XFX 8800 ultra XXX paperweight

Did you know the super quick, in it’s day, XFX 8800 ultra XXX make for a great paperweight?
It did make for a better graphics card but unfortunately a combination of heat and dust means mine is now no better than a very expensive brick.
The lesson here is overclocking plus a dusty room, I’m decorating, equals [...]

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Good customer service costs little, but can cost a lot

So as part of my getting fit I recently purchased a polar heart monitor/sports watch from dolphinfitness.co.uk
The price was pretty much the same across most sites, but theirs looked good, the contact numbers were all there and the usual t&c’s/pp looked genuine enough so I went ahead.
The online order went smoothly enough and an order [...]

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