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« on: September 26, 2014, 11:00:39 am »
Venue : Castle Roadkill (specifically the Conservatory - with recently fixed roof - hurrah !)

Dates : 28th, 29th & 30th November

Plan : Drinking, eating and gaming (in that order ??) . . . Maybe some DVD's . . maybe a BBQ . . who knows !?

Accommodation : Spare room with single bed . . floor in the lounge / dining room.

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« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2014, 11:13:32 am »
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with recently fixed roof - hurrah !)

is it a permanent fix tho!?
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« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2014, 11:22:16 am »
It is, yes.  Hopefully.  It's not rained hard enough to fully test it since the repair but if this doesn't work I honestly don't know what will.

Plus I only slid off the roof once !  Bonus !
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« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2014, 11:24:22 am »
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It is, yes. Hopefully. It's not rained hard enough to fully test it since the repair but if this doesn't work I honestly don't know what will


Cool - did you actually find the entry or just a case of fill everything with sealer??

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Plus I only slid off the roof once ! Bonus !



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« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2014, 12:25:08 pm »
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Spare room with single bed


Please
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« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2014, 08:30:01 pm »
We're away on hols then for our wedding anniversary.
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« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2014, 12:26:44 pm »
Next Car Game...

Now has a name - NCG-Wreckfest

It also has functioning LAN and online Multiplayer  Just in time
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« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2014, 01:11:10 pm »
Well I've decided to 'pep-up' my current PC rather than spent loads of money on a new one... I've rebuilt it once recently adding a 120Gb SSD for windows to live on meaning it now boots up in under 20 seconds I also added the second gfx card I bought a while back with is now working perfectly fine in glorious SLI and got my sound card re-installed & working today too.

I've just decided to buy a i7 960 processor from ebay for £62 which will boost it from 2.66gHz to 3.2gHz, that will arrive in time for the PC to be rebuilt again before the LAN.

Costs:
2nd GFX card: £175
SSD + Cable & adapter: £65 (these are SO cheap these days!!)
Processor: £62

Total: £302 (about 10% of what I was considering spending)
Happy Days
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« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2014, 05:54:41 pm »
My P.C's running epically slow nowadays so I'm wondering what it'll make of a LAN.  

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« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2014, 06:50:10 pm »
Well if you want dean we can wipe and reload it before hand?
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« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2014, 01:11:34 pm »
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My P.C's running epically slow nowadays so I'm wondering what it'll make of a LAN.  


Don't worry, I'm going to see how money & saving goes in the next year then this one with its Pep-up new bits will be for sale

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Well if you want dean we can wipe and reload it before hand?


A Refresh might be a good idea.


Oh and on a separate note... FALLOUT 3 WORKS NOW!!!!
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« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2014, 01:51:32 pm »
Lol bet you a happy fubar today then now it working ;)
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« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2014, 07:21:51 pm »
CPU Arrived today, now fully operational at 3.2gHz instead of 2.66 and no windows re-install required

I don't think 2 hours for a full strip down, dust, CPU change, rebuild, BIOS setup and Victory Forum post is too bad TBH
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« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2014, 09:39:30 pm »
Cool not bad at all then, have you noticed the difference though yet?

As an aside,  will still be coming to lan but will not be around on the Saturday much as need to pop to see my mum as she having her hip done the week before so won't be very mobile and both my sisters aren't around on the Saturday,  will still be there Friday,  and Sunday as well as Saturday night but just not during the day
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« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2014, 10:10:33 pm »
That's Understandable.  

She'll be flying once it's healed - my Dad was.  
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« Reply #15 on: November 12, 2014, 09:16:22 pm »
Well I've kinda triple booked myself.. so I'm busy Friday and Saturday evening but free during the day Saturday (possibly free later in the evening) and Sunday..after I've thrown some paint on the walls/ceiling.
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« Reply #16 on: November 12, 2014, 09:20:51 pm »
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That's Understandable.

She'll be flying once it's healed - my Dad was.


Yeah that's what we're hoping for as she is really bad and can't walk much at all (whereas she used to walk everywhere....)
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« Reply #17 on: November 13, 2014, 07:28:34 pm »
Scratch that, op been cancelled so will be there on the Saturday day
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« Reply #18 on: November 24, 2014, 05:52:28 pm »
what time are you guys around on Friday?  I have to pick up those RC Car Ski bits from the Anodising company on Friday @ 11am ish so will be around from 12 Midday.
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« Reply #19 on: November 24, 2014, 07:29:26 pm »
As I said to Ian at the weekend . . . Not sure yet . . . I have to hand-over a massive chunk of the project I'm managing at the moment in the morning . . . Depending on how that goes could mean as late as 6pm or as early as 2pm.

I'll know more tomorrow as I'm meeting with my site manager to go through progress.

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« Reply #20 on: November 24, 2014, 07:30:34 pm »
Spoke to dean about this at weekend and he thinks he be home about 3ish,  did you need a lift with your stuff or you sorted?
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« Reply #21 on: November 24, 2014, 07:31:03 pm »
Lol posted at almost the same time
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« Reply #22 on: November 24, 2014, 07:32:38 pm »
On a separate, but related note : my mouse packed up a while ago and a few of the keys on my keyboard are getting a bit sticky . . .

What's a good recommendation for a (around £40 or less) WIRELESS mouse and keyboard combo ???

I've seen a few but none are like mine (with the receiver doubling up as a charging dock for the mouse) . . . most, now, seem to rely on the nano (USB) receiver and I reckon that wouldn't pick up the signals too well as the P.C itself is in a cupboard under the worktop . . . . A desk-mounted receiver really is ideal . . .

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« Reply #23 on: November 24, 2014, 08:53:50 pm »
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What's a good recommendation for a (around £40 or less) WIRELESS mouse and keyboard combo ???


http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-009-GI

This is the only applicable one on Overclockers.

PC world has more choice (Anything Logitech will be fine) just make sure its not a 'compact' mouse designed for use with Laptops, day-to-day will be ok but using one of these for a weekend of gaming twice a year is not good.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/search-keywords/xx_xx_xx_xx_xx/wireless%2Bkeyboard%2Band%2Bmouse/xx-criteria.html
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« Reply #24 on: November 24, 2014, 09:48:09 pm »
It's the "nano receiver" . . . Isn't that the plug in USB thingy ?

Those that show a picture seem to just show that, anyway.  
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