What is new in your little world?

[Whiskey 7]

I remember going to car show so long ago it was free entry and they gave out so any brochures you'd want. In those days they'd let you actually sit in the cars and yes even the super-cars.

In contrast today, they want you to pay to enter, don't touch the cars and if you ask for a brochure they say you will find out all you need to know on the internet

[PhoeniX]

Went to the Toronto Autoshow. Found Krackus' GTI.

They definitely ruined that car :/.

[obsidian]

Ordered one of these...



Should be here next week.

27", 2560 x 1440, IPS, 144Hz. Only downside is that it uses Freesync instead of G-Sync, but I guess I'm not likely to notice as long as my GPU can keep pushing +60fps. There is an Acer with similar specs w/ G-Sync, but it's an Acer and reviews says poor build quality.

[scared?]

Do u have an ati card at least motherfucker?...

[Whiskey 7]

Googles freesync AND G-Sync differences ....

[shaft]

Why wouldn't you just order the GSYNC variant instead? GSYNC is awesome...really foolish to pass it up with that 970 you just bought. Its the PG279Q

[YourGrandpa]

I picked up some parts for my AK pistol

[shaft]

[YourGrandpa]

You've went overboard on your Glock.

[shaft]

I found someone who could effortlessly outfit any handgun with the latest marine electronics.

[Silicone_Milk]

For resin models I'd recommend using non-sulphur based chavant plasteline. You can get insane detail with it and it never dries out, it's quite costly but then it's reusable. It comes in different hardnesses, it's really nice to smooth detail with IPA and the warmer it is the softer it is. You can even pour it if you warm it up in a saucepan or a batik pot (though the fumes smell ass). When toymakers make their resin figures they start with plasteline and then mould it and recast it in tooling wax to get finer detail and then finally remould the wax one for the resin castings.

Post pics!

This is a great forum by the way: http://www.statueforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=168 http://www.statueforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=40

Thanks, Phantasmagoria, I'll look in to chavant plasteline once I exhaust my current supply of clay. That forum is a good resource too



Just came back from a trip to London and Berlin. I was in London for two days before heading over to Berlin for a week for the Cisco Live event. I'll never go to London willingly again; it's dull, dirty, and way too crowded. I happened to be there at the right time for the Chinese New Year festival happening near the Leicester Square area which was pretty cool.
Berlin was fantastic and I look forward to going back next year. My hotel was two blocks from Checkpoint Charlie, and I had time to check out the East Side Gallery, Topography of Terror, and Raw Temple/Neue Heimat. Coincidentally, I came in to Berlin the same day the president of Israel came in so a lot of streets were closed off and, apparently, the annual International Film Festival was going on that week.

[YourGrandpa]

I found someone who could effortlessly outfit any handgun with the latest marine electronics.

Sounds like you've gone full retard.

[obsidian]

Why wouldn't you just order the GSYNC variant instead? GSYNC is awesome...really foolish to pass it up with that 970 you just bought. Its the PG279Q

That one is not IPS. I can't work with TN panels so that's an immediate 'no'. So it's a tradeoff, but I'll take IPS over G-Sync.

If there's a better recommendation, I still have a 30-day return policy to work with.

[shaft]

Why wouldn't you just order the GSYNC variant instead? GSYNC is awesome...really foolish to pass it up with that 970 you just bought. Its the PG279Q

That one is not IPS. I can't work with TN panels so that's an immediate 'no'. So it's a tradeoff, but I'll take IPS over G-Sync.

If there's a better recommendation, I still have a 30-day return policy to work with.

It is IPS. They have both a TN and IPS variant with GSYNC.

I have the old TN swift. The IPS one is fairly new.

PG279Q IPS
PG278Q TN

[obsidian]

Oh wow, you're right. I looked it up but it's twice the price! WTF?

[shaft]

Probably because it's just released, and you pay $100 nvidia tax for the GYSNC module.

[obsidian]

I'll look into it, check reviews, and shop around for a better price. I wouldn't want to pay a huge premium just for G-Sync, $150 or less is acceptable.

[ToxicBug]

You want to have some sort of variable refresh rate, that's for sure.

[Captain]

I want to try G-SYNC but I've heard they have some horrible quality control issues with the ROGs, I'll wait a year or two for things to stabilize. Not ready to replace my 1440p ASUS yet anyways.

[ToxicBug]

I want to try G-SYNC but I've heard they have some horrible quality control issues with the ROGs, I'll wait a year or two for things to stabilize. Not ready to replace my 1440p ASUS yet anyways.

There were quality control issues for a few months on the PG278Q from July to October 2014 from what I can remember. I bought mine in November 2014 and all three were fine. I did make sure that it was a new batch by comparing serial numbers posted on overclock.net.

If you're gonna wait, you might be waiting for a very long time.

PG278Q
PG279Q

Or just get it locally.

[YourGrandpa]

Before:
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After:
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[xer0s]

We care...

[Ryoki]

Wonder what kind of reactions gramps is looking for.

Maybe constructive ones, a bit like so: shame you got rid of the wood gramps, now the grimy Soviet look and feel of a classic gun has been replaced by parts that seem to have been pilfered from defective 90's era M16's, creating an ugly hybrid noone with any sense of decency & fashion would want to get shot by.

[ToxicBug]

I like it, especially the flash suppressor. How many rounds does that mag hold?

[YourGrandpa]

Just ignore Gybloki, he's eternally butt-hurt... That's a 30 round mag.