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OLLYBOP7LIVE

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About OLLYBOP7LIVE

  • Birthday Oct 10, 2000

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    United Kingdom

System

  • CPU
    Intel Core i7 4970k
  • Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI
  • RAM
    16GB HyperX Fury
  • Case
    Fractal Design Node 304 Black
  • Storage
    Transcend SSD370 128GB x2, Transcend SSD370S 512GB x2
  • PSU
    RM850
  • Display(s)
    AOC 2250
  • Cooling
    Noctua NH-D14
  • Keyboard
    NS Optimum OEM
  • Mouse
    Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse
  • Sound
    Creative Inspire w/ JBL Control ONE
  • Operating System
    Windows 8.1 Enterprise
  1. I think short throw projectors are great alternatives to televisions or large panel screens. The fact that it's so portable and small makes it more ideal and portable which is cool.
  2. Yes, like you, if the OS isn't stock, I have problems using it. I have a Samsung android phone, and it's a pain in the ass to use for me. Also the quality of the screen on the Nexus was something I loved, and I fear that I'll lose the "retina feel" by buying a different android tablet.
  3. Yes, but it requires me to unlock the bootloader to to flash it, and unlocking it will not work. You make a good argument, but what other device would you recommend that is of similar spec (screen wise)?
  4. when I was trying to reflash it, I took it off and it hasn't been on since. Right now, I've just repackaged it back in its box, ready to be fixed or sold. My Dad is recommending that I get an iPad Air, considering I the money spare. While I don't really like apple products, I can agree with him when he says "they just work".
  5. Yes, I did, but it has never caused any problems, and it's been on the device since October 2013. (when I got the device) I've trying flashing manually, and through NRT but to no avail. It requires the device to be bootloader unlocked, which my device is not. I have tried to unlock it but, as previously mentioned, it gets stuck at "Erasing user data".
  6. So, last night I was browsing through an article online, and my Nexus froze and turned off. It had been doing this prior to this, but it came back up as a successful restart. The first time, it got stuck at the balls flying all over the screen, so I restarted it again, and from that moment onwards, it has not passed the Google logo or the fastboot menu (android lying down). So far I've tried to reflash it with a flash-all command, but that required me to unlock the bootloader, which it failed to do, after over an hour of waiting on "Erasing user data". What I'm going to try next is to use the Unroot with the variable "Soft-bricked/Bootloop" selected in Nexus root tools, as advised by one member in the comments of this article: http://9to5google.com/2015/04/10/nexus-5-nexus-7-bricked-android-lollipop/ If that is a failure, then an email to ASUS will be sent with a mention of the "Sale of Goods Act 1979" (UK), which one user (in the aforementioned link) has got good results from, so they say in their comment. Anyone else got this problem? My Nexus 7 (2013) is completely stock, never rooted or modified. If this is in the wrong subforum, can a mod move it please?
  7. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ NCIX) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ NCIX) Memory: Kingston XMP 10th Anniversary Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($75.54 @ NCIX) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX) Case: Logisys CS305BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($38.99 @ NCIX) Total: $389.50 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-17 15:56 EST-0500 All parts are from NCIX CA which means you needn't pay postage as you can go to your local store. On the motherboard there is a $10 rebate, which without, leaves you at $399.50, so just under budget.
  8. 1333Mhz and 1600Mhz don't peform that differently, so really you should go for what fits your budget. The 860K is newer technology which generally is better than the older technology. It's also less than the 760K for some reason. There are two reasons I chose 1x8GB over 2X4GB, the first being that since the motherboard only has two slots, future expansion will be possible without the need to ditch your working 2X4GB kit. The second is that it is cheaper than 2X4GB, making the £500 budget possible with the 270. The difference between dual channel and single channel is not big enough for a noticeable difference in day to day use either.
  9. Try this: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£53.83 @ Scan.co.uk) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.54 @ CCL Computers) Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£37.80 @ Amazon UK) Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£54.99 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£44.01 @ Ebuyer) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.59 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£105.62 @ Scan.co.uk) Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£28.98 @ Ebuyer) Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£37.33 @ Amazon UK) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.35 @ Aria PC) Total: £498.04 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 20:04 GMT+0000
  10. The case, I've got the V1 of it and was pretty disapointed when i found i couldn't mount any other fans in the roof other than the noisy one included.
  11. I would go for a Xeon E3 Series as you can get them with the same specs as an i7 for under £200 (Minus the IGPU and overclocking capabilities) The Xeon E3-1230 v3 is a 4C 8T CPU like the i7. That only costs £191.95 over here in the UK. The cheapest i7 from the same retailer costs £227.66. Considering the previously mentioned CPU is not Haswell Refresh it will work in the majority of boards without the need for a BIOS update. The Gigabyte motherboards are better to use as they are more common, so if you find a problem you are more likely to find an answer. Depending on what your friend plans to do in OS X You may find better use from the G3258, but keep in mind OS X is a productivity>gaming OS. You will also get updates quicker and earlier than an AMD platform because a kernel doesn't need to be created/ported to the latest OS.
  12. If they keep their current but replace the Motherboard/CPU to a Gigabyte Motherboard and an Intel CPU they should be fine.
  13. It looks so damn cool, with the fan shrouds and the voltage check points. The only place you would imagine this is in a dream.
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