don't work, their customer service is well regarded. Shouldn't have any issues...hopefully!

wotzgoingon

When you pre-order a item in this case a monitor with amazon do they sell it to you at the price you preordered it? As it was the same price on overclockers.co.uk yesterday and today it went up by £100 pound sterling. It is only available to pre-order on overclockers as well as amazon.

I don't want to preorder it and then next thing the price shoots up like on overclockers.

Trojan

Any recommended suppliers for a pre-built or custom built desktop machine? Particularly open to German options as a friend drives there regularly.

L

ED E wrote: »

My lazy ass is now a very happy lazy ass.

Did you get a new one or a second hand one?

Just got a second hand one myself though I need to do some maintenance on it to chase down a creak that's doing my head in.

Mickeroo

Anyone know of any decent home networking kits? Want get the gaming room all wired up but don't fancy using home-plugs.

ED E

L wrote: »

Did you get a new one or a second hand one?

Just got a second hand one myself though I need to do some maintenance on it to chase down a creak that's doing my head in.

Ex office stock. Mostly perfect, little cosmetic wear on the rear where its rubbed against a desk.

Mickeroo wrote: »

Anyone know of any decent home networking kits? Want get the gaming room all wired up but don't fancy using home-plugs.

You tend to get kits in the likes of B&Q with the worst of parts. Go to either Radionics (may be B2B only) or Farnell and get what you need.

Reel of Cat6
RJ45 heads
RJ45 blocks
Crimping tool

Cable tester isnt necessary, cheap ones are of minor use and better ones wont be warranted for irregular use.

ancapailldorcha

Does anyone here have to deal with a shortage of space? I'm living in London where it comes at something of a premium. I might get a bonus from work next month though so I might be starting a new build thread soon!!

Shlippery

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Does anyone here have to deal with a shortage of space? I'm living in London where it comes at something of a premium. I might get a bonus from work next month though so I might be starting a new build thread soon!!

Lack of space is limiting me loads at the moment in place I'm renting!!

Desk is at one side of my double bed so have to sit at the edge of my bed to get legs under desk! It's horrible! Trying to find either some way of optimising space or else getting some back support..

ShadowHearth

Shlippery wrote: »

Lack of space is limiting me loads at the moment in place I'm renting!!

Desk is at one side of my double bed so have to sit at the edge of my bed to get legs under desk! It's horrible! Trying to find either some way of optimising space or else getting some back support..

If only for gaming, I had my awesome lazy pc gaming setup in bed itself before I moved in with misses. Had 40inch TV at the end of the bed and wireless keyboard on my lap. Hard book with mat on it for mouse. Surprisingly comfy.

Shlippery

ShadowHearth wrote: »

If only for gaming, I had my awesome lazy pc gaming setup in bed itself before I moved in with misses. Had 40inch TV at the end of the bed and wireless keyboard on my lap. Hard book with mat on it for mouse. Surprisingly comfy.

Maybe, I'm thinking Monitor arm & Ultrawide, maybe able to swing it over the bed...oh such plans for xmas presents for myself!!

TerrorFirmer

Looks like Intel are looking to up the stakes, new Pentium's are essentially an i3 (2 core, 4 thread, 3.8Ghz) for presumably €60-70. Appears to be virtually identical to i3-6100.

Solitaire

That's a lot of shiny for the money. Is that HT real or a bug or engineering-sample-only-jobbie though?