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  1. phil bottle
    Welcome to FG. If you have GTAV on PS4, get it downloaded, we often have race night on Fridays with lots of forumers involved, and it's quite a blast[emoji106] Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
  2. phil bottle
    Not everything is about sex James, though it was quite a bang, I admit.[emoji28] Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
  3. phil bottle
    Yeah, I won't be going out much for a while after this, may even have to pack up the ciggies[emoji22] Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
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    New parts should all be here by Wednesday. Mobo: Asus ROG Strix Z390 CPU: I7 8700 RAM: Kingston HyperX Predator 3200 16GB Hopefully get it all installed by the end of the week, maybe Friday, as I have the day off work. Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
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    I think my issues stem from a lightning strike on my house a couple of years ago. I always leave my PC unplugged but the Ethernet was still connected. My modem was fried and when I got a new one, I found that the ethernet port on my PC no longer worked. Instead of investing in a new mobo, I just added a new port. But still, now I've reconciled myself to the expense (I was planning on a new mobo and CPU by 2020 anyway) I'm quite excited to be upgrading. Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
  6. phil bottle
    Welcome aboard @MogwaiPower, you're in a good company here, as most of the forum regulars love a bit of a fiddle. Thanks also for proving me wrong
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    PC is working again but the little darling still needs some more TLC I fear. In the end, I have this month added a new and better PSU; a new and better CPU cooler; and a fucking excellent case. If I do say so myself. But I also: Had to get rid of the 2TB HDD as it was no longer drawing in any power. Still have my 250 and 500 GB SSDs. Also, found that I have a RAM issue. I now have only 8GB, as I have 4 sticks of 4BG RAM but two of the ports aren't working, not the sticks, the ports. So I have 2 x 4BG of DDR3 if anyone wants it. With the BIOS being corrupted, my clock speed is down to 3.8 and I'm a bit hesitant about doing the overclock again. My plans this year to get an ACER Predator are now up the spout as.... I think that around mid April I may look to buy a new motherboard and DDR4 RAM. And while I'm doing that, I may as well upgrade the CPU as well. I've got a pretty special GPU and I suppose I may as well complement it with decent partners, which will be expensive but hopefully I won't spend another penny for another 6 years...🙄
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    Servers go live in 30 minutes. I'm home today waiting for a PC case to arrive, so what's a boy going to do...
  9. phil bottle
    Patience, grasshopper. It's with the March freebies, so won't appear for download for another week or so😘 Your controllers shall not escape😎
  10. phil bottle
    An overheating laptop will do your head in more than the sound of a laptop fan. If you're planning to play games I'd advise getting external fans to keep it cool. Saying all this despite suspecting I'm just replying to a market researcher[emoji849] Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
  11. phil bottle
    Well, we'll need somewhere to put the Champions League trophy, so I hope so.
  12. phil bottle
    My colleague Mr @tronic44 is possibly one of the most helpful people you're ever likely to come across However, it's generally good form on this site to introduce yourself as your first post. Please do, we're all dying to know all about you and welcome you to the FG family. There's a forum sections entitled: Introductions. Looking forward to it
  13. phil bottle
    [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787] Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
  14. phil bottle
    Nice one, I've managed 1:49s but I think lower than that may be beyond me, we'll see...
  15. phil bottle
    @SPFreely it has come to my attention that t is your birthday. Many happy returns dude
  16. phil bottle
    Create a calendar event for it, then people can indicate if they're going to make it, or not.
  17. phil bottle
    Hopefully I'll be back in PC land by then, so I'm sure I'll be up for it.
  18. phil bottle
    I have ham and eggs most mornings, after I've been working a while, usually between 10.30am and 11am. I cycle to work so I've no problem with that. Impossible for me to eat before that time for some reason. Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
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    My CPU is from the summer of 2013, Haswell it be. I was on a laptop before that. Overclocked to 4.4 too but I'm a demon for worrying about temperatures. Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
  20. phil bottle
    Faulty because it was getting really powered up the first few seconds and shooting it's load, completely spent, before trying again and failing repeatedly. Hope that helps[emoji1787] Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
  21. phil bottle
    The guy came who came round was pretty competent and knew what he was doing. I was standing over him, quizzing him on his every move, so he needed to be[emoji41] I've heard of horror stories like you described. In fact, the first place I phoned and described my issue made me laugh out loud with their suggestions and I pity anyone who uses them. Fortunately I know a few things, i just lack patience... Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
  22. phil bottle
    I decided on the Corsair H100i. Also, as my case is a fucker to manoeuvre around in and the new water cooler will be bigger, I'm you going to get a new case. Can't believe how long it took me to replace the power supply the other night... So that's a new PSU and cooler and case this month. After getting the new GPU before Christmas. The PSU wasn't fucked after all but I've got a better one now with 10 years warranty. I'm tempted to upgrade the CPU but I think I need to buy some food this month too[emoji28] Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
  23. phil bottle
    Awesome, nice find Dave[emoji8] Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
  24. phil bottle
    Corrupted bios and it appears I have a faulty pump (the cpu is watercooled). New part needs to be ordered and then will see if that's the only issue.. Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
  25. phil bottle
    Yep, but it's just one of many possible things to check and I haven't the knowledge/context around any if it to be confident i know what I'm doing. I have a guy coming round later to check all the components, one by one. Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
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