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Where the hell's he working where you routinely socialise with colleagues?! Must be one of those London folk.
pre-pandemic, working in TV usually ended up with post-work pints 2-3 times a week.
It's really bad for health.
oh yeah I was being flippant with the TF2 comment although he does want to play that as well
Just want something that a 13 year old would think is pretty cool and would handle stuff to a decent level
Just want something that a 13 year old would think is pretty cool and would handle stuff to a decent level
Also 4 inches of flab from where exactly? Dumbass article.
My daughter got a lenovo legion last year before she went off to Uni. had a 3060 built in but you can get all kinds of versions. Was on a sale so decent value it seemed to us, but prices vary so much its best to have a look and see what options there are out there. They seem fairly well regarded too
What sort of budget are you looking at? Gaming laptops are more expensive.
As mentioned, depends on budget. If you don't wanna look higher than say, £400, then I'd honestly suggesting look at something used and/or refurbished, whether from ebay or CeX or the like. Anything with a discrete GPU within the last 5 years can play most games to some extent, even if it means minimum settings. But around 3-400 is where you exit integrated GPUs or the stuff too old to be worth it, though you never quite know what's pop up
Usually though you're gonna be looking at 600+ for anything that's decent and new
Edit: For reference, you can get a laptop with an RTX 3050, nominally new, for 565 off of Ebay. That's a not terrible GPU, but also not a great price, and that's last gen hardware
People who played it back in the day are the ones who did leave and move on because TF2 was slowly filled with crap that outright changed/ruined the design.
Those first 12 months were glorious though. I spent half my time playing TF2 and the other half playing Virtua Fighter 5. Best of times.
that's the exact same one I got, was on a decent sale at the time too. has been a good performer over the last year, I don't do much AAA gaming on it but the extra grunt for photo & video work has been v useful.
I hate these times when I feel under educated!
Appreciating it's going to cost £800 or so but wanting to keep it low as I can, I'm convincing myself it's worthwhile because he'll use it for homework as well (which he won't) but no point paying for something that won't do the job
Appreciating it's going to cost £800 or so but wanting to keep it low as I can, I'm convincing myself it's worthwhile because he'll use it for homework as well (which he won't) but no point paying for something that won't do the job
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Possibly stupid question but have you considered a steam deck?
I may do that! Truth is he wanted a desktop but I'm even more out of my depth there!
Sorry for the daft and vague questions guys, literally feel like an old man trying to navigate this - I'm not even 40!
If it has to be a laptop then this would so the job well enough. It's not going to play the brand new latest games with all the bells and whistles, but they'll get good gaming from e-sports titles and smaller games.
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Just got hit with the "Your rent is increasing" email from the letting company. Had hoped that wouldn't happen this year given everything else has gone up but alas, going up an extra £30.
Still paying well below the average for the area I'm in but find it amusing that they've tried to blame the Scottish Government for the rent going up by trying to bamboozle with equations and such in the email outlining the increase but what's really happened is that because the CPI has gone up, they're putting it up with that plus a bit extra. They'll try anything to get off the hook for being the ones responsible for the increase, just thought this one was the most brazen I've seen yet.
Still paying well below the average for the area I'm in but find it amusing that they've tried to blame the Scottish Government for the rent going up by trying to bamboozle with equations and such in the email outlining the increase but what's really happened is that because the CPI has gone up, they're putting it up with that plus a bit extra. They'll try anything to get off the hook for being the ones responsible for the increase, just thought this one was the most brazen I've seen yet.
Personally I would stay away from the SteamDeck if it's for a kid. Some games you have to configure different settings before you start the game to get them to work properly. Last time I checked a lot of EA games didn't work (might be different now), and just generally speaking it's more of a tinkering device than a laptop/gaming desktop would be.
If the game is bought on Steam and "deck verified" its no different to playing on a console. The further you stray from this the more tinkering you have to do.
Yes which was my point, popular games that a lot of kids play (Fortnite, COD, etc.) are not easy to get installed and play, especially for those that are not computer literate.
tinkering and troubleshooting PC games are generally a good way to learn how PCs work, so I think that's a good thing.
Even understanding files and folders are becoming rarer according to educators, as most smart devices / cloud services are search-based.
Even understanding files and folders are becoming rarer according to educators, as most smart devices / cloud services are search-based.
For a gaming PC, I'd just me eyes peeled on HotUKDeals for something in your budget. Then read the comments to see if it's actually good quality and value.
Like there's one right now rated nearly 1,000° (very popular) for £720. From CostCo.
People in the comments are saying this is a better deal, which it probably is (newer motherboard platform for future upgradability) but it doesn't have Windows. Though you may not trust 'Palicomp' compared to a brand name like CostCo.
Like there's one right now rated nearly 1,000° (very popular) for £720. From CostCo.
