Turns out my old PC had great timing for dying - there's an Intel CPU refresh due in a couple of weeks which will include mobo refreshes. Problem is I needed the new PC now :-( So the parts I wanted (and my alt parts if they were out of stock) were sold out everywhere I tried. Got a reasonable setup in the end though. And the Fractal Design S case is both a dream to work with and practically silent without really putting any effort into making it so.
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bodyboarder
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What's your budget? The water should still be nice around that time, hell the water is basically nice year round in qld. It's very pretty nature wise, not sure what else there is to do besides surf (gets stupidly packed if the surf is half decent). Lots of cafes etc.
ClivePwned
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yes. bring a towel.
ClivePwned
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maybe Kathmandu during January sales. The stuff I got from there last year was really helpful for coping with British weather.
Also Moongred, if you're near Brisbane or passing through- go to the Breakfast Creek Hotel for a steak.
teacupcopter
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Me too, I'm a horrible person
I'm just waiting for a good sale.
Is there anything other than OZbargain for this kind of thing?
Funny enough yeah haha, they use to only have shitty wire fencing lining the back part of dreamworld so we'd just jump the fence into the old pool area they had. That or just ask for a stamp out and wet it a bit to put on other friend's wrists.
Nah I'm Melbourne based, in fact in the 5 years that I've been in Australia I've never been to Qld, NSW or WA.
Budget for the Queensland trip would be fairly limited as we just want to do it as a short getaway, and only plan on spending 4 days there orso with another day in Brisbane to meet up with some friends.
Not looking to do heaps of touristy things, just want to relax and enjoy some nice beaches
Budget for the Queensland trip would be fairly limited as we just want to do it as a short getaway, and only plan on spending 4 days there orso with another day in Brisbane to meet up with some friends.
Not looking to do heaps of touristy things, just want to relax and enjoy some nice beaches
that don't give you gastro
bodyboarder
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Beaches are nice so go for it.
reptilescorpio
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Follow me on the Twitterssssssssssssssssssssss (or PressStart). I'll post once something goes on sale at a decent price.
Nah, just get an Acer x34 and be done with it
Yeah. Just like TV buying now I'm sitting on my hands. And having things like HDR monitors that don't support the video HDR formats makes it even more confusing.
Just do it! Playing games that support 21:9 resolutions keeps being jaw dropping.
It's way too much money
Tvs are far worse, it's one of the most confusing technologies there is. A million different formats, model numbers vary which makes looking up info an absolute nightmare.
The Tv I currently have supports HDR, when I finally figured how to enable it for the ps4 Pro it caused a whole bunch of issues, for some reason my TV won't recognize the ps4 half the time. When I did end up using it with FFXV I was surprised by the depth of color it adds but for some reason it also caused a whole bunch of motion blur, when running text or icons would become super hazy
bobnowhere
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You can get it for $1300 if that matters!
I was about to buy a new computer 6700k 1070/1080 and now this week the big two are announcing new cards etc... Might never happen at this rate.
So I bought a PS4 instead to hold me over.
mikezilla2
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just throught i would let you guys know madman are running a 80% up untill the 15th of jan some pretty good stuff going at rock bottom prices 
https://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?saleId=181&method=browse&sortKey=3
https://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?saleId=181&method=browse&sortKey=3
We stayed up there a few months back. We stayed in Noosaville, which is the bit tucked in behind Noosa. I'll PM you the accom we stayed at, it was really nice!
Double post, I don't care.
I'm going to wait until they release 2TB models. I don't want to swap out hard drives again.
Just depends on the games you play TBH.
I've got a 27" korean job, IPS, qhd and a freesync range of 24-75hz. I wish I had just gone with a 144hz monitor instead of freesync. Not many games I play nowadays move fully between that rate, they either can run at the full 75 fps or putt along pretty well within a lower range.
I've got a 27" korean job, IPS, qhd and a freesync range of 24-75hz. I wish I had just gone with a 144hz monitor instead of freesync. Not many games I play nowadays move fully between that rate, they either can run at the full 75 fps or putt along pretty well within a lower range.
