Time for a new rig, probably.

[Jabo 671]

[Painless 636]

3080 Chris !? Like to go large do you sir? Oh, suit you !

[BluBear 609]

24 minutes ago, Painless said:

3080 Chris !? Like to go large do you sir? Oh, suits you !

[Painless 636]

I’ll be Paul and you be Mark, reckon we could scare the shit out of a few DDz at the bar ? 😁🤣🤣😂😳

[Crash 699]

No news yet on my card, however I am number 4 in the queue

[BluBear 609]

Has anybody used the Scan 3XS OC custom shop and is it worth it?

From what I can see, for example one could order this R7 bundle for £850 delivered, from the standard Scan site presumably tested but at stock speeds.
Alternatively for only £21 more, one can get the same bundle, overclocked with a 24hr burn-in stress-test. Helpfully, one can also spec this with the desired 32GB Ram as well.

Is it worth it, if this is something I could do myself at home?

I suppose that if it's OC'd tested and ready before it arrives means that if it goes bang, it's their responsibility?

Hmm...

 

 

[DD_Arthur 745]

Wow. 

 At these prices I'm starting to wonder about renting a virtual machine instead of owning a box of components that will be obsolete by year three?

[BluBear 609]

3 minutes ago, DD_Arthur said:

Wow. 

 At these prices I'm starting to wonder about renting a virtual machine instead of owning a box of components that will be obsolete by year three?

Depends what you term as obsolete old bean. I built my i5 rig 8 years ago, admittedly it's had a few upgrades over the years, notably GFX and RAM, but it's still essentially the same rig and I'm now looking for something to set me up for the next 5+ years that'll be VR capable. Having said that, it is the GFX card prices that make me shudder.

Still beats playing golf 😎

[DD_Arthur 745]

1 hour ago, BluBear said:

 overclocked with a 24hr burn-in stress-test. 

 

Hmm...

Hmm...#2

[DD_Arthur 745]

1 minute ago, BluBear said:

Still beats playing golf 😎

I play golf...and I miss playing golf.

[BluBear 609]

Just now, DD_Arthur said:

I play golf...and I miss playing golf.

It's a stock response, insert 'football season ticket', 'green fees and clubs', 'bondage club' etc...

I'm sorry you can't go golfing at the moment though old chap, but there is end in sight now.

Besides, there's always virtual entertainment! 😀

[DD_Arthur 745]

You mean....the bondage club is closed too!!!!!

[BluBear 609]

That would explain why @Painless has been hammering his rig so much it stopped working

[Painless 636]

BUSTED !!!! 🤗

[Painless 636]

Tell you what, I avan’t arf missed being able to fly and drive tanks while all this electronical gremlin malarkey has been going on. Really takes a chunk out of your (what passes for), social life these days. 🙄

[Crash 699]

Yes it seems cheap even when its expensive.

[Jabo 671]

16 hours ago, Crash said:

Yes it seems cheap even when its expensive.

Is this the bondage club again?

[Jabo 671]

On 2/23/2021 at 5:04 PM, DD_Arthur said:

Wow. 

 At these prices I'm starting to wonder about renting a virtual machine instead of owning a box of components that will be obsolete by year three?

This option is definitely starting to look promising.

[BluBear 609]

51 minutes ago, Jabo said:

This option is definitely starting to look promising.

I think if I upgrade now, this will be where I probably go next 'cycle'. We'll see.

[Friar 341]

Shadow seem to be a big player in this field at £12.99 per month

Virtual PC with GTX 1080 (or equivalent)

https://shadow.tech/en-gb/faq

 

[Painless 636]

Rang Scan this morning Chris, asked them “ is my bundle ready sir ? will you deliver it to my door quickly ? Oh, suit you!”
The guy hung up????

[Painless 636]

They actually said it should be dispatched today or tomorrow........

[Friar 341]

Ref a rented virtual Pc

I don't get how things like joysticks would work?

Play games yes, but via keyboard commands surely?

[Crash 699]

Thats what I think

[Jabo 671]

No, Shadow (at least) say that you can use your regular peripherals. The problem is that Shadow are not currently taking new customers (you can pre-order and start paying now though).