Joe

I'm looking to get a gaming PC, I'm more of a console person myself and I haven't really been into PC gaming since the 2000s. I'm currently on a budget, and I've saved money for a PC. I saw these on ebay and they look alright, I'm not in dire need of running on very high graphics or anything, but I wasn't sure which would be the best since I don't really understand what graphics cards are good or bad, and I also don't know where to get real information on them.

These are the listings:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KILLER-GAMING-PC-V-FAST-...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-FAST-Quad-Core-8GB...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-FAST-Quad-Core-4-0...

I realise they don't come with an OS, but I can sort that out anyway. Which of these PCs is better in terms, or what sort of graphics cards should I be looking for. Also, apologies if this question seems idiotic, I am very unbeknownst to the world of PC gaming.

I'm temping at a job, my first job, and I've noticed they're a bit stingy on breaks. I don't mind working 5 hours straight, but it seems that I'm not entitled to any sort of break. The only break I've been given is 10 minutes on a 6 hour shift, which sounds a bit strange.

Also, my boss has been asking me to 'roll on my hours'. This being that I've only worked part of the last hour of my shift and as all the jobs that need to be done are done, we can leave. However, he keeps telling me that he wants me to work that extra hour another time, which just sounds ludicrous, I'll do extra work out of consideration, but being obligated sounds a bit dodgy.

I'm naive to all this, but it would be nice to hear some legislation e.t.c to throw in their faces if they start abusing my working rights or anything.

Are there any ways to possibly 'relay' a wireless connection? I'm stuck on the very edge of my routers wireless signal, but it drops a lot and makes it very frustrating to use the internet on my computer, and even worse on my games consoles. I can't move my things to another room unfortunately and I'm stuck with this router thanks to Virgin Media.

To note, I have tried changing the channel and trying to optimise the router settings, but it will just drop all connections completely, so it has to stay on its default settings. Also, I live in the UK, so it would more appreciated if you could apply it to that.

Thanks in advance

I am considering buying my little brother a computer for christmas, I don't have the money to spend buying parts and making a PC that way, nor do I have the time. I found this computer on eBay, for what seems like a decent price http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&it...

However, I can't find reviews or anything for it. Will this PC run the more newer games, or would it be best to buy this one instead? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-FAST-Quad-Core-4-0...

The former comes with newer games, so I would assume the computer can run them, however I would like to know what I'm actually getting before I buy one. I haven't got much of a clue with PC gaming, I am more of a console guy (sadly not part of that master race), so hopefully those in the know can give me a few pointers.

Thanks in advance

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I have been (unfortunately) stuck in job seekers for a month now, I have access to a part time course and have just been told I can work 4 hours a week at a local game store.

I just want to know how this will effect my claim, hopefully someone knows a bit about this.

To note: I was told by the JS that my course will be funded and I still get my JSA as I am studying part time (14 hours). And I am aware that I still get my claim if I work less than 16 hours a week.

Help would be appreciated as the JS is closed today.

No beligerant answers please, I haven't chosen to be in this position.

Due to a couple of set back I had to sign up to JSA 2 weeks ago come wednesday, I just have a couple of questions since I don't really understand a lot of this.

1) How long until a payment goes in and how frequently do they go in (is it every week)? I haven't received a payment yet (Luckily I had a bit of money left to get me by).

2) When I have to sign on every 2 weeks, do I just turn up at the job centre or do I have to set an appointment?

3) I lost my JSA booklet thing when I was sorting things out last week, I haven't contacted them about this (procrastination gets the better of me at times), I've noted everything I've been doing down (All my job applications e.t.c), will they be able to give me another?

If anyone could answer these questions that would be much appreciated, no harsh comments or anything though please.

I am trying to lose the last bit of fat on my body and I'm just curious as to how the fat will actually burn and in which order. I do understand quite a bit about nutrition, but it's mainly from just learning through others and myself. I tend to do a lot of exercise, weight training 4 days a week, boxing three, some cardio of a morning.

As a result of all this I've noticed the fat just dropping off my body, to the point where I have only one chin again ^^ However, I still have a gut, which is visible and it has that little bit that 'leans' over my waistline (if that makes sense). I have strong abdominal muscles, and I can feel them through the fat quite prevalently (tensed and untensed) and I've noticed that each day I can feel them more and more.

