Search results

  1. DampDog

    Massive Car insurance costs?

    Just had my renewal email drop this morning. Only a modest little 2011 VW Polo. But all those prices include breakdown cover. Generally price has been pretty flat for 10+ years. (It's even gone down a little the odd year) This year +£140!!! My schoolboy math's has that at north of 44% increase...
  2. DampDog

    How tough are YOU?

    Once touched a spider...:eek:
  3. DampDog

    First new build in over 10 years. This is what I fancy... any suggestions or potential bloopers?

    Still faffing but creeping up on what I hope will be a reasonable build. My basket at OcUK: 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £349.99 1 x Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K0-AS) = £169.99 1 x...
  4. DampDog

    First new build in over 10 years. This is what I fancy... any suggestions or potential bloopers?

    Nice build there. I like the "less is more look" I'll have a closer look at that case. What's it like for noise and temps?
  5. DampDog

    First new build in over 10 years. This is what I fancy... any suggestions or potential bloopers?

    Mainly because I'm so tight. I'm astonished at what folk spend of high end GPU's. I can't see myself going 'big' in terms of performance and hence a larger GPU. I did check the 4070 dual fan cards and they are around 270mm so room enough for my current plans. It's looks to be happy with an air...
  6. DampDog

    First new build in over 10 years. This is what I fancy... any suggestions or potential bloopers?

    Cheers for the insight on living with case. I looked at the D31 but whimped out at switching to mATX. Likewise I agree screen appears more gimmick than really useful. (Im mulling over the North and the Meshify 2 compact again) I was just wanted something as compact as possible. Lancool 216 has...
  7. DampDog

    First new build in over 10 years. This is what I fancy... any suggestions or potential bloopers?

    I was wondering what are typical temps to expect for GPU/CPU. 4070 recommends a 650W PSU as minimum so not sure me choosing a 850W is overkill and a 750W would be up to the task. That said a little extra headroom shouldn't be a bad thing. Have absolutely no idea what "dual bios switched mode" is...
  8. DampDog

    First new build in over 10 years. This is what I fancy... any suggestions or potential bloopers?

    I looked at the TeamGroup on price. I plumbed for the Kingston as it's shorter only 35mm vs 46mm for the TeamGroup. Plus I'm not really fussed about RGB. Once built case will be in a corner, no one will ever see inside. "amd systems at the minute due to its offset design." Offset? Am I missing...
  9. DampDog

    First new build in over 10 years. This is what I fancy... any suggestions or potential bloopers?

    That's fine we like what we like. Nothing is cast in stone yet anyway. I got down to a short list of the Meshify 2 Compact, Fractal North & Jonsbo D41. I even looked at the D31 but whimped out at the thought of jumping to mATX. I plumbed for the 7800X3D as it appears to be the sweet spot, bag...
  10. DampDog

    First new build in over 10 years. This is what I fancy... any suggestions or potential bloopers?

    Cheers I forgot to mention fans. In truth, doubt I've looked at a fan spec in decades. PC will be sitting on top of my desk so quieter the better if it's not excessively expensive to find something that suits.
  11. DampDog

    How much are you wearing?

    Just my Batman outfit. Dang it, I wasn't supposed to tell anyone..:cry:
  12. DampDog

    First new build in over 10 years. This is what I fancy... any suggestions or potential bloopers?

    My basket at OcUK: 1 x Jonsbo D41 Mesh Screen ATX PC Case – Black, Tempered Glass (SKU: CA-02V-JB) = £119.99 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-850 ATX3.0 850W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08M-SS) = £139.99 1 x Asus GeForce RTX 4070 Dual OC 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU...
  13. DampDog

    What an ass!

    I can only see 3 legs. Does that make it a wonky-donkey?
  14. DampDog

    What TV shows are you currently watching

    Gyeongseong Creature. Is also worth a look and the reason the reason I gave Alchemy a go.
  15. DampDog

    What TV shows are you currently watching

    Alchemy of Souls. Quite enjoyed the first series, not really the sort of thing I'd normally watch at all. Almost pantomime in places but good fun with lots going on.
  16. DampDog

    Compact ATX case?

    While case choice and aesthetics are a very personal choice, I tend to agree. That said you like what you like. I noted the D41 screen version also has the standard mesh insert supplied should you prefer it instead. Some RGB setups look fantastic but my case is sat up a corner so other the front...
  17. DampDog

    Compact ATX case?

    My old long in the tooth system is in a CM690 MKI, which to be honest I still rate as a decent case in spite of its age. My only only criticism is that it's a big old beast, hence me looking for something smaller. When I started looking the Fractal North and the NZXT H5 were top of the list, but...
  18. DampDog

    Compact ATX case?

    The N3 looks to be a nice case. But I can't recall seeing and on the UK sites. That said I wasn't looking as such. It would seem lots of people are waiting on new stock from Jonsbo.
  19. DampDog

    Does anybody know the name of this song?

    I guessed what that would be before I clicked the link and yet I had to press it...:cry::cry::cry:. If I was monkey my hand would be permanently stuck in the jar...
  20. DampDog

    Compact ATX case?

    Been looking at the Meshify 2 Mini, & the Meshify 2 Compact. (the Compact isn't as compact as the name suggest) That said the lions share of cases are all pretty close bar the odd one. I've seen Fractal cases and quality wise they seem decent for the money. I've never actually seen a Jonsbo case...
Back
Top Bottom