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BulletMagnet

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  1. Gaming laptops are always gonna run quite hot when pushed, I still own an older Dell XPS Gaming Laptop, and it was the best on the market back in the day, but yes, when pushed it would get hot, to the point that I found a workaround to control the fans to blow at 100% all the time while gaming (thank god for headphones)

    If PC gaming, then it's best to get a proper tower based one. Although the idea of powerful gaming and being mobile is great, it does have it's drawbacks.

     

    Even the super powerful Asus watercooled laptop, is gonna be noisy, and only properly "cool" when at home on the watercooling station.

    Which at that point you might as well get a proper homesystem

  2. Welcome

     

    With your budgwting, don't forget running costs.

    You may buy a bargain Zed, but then find out it needs say a new clutch.

    Factor in a new flywheel as while the cluth is getting done, to make the most of your labour cost might as well do the fly, you would need to set aside £900-£1000-ish for the job.

    Other stuff is for instance brakes etc. Know your prices and budget accordingly.

  3. I should say, I have a spare seat if anyone wants to tag along.

     

    Does anyone know if we get on any details restricted sections of the autobahn on the way to the 'ring?

    Anywhere you see the roadsign that looks like the UK national speedlimit sign (white circle with black diagonal) you can put the pedal to the metal, just keep your eyes peeled for restricted bits where it usually says either 120 or 100 km/h speed limit (usually near built up areas near towns mainly for noise restrictions)

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  4. Not to sort that cable management :bleh:

    Yes, for sure. Currently contemplating wiring from CableMods, but not the cheapest option...

    Sexy braided stuff? Could always make your own?

    Yeah, will probably end up doing just that

    Ok, tidied the SATA cables somewhat and replaced the mobo and GFX power cables with BitFenix items

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  5. Took my watercooling loop for the GFX out when I changed to a GTX 1070, because the fans will only spin when needed and the cards nowadays run cooler than their predecessors (had an EVGA GTX 770 before with XSPC waterblock before)

    Also the day after I installed the 1070, my old trusty X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro decided to die, but seeing it's from 2003, it's done me a decent service over the last 14 years.

    Was replaced with a SoundBlaster Z-Series (because onboard is horrible)

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