My question is (finally) that is it my abs getting stronger that I can feel or is it actually my fat wasting away? I eat very little sugar and my diet tends to be mostly poitato, pastas, protein e.t.c. I have been eating at a deficit for the last week, making sure I eat enough to exercise with and trying to keep my metabolism high (mine is naturally quite low), by drinking water in the morning and eating grapefruit. Oh and I'm 18, weighing in at around 13.7st, with a muscular body.

So do I need to alter anything to burn this last bit of fat off or should I just keep going?

(I apologise for the long windedness of the question, I just wanted to give as much info as possible).

I've had my two hobs for around three years now (one white, other black), and they have been pretty fine throughout, I never had them neutered and neither have had any serious problems. Over the last two weeks I noticed bite marks on my white one, which tends to be the case since they always bite each other and I just assume it's typical roughhousing. However, the white one has been seriously aggressive lately, viciously biting my other ferret, dragging him under the bed e.t.c and then I hear him crying. I seperated them in two different cages, but it's becoming a hassle... I assume it's something to do with the spring season coming up, but I am really curious and desperate for an answer here.

Thanks in advance ^^

I got a computer the other day off my old work bud, it has linux and although I have had experience with it, Linux ubuntu 12.04 seems to be a bit meh now. I want to get Windows 7 on here so I can play Morrowind again (would play it on Wine, but there are so many problems with it) and I don't want to have everything be needlessly complicated for me using Linux.

My PC isn't amazing, as I said it was given to me (I'm a poor student, I'll get what I'm given), it has 1GB ram, 2.4Ghz (I think), 32bit and 160GB HDD. So I'm a bit hesitant to delete my OS and put windows on considering how low my specs are. But considering I plan on upgrading, windows 7 being installed would really help me.

So thanks in advance

I just decided to hook my PC up to my TV (34" Panasonic Viera), I'm using a VGA cable and obviously have no sound (and I currently don't have speakers). I've seen VGA to HDMI converters on ebay, I'm assuming that you put the VGA in the back of the computer and then the HDMI into the TV. However, I'm wondering if I will get a sharper image this way as well as sound (since I assume HDMI also provides sound). I'm not to sure on this, but I would like a bit of help on this. Also, my PC is a few years old and doesn't have a HDMI output on the back.

Thanks in advance ^^

I've been struggling with fat for a few years now, I'm not obese and I don't look fat, but I've always managed to maintain a horrible fatty deposit on my belly and somewhat on my chest (my beautiful moobs).

I have tried for a while to shift this and I'm quite a healthy person; Box every other day, weight training every night, eat moderately healthily.

I have been eating healthily for a while now, I rarely eat sugars or high calorie foods (I have the odd little blip now and then), preferring carb rich foods like rice and pasta, fruit instead of sugar, lots of protein rich foods like meat and protein shakes (the latter being for aforementioned weights training).

I don't run or do much cardio exercise apart from 2 hours worth of walking (commuting to college) every day, personally not a big fan of it and where I live isn't exactly suited for that sort of activity. But as I said, boxing and my weights tend to take it out of me anyway.

So, question I'm asking is: Are there any specific exercises I can do to shift the fat? Possibly cutting out all calories? More cardio exercises mayhaps?

Just looking for some places to look into. Thanks in advance

I want to get God of War Saga, which to my knowledge is currently only available in the US. It says it has DLC, which I think may be for the two PSP HD games, and a PS+ 30 day subscription. So I'm wondering if I could get all this if on my PS3, which is a PAL UK console. I've heard lots of conflicting opinions on this, so I would like to know the actual facts.

I am a big fan of JRPG's and I am probably going to get the game regardless at one point, but I'm not sure if to get it whilst my local game shop has it in stock for £15.

Really I just wanted to know what kind of themes the story has, like is it really upbeat or does it have some legit drama. I was looking for something along the lines of Xenoblade or Lost Odyssey in terms of story. From what I've seen the gameplay looks like it's action based combat system, but I'm worried as I don't want to play anything with a similar battle system as Eternal Sonata again (Same company, or sister companies from what I have seen).

Also, is Tales of Graces F good? I enjoyed Vesperia and Symphonia but I didn't enjoy much of the PSP games and I only somewhat enjoyed Abyss. Just want to know.