People in the comments are saying this is a better deal, which it probably is (newer motherboard platform for future upgradability) but it doesn't have Windows. Though you may not trust 'Palicomp' compared to a brand name like CostCo.
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Another tradeoff for the Palicomp is its choice of SSD. SATA3 with only 480GB, vs an NVME drive with 1TB. Given the size of a lot of current games - especially the big online multiplayer stuff a 13 year old might play - that's legitimately a consideration to bear in mind
True. The techie in me says to go for AM5, but for the average person the CostCo one will be the better out-of-the-box experience with Windows + bigger SSD (probably why it's so hot). Plus, the white build + RGB looks neat.
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I know the source is the torygraph but still
At the same time they're planning to try and raise bills by 45%!
At the same time they're planning to try and raise bills by 45%!
I know the source is the torygraph but still
At the same time they're planning to try and raise bills by 45%!
well yeah, have you not seen how much they owe?!
There was an article about water companies paying out dividends a few months ago… from memory basically 10p out of every £1 paid from bills gets paid out in dividends.I know the source is the torygraph but still
At the same time they're planning to try and raise bills by 45%!
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I have but then even by privatised companies standards looking for big dividends seems outrageous in the current circumstances.
I'm a fair man, they can raise our bills by £1 for every £1 the shareholders put back in.
That's after they return the first £14bn of course.
That's after they return the first £14bn of course.
Actually really tempted by this Costco one for him, would have looked better in black but looks a decent bit of kit for what he needs
Wondering whether to just do this and for now he can use his tv as a monitor till I sort a better monitor
Certainly for performance it's the more cost effective option. The laptop linked earlier has a 3050 Ti, and while a 4060 isn't much over a 3060, both are a distinct bump over the former card. And of course, that's an upgradeable base to build on
If you're buying an actual PC, you can get a much better system by buying the parts yourself and building it. It's pretty easy to do these days and could be a fun activity. I wouldn't recommend any prebuilt systems or sellers.
Buying the parts yourself also means you can dip into the second hand market. Second hand GPUs are a good option, you can get great deals out there (I have a 3060 Ti I am more than willing to sell for £200 cough cough)
Buying the parts yourself also means you can dip into the second hand market. Second hand GPUs are a good option, you can get great deals out there (I have a 3060 Ti I am more than willing to sell for £200 cough cough)
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If your time is free and if you don't mind dismantling it to send back the single non-functional component if something ever breaks.
For me, the point at which self built was worth it sailed a long time ago.
Building it with your kid if you're confident would be different ofc.
For me, the point at which self built was worth it sailed a long time ago.
Building it with your kid if you're confident would be different ofc.
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I would highly recommend building one if you're interested and want to learn how (and in this case you think your kid might be interested and want to learn)...it's a lot of fun and you learn a ton of stuff...
Imho it's v tough to build something and save a noticeable amount of money, especially once you factor in the windows licence (and delivery costs if you order from multiple vendors).
Imho it's v tough to build something and save a noticeable amount of money, especially once you factor in the windows licence (and delivery costs if you order from multiple vendors).
Camilla, William and Kate receive royal honours
Great news. I'm sure they all worked hard to receive these honours from *checks note* the Royal Family.
Great news. I'm sure they all worked hard to receive these honours from *checks note* the Royal Family.
And another miserable weekend due. Been six months of this, utterly sick of it - usually followed by a random gorgeous day mid-week too.
I now just work most weekends, and do some rescheduling the moment the weather's nice. Only way to stay sane.
feel like we legit just wont see another "normal year" of weather ever again at this point.
have we had a year in the past like...7 years? that didnt have a particularly notable period of weather about it
heatwave summers, crazy snow winters, etc
maybe thats just cos we all notice it and talk about it more now (as if that was possible)
have we had a year in the past like...7 years? that didnt have a particularly notable period of weather about it
heatwave summers, crazy snow winters, etc
maybe thats just cos we all notice it and talk about it more now (as if that was possible)
Yeah I saw that the other day and it was an extremely depressing read, as I have only just started claiming UC and my PIP claim is processing so don't want them taken away before I've even benefitted... but that's only if the Tories win the next election right?!
I mean I hope. My bigger worry is they know they're out come the election and they'll just force a bunch of this stuff through in a mad dash to the finish line. Didn't they recently rush the Rwanda bullshit through and changed the human rights laws to get around the legal issues with it? They're in the burn it all down phase they enter when they know they're out so Labour get a wall of shit they spend months if not years trying to undo. I wouldn't put it past them to try rush it in.
That said, they claimed it would take until 2028 or so, which they shouldn't be in power for anyway realistically, I just don't trust them to not do it in spite and rush it, damaged be damned
I'm expecting them to push more crap like this Rwanda bill that they know won't go anywhere but speaks loud to their base. That way when they're out of power at the end of the year and Labour shitcan whatever absurdities have been foisted upon they'll basically just stand there screeching how Labour don't care about what the people want.