Off Topic Thread V2.0

Sonics2k

Sorry lads, been out of the loop for a while now. Looking to get some upgrades for herself.

She got a MSI H270 M motherboard already, but looking for a decent (but not overly expensive) LGA 1151 CPU to go along with it.


From looking around it appears the prices are still fairly crazy these days.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

You should really have no problem building yourself. If you're really stuck I'm sure someone on here will help you out.

Ah, look, it's probably simple, but everything is simple when you know how to do it. I've never had any experience with this kinda craic at all so it'd be completely alien to me and I'd no doubt end up frustrated by silly things going wrong to the extent that it'd just not be worth the effort.

Watch building guides on YouTube. Some really good ones out there.

K.O.Kiki

Sonics2k wrote: »

Sorry lads, been out of the loop for a while now. Looking to get some upgrades for herself.

She got a MSI H270 M motherboard already, but looking for a decent (but not overly expensive) LGA 1151 CPU to go along with it.


From looking around it appears the prices are still fairly crazy these days.

You can get an i5-6500 from CEX for 125eur
https://ie.webuy.com/product-detail/?id=scpuinti56500ka&categoryName=processors-intel&superCatName=computing&title=intel-core-i5-6500-%283.2ghz%29-lga-1151

Venom

Deleted User wrote: »

Watch building guides on YouTube. Some really good ones out there.

Just not ones made by The Verge!

AlmightyCushion

Venom wrote: »

Just not ones made by The Verge!

How can any one listen to that gobshíte?

Serephucus

Venom wrote: »

Just not ones made by The Verge!


[ Youtube video of some **** here ]

Thanks for that. Now I'm angry. **** sake.

kevovek

Venom wrote: »

Just not ones made by The Verge!

Lyle is generally grand but that video is annoying as feck.

Blitz17

Can someone recommend a laptop within Ireland for general browsing and office use.

300 euro budget.

Thanks

There'd be plenty of options in PC World/Currys.

K.O.Kiki

Blitz17 wrote: »

Can someone recommend a laptop within Ireland for general browsing and office use.

300 euro budget.

Thanks

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon
https://www.adverts.ie/laptops/lenovo-thinkpad-carbon-x1-first-gen/16302539

MiskyBoyy

If you don't mind going second hand, take a look at cex website. Bought a Dell latitude e5570 with i5 6th generation, 8gb ddr4 ram and 128gb M2 ssd the other day for 295.

Not a mark on it, B grade.

Nibs05

This happens now and again, frustrating when flight simming, I tried new sticks of ram and still no joy, sometimes it just does it randomly, my suspicions are a dying 2500k that’s 7 years old

Inquitus

Nibs05 wrote: »

This happens now and again, frustrating when flight simming, I tried new sticks of ram and still no joy, sometimes it just does it randomly, my suspicions are a dying 2500k that’s 7 years old

CPU's either work or are dead in my experience, and old age as defined by a normal consumer lifespan occurs long before failure would occur from the CPU aging. I would guess its a Mobo, RAM, HD or other issue.

Nibs05

Inquitus wrote: »

CPU's either work or are dead in my experience, and old age as defined by a normal consumer lifespan occurs long before failure would occur from the CPU aging. I would guess its a Mobo, RAM, HD or other issue.

Interesting, maybe thats my excuse to upgrade

Headshot

Im tempted to get a Corsair ONE PRO Plus PC with the 1080ti rather than building a PC.

Am I mad?

One of my reasoning is I find it hard to get the time to buy all the parts and then build it

RossieMan

If you've the extra money, go for it.

It's a waste obviously, but it's not terrible value.

K.O.Kiki

Headshot wrote: »

Im tempted to get a Corsair ONE PRO Plus PC with the 1080ti rather than building a PC.

Am I mad?

One of my reasoning is I find it hard to get the time to buy all the parts and then build it

You're not mad, you're lazy :pac:
The difference between the Corsair One & an apples-to-apples self build is enough to get a G-Sync monitor.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/v8DWKB

Inviere

How much would I get roughly for my MSI AERO GTX 1070 (Reference style cooler), very little usage on it

K.O.Kiki

Inviere wrote: »

How much would I get roughly for my MSI AERO GTX 1070 (Reference style cooler), very little usage on it

260-280 or so; there's a glut of non-reference 1070s on Adverts for 300.

Headshot

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

You're not mad, you're lazy :pac:
The difference between the Corsair One & an apples-to-apples self build is enough to get a G-Sync monitor.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/v8DWKB

ugh bloody hell.

It's a big jump aint it

I may need your help down the line with building a new pc and what parts to get lol

deepimpact

Has anyone got a recommendation for a MB for a Ryzen 5 1600?

Have a Gigabyte Aorus X370 K5 that I'm getting RMAed, if there's a better alternative around the same price point (about €150), I'm all ears. I'm not tied to X370, I'll consider a good B350 too.

K.O.Kiki

scanlant wrote: »

Has anyone got a recommendation for a MB for a Ryzen 5 1600?

Have a Gigabyte Aorus X370 K5 that I'm getting RMAed, if there's a better alternative around the same price point (about €150), I'm all ears. I'm not tied to X370, I'll consider a good B350 too.

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3131-the-best-amd-ryzen-motherboards-for-overclocking-x370-b350

You might also want to look at MSI's B450/X470 range; Buildzoid likes their mid-high range.

seraphimvc

thinking to get a Synology 4 bays NAS, does anyone use it here? Can anyone talk about these Synology products in general. Some of them have great write/download speed and the price seems to be justified as well.

deepimpact

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3131-the-best-amd-ryzen-motherboards-for-overclocking-x370-b350

You might also want to look at MSI's B450/X470 range; Buildzoid likes their mid-high range.