I'm looking for something cool to watch, I'm watching a lot of this season's animes so don't suggest them please.

I've only recently got into anime, so I've mainly gone for the main ones (all of which are here http://myanimelist.net/profile/TitanBazookaVII). But nothing is really tickling my fancy.

I'm after something like Steins;Gate, Death Note in terms of intrigue, mystery, how clever it is and just to be an anime I can't get enough of.

or

Something like FMA/B, so something maybe with a good premise but with cool characters and just a lot of adventure to it.

Oh and no copy and paster lists please, they just get ignored, since it would take me longer to look through it than watching the anime.

Thanks in advance ^-^

The console itself:

Xbox 360 HDMI console (the white premium one they brought back in 08/09 I think)

Was previously refurbished after getting RROD, bought it off ebay (which I now regret).

Always kept well ventilated, power brick nice and high in a suitable place.

Basically, I was playing my xbox 360 and I noticed loads of weird lines across the screen, originally I thought it was one game, but it ended up happening whenever I played any games. Never happened on the menu, even when I pressed the home menu it was clear, whereas the game would be riddled with these little lines going vertically down the screen.

I thought this was going to be a problem, so one day I decided to take the AV connection out whilst they Xbox was giving me all these lines. After that the console went off, gave me 1 red light and the E74 error.

I checked the AV cable, by trying a different one aswell as checking with a HDMI, but I still get one red light.

If I don't connect any video leads to the system I get no lights at all, but when I plug them back in I get 1 red light again.

Tried all the stadard solutions -unplug everything, reconnect harddrive, e.t.c-

I can't phone up XBOX, as 1) it's been opened and 2) it's most likely out of warranty anyway

So has anyone got some solutions to this, it's starting to bug me that it's not working, since I just want to get rid of the system now and buy more games for my PS3 or Wii.

Thanks in advance

Just wondering which one I should get, they are both the same price and look like pretty fun fighting games. So which one should I get? (Can't get it for the 360, due to mine breaking last night, go figure).

I'm not too into SSF4, due to how sluggish and backwards the game is, is SFxT more competent as a fighter at all?

I'm usually pretty good at spotting fakes, but I have had a problem with one I bought recently.

Ok, I bought Radiant Historia (The re-release version) from an american seller. I know that the game didn't come out in the UK, so I was hesitant buying the game since the fake copies are usually done in NTSC/US boxes. However, I just decided to buy it since I knew I wouldn't be able to get it at all in the future.

Everything looks legit on the box and even the manual looks legit, despite not having any US DS games to compare it to. However, I did notice that the sticker on the cartridge is slightly off, not terribly like on most counterfeits, but it is somewhat noticeable.

I heard this is usually a dead giveaway, but could this happen on legit carts aswell?

I started a trial for zune the other week, not thinking it would start charging me after it ended and just stop, but I got charged.

So what does £8.99 actually get me, I looked on the zune thing and all the movies and stuff cost points still, so what the hell does £8.99 do?

I am bored of playing the same people online on my PS3 and 360, so looking on here for some more.

I like to talk on games and I try to be a strategic gamer, or just random talking, anything is better than silence.

My 360 GT: DARTHBAGEL1990

PS3 : Bagelsaurus

I havea few games that I play online liek Uncharted 3, Payday, Dark Souls, Blazblue, Borderlands and LBP2 on my PS3.

On my 360 I only have a few online games, like MW2, RDR, Saints Row 3, Left 4 Dead 2, Gears, Halo 3 and Dungeon Siege 3. I mostly play co-op on those games if anyone is interested.

So yeah ^-^

I've just finished watching FMA: Brotherhood, so i'm craving a new anime.

I'm into a lot of genres, but it's mainly the ones with special powers, fantasy stuff e.t.c I like. I'm also not a big fan of shows like naruto and bleach, or excessive use of fan service (Cough Cough Highschool of the dead).

Here are the latests anime's i've watched, that I enjoyed:

Steins;Gate

Death Note

FMA & Brotherhood

Ao no exorcist

So can anyone use that to kind of give me a suggestion of something I may watch, before I resort to re-runs of death note....

Oh and please, no massive lists that have been copied from Myanimelist.com

Thanks in advance ^-^