Definitely go IPS.
But as Cerity said maybe look into some of the Korean monitors, they offer really good bang for your buck. I had a Xstar up until recently and the panel was perfect, the only downside to them is that the monitor itself doesn't look all that nice
They're all on ebay.
This is the one I bought 2 years ago, from the same seller as well.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/X-star-D...S-Computer-Monitor-Free-Express-/330932578190
edit: there seem to be a bunch of new ones with stock higher refresh rates - https://www.monitornerds.com/best-korean-monitors-cheap/
teacupcopter
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Do you run the press start twitter?
reptilescorpio
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Nope but I do all the bargain pricing stuff for them so 98% of my game price stuff will end up on there too.
Do you have PS+? If so they should be up in the cloud.
I do not!
mikezilla2
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for some reson i throught you ran it ?
I'm trying to decide what to buy to play games on while I'm in Japan for a year or so. Gaming laptop, PS4 or Switch.
What did you do while you were working here? Did you have anything to play PC games? Any consoles?
teacupcopter
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reptilescorpio
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Nah Shannon does, he just got me on board back in 2015 to give me somewhere to put all my gaming bargains up on. I work full time so I barely have enough time as it is!
bodyboarder
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I for one miss your octopus bargains in here.
dishwasherlove
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It will remain one of the great mysteries of life why PSN is so slow to download from sometimes.
Are you doing the eigo teaching? What's up?
I bought a small PC for less than AUD $1000 (I think it worked out to like $700) while I was there, and also had my Wii U, as well as my Vita and 3DS. All worthwhile. I could have survived just on the PC and a portable console I think, but it was nice having the Wii U as well - played a lot of Bayo, Bayo 2, and Splatoon.
mikezilla2
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not this Shannon right ? i just figured it was yours or a full timers gig because its a bit sparse on content some times ....
glad your in charge of the bargin hunt those rep its more helpful then you relise
Holy shit, I just went to buy this, and it's now only $1. Including shipping.
Obviously, I'm still in for that one from your KS backing if that's cool
Edit: Never mind, it was just a sticker as one of the options that was $1. Damn.
Holy shit, I just went to buy this, and it's now only $1. Including shipping.
Obviously, I'm still in for that one from your KS backing if that's cool
Edit: Never mind, it was just a sticker as one of the options that was $1. Damn.
You got me before you made the edit, ready to jump in for a dollar.
Does anyone have any recommendation for an audio source swap program, up until last week I used one that was recommended by some people on Gaf, unfortunately I did a clean install of Windows and forgot the name of it.
Not surprised though. Well I'm surprised that centrelink is fobbing people off on lifeline.
Hierophant
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i now understand why people get mad at centrelink
seriously you just need to enter my details into the system, the fuckin dude said it would take a few days, fast forward about three months and im still without payments due to a glitch or error in the system like what the fuck kinda glitch makes it so you cannot put my details in and press save
on a related note, im transferring unis, i have to tell centrelink right? how so?
seriously you just need to enter my details into the system, the fuckin dude said it would take a few days, fast forward about three months and im still without payments due to a glitch or error in the system like what the fuck kinda glitch makes it so you cannot put my details in and press save
on a related note, im transferring unis, i have to tell centrelink right? how so?
online or by ringing.
ClivePwned
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I wanted to see a non-Rogue One movie (there is such a thing but I've already seen that twice) so my bro and I went to see Moana.
Eh. It's alright. Possibly better than Brave but its no Frozen or Zootopia or even Wreck It Ralph.
but goddamn it, I love that chicken.
Eh. It's alright. Possibly better than Brave but its no Frozen or Zootopia or even Wreck It Ralph.
but goddamn it, I love that chicken.
viciouskillersquirrel
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My son was terrified by Moana. He wanted to see it because it had boats in it (he loves Wind Waker and anything pirate themed), but he wasn't prepared to watch Moana nearly drowning to ominous music. He was okay by the end, but at points I swear he was practically shaking.
ClivePwned
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I too was scared when, sitting in Gold Class, I saw a silhouette of a pram go past the screen.
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