I've spent a good bit of time looking at those Buildzoid videos, there's a lot to take in and they're great videos.
Also looked at the MSI X470 range, settled on the Gaming Pro Carbon board and I'm also considering the Gigabyte X370 K7 board. I'm leaning towards the Gigabyte because of the post code LEDs and dual BIOS. I'll have a think over the weekend.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

seraphimvc wrote: »

thinking to get a Synology 4 bays NAS, does anyone use it here? Can anyone talk about these Synology products in general. Some of them have great write/download speed and the price seems to be justified as well.

I have a 5 bay version. So far very happy with it its currently online for over 3 months uninterrupted.

The setup is super easy. The software is very good. Really like the cloud sync app.

I just have hard drives in them, as I found the SSD cache slowed it down. It mostly limited by the network connection if you populate 3 or 4 drive bays. The speed is very good both the read and write. More expensive than a unraid or freenas build but a lot neater, and likely reliable as its less complex.

Temperatures are good, but it can be a bit loud. Not for having right beside you on the desk if you sensitive to noise.

ED E

seraphimvc wrote: »

thinking to get a Synology 4 bays NAS, does anyone use it here? Can anyone talk about these Synology products in general. Some of them have great write/download speed and the price seems to be justified as well.

Depends on your use case.

If a Syn box itself dies you can be in for a world of hurt.

Skerries

Nvidia cards now working with Freesync monitors?

tadcan

Has anyone used Tcsunbow ssd's, are they worth buying?

Cuddlesworth

Might be worth a pop. I wouldn't go dropping important files on it though.

K.O.Kiki

tadcan wrote: »

Has anyone used Tcsunbow ssd's are they worth buying?

I can't find a single professional review for them, so you're on your own.

Monotype

They're probably left over USB2 sticks glued together. Some of the reviews complains that they only read/write at a bit over 250MB/s. That's actually pretty good. I might pick up a 60/120GB one out of curiosity and see how long it lasts in an office computer but no way would I trust it with anything important.

TerrorFirmer

Not sure I'd personally bother when a tenner more gets you a somewhat reliable Kingston....and I'd say the warranty/customer service would be less than brilliant.

Inquitus

tadcan wrote: »

Has anyone used Tcsunbow ssd's, are they worth buying?

In the reviews someone has tested the speed and was not happy, would avoid.

Cuddlesworth

Fast compared to a platter driver though. But I see that a Kinston SSD is only a little more right now, makes way more sense.

L

Interesting. Google's launching a technical test for it's game streaming service on the 5th.

Headshot

wow Intel Core i7-8700K is 469.99 pounds now

jaw dropping prices

Venom

Headshot wrote: »

wow Intel Core i7-8700K is 469.99 pounds now

jaw dropping prices

Only £429.99 on Amazon


It seems the discount that's been on those chips since June and dropped the price down to the £330ish mark, is no longer being applied. My guess is it's due to the soon to be launched 9th series of chips.

Inviere

I was looking for an i7 6700k to replace an i5 6600k and they’re still very expensive where I could see them

K.O.Kiki

Inviere wrote: »

I was looking for an i7 6700k to replace an i5 6600k and they’re still very expensive where I could see them

Probably because they're from the period where every Intel update required a new motherboard.
You end up with less used stock as fewer people upgrade.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Venom wrote: »

Only £429.99 on Amazon


It seems the discount that's been on those chips since June and dropped the price down to the £330ish mark, is no longer being applied. My guess is it's due to the soon to be launched 9th series of chips.

Peeeffftttt....thats nothing

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computing-accessories/components-upgrades/processors/intel-core-i7-8700k-unlocked-processor-10177581-pdt.html

Venom

Kingsley Cuddly Aircraft wrote: »

Peeeffftttt....thats nothing

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computing-accessories/components-upgrades/processors/intel-core-i7-8700k-unlocked-processor-10177581-pdt.html

Sure who buys PC hardware in an Irish brick and mortar these days

Icyseanfitz

any good deals on PSU's around?

K.O.Kiki

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

any good deals on PSU's around?

Thermaltake 550W Gold modular - £60
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-thermaltake-london-hybrid-modular-80plus-gold-140mm-quiet-fanatx-psu

Be Quiet 400W Pure Power 10 - £45
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N34WRZ3?creative=22110&creativeASIN=B01N34WRZ3&linkCode=df0&tag=geizhals07-21

Venom

Intel 9th gen launch event live



https://www.overclock3d.net/news/cpu_mainboard/watch_intel_s_fall_desktop_launch_event_here/1

Cuddlesworth

Venom wrote: »

Intel 9th gen launch event live



https://www.overclock3d.net/news/cpu_mainboard/watch_intel_s_fall_desktop_launch_event_here/1

I'm curious to see if they can beat the 8700k single thread. A few people on reddit who do chip design think the ringbus architecture was pushing it at 6 cores.

Venom

OSI wrote: »

What happened to AMD being competitive again and driving down prices

Think I paid £300 for my 8700K and that was in January when they were still the "hot item".

Seem's there is a huge shortage of 8th gen CPU's at the moment which is why the price has jumped up.

cherryghost

Nice to see Intel removing hyperthreading is now confirmed on the i7s....

Venom

cherryghost wrote: »

Nice to see Intel removing hyperthreading is now confirmed on the i7s....

It makes them lighter so they run faster

K.O.Kiki

OSI wrote: »

What happened to AMD being competitive again and driving down prices

Think I paid £300 for my 8700K and that was in January when they were still the "hot item".

I think you missed the part where you can still buy an AMD 8-core with hyperthreading for £200-250.