Quote from mutt107 :

can i get that built for me? cause that with a brand new monitor would be great

Newegg is the cheapest site in the US to get this stuff from, you could order the parts and have a friend come over and help you put it together (Make sure that friend actually knows what he/she is doing though )

Quote from mutt107 :

ok guys can you give me a simple yes or no answer on this cpu.. without water cooling.
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Infinity_SLI_GS/
or if you have any other cpu that is a better price than this and better tell me please.

Cyberpowerpc is the last site you would want to order from.

Here is a newegg build-
DFI Bloodiron motherboard- $114.99
Intel E8400 CPU- $194.99
2GB G-Skill DDR2 800 Memory- $44.99
Seagate 250GB Hard Disk- $79.99
Rosewill 550W Power Supply Unit- $64.99
Cooler Master Centurion 590 Case- $59.99
Samsung SATA DVD Burner- $29.99
EVGA E-GeForce 9600GT Graphics card- $149.99
Acer 19" Widescreen Monitor- $179.99

Total cost without monitor- $739.92 (Plus shipping costs)
Total cost with monitor- $919.91 (Plus shipping costs)

If you do build your own computer, Google "How to build a computer" and do the same on Youtube for guides.

Quote from Ball Bearing Turbo :

They might do that, not maybe I'll check and see if you really think the difference would be that significant. According to that link, Intel CPUs that are 2.6GHz are faster than my 3.2GHz AMD?! Good greif. I'll have to check and see what the cost difference would be to get much better performance; there's no sense in spending the same to get a slower chip that performs the same anyway... If I can spend the same or maybe very slightly more to get something significantly better then perhaps I'll do that. Not sure on their policy since the heatsink is installed and the ship will be smeared with thermal paste.

An E8400 @3.0 GHz costs around 190-220 dollars. Any P35/X38/48 board should support it.

These are the games I own in alphabetical order-
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Source
Digital Paintball: Source Alpha 2 (Free)
D.I.P.R.I.P (Free)
Empires 2.12 (Free)
Garry's Mod 9 and 10 (11?)
Half Life
Half Life 2
Half Life 2: Deathmatch
Half Life 2: Episode One
Half Life 2: Episode 2
Half Life 2: Lost Coast
Jailbreak: Source 0.4 (Free)
Mudkip (Free)
Peggle Extreme
Portal
SMOD: Tactical (Free)
Team Fortress 2
TrackMania Nations Forever (Free)

Well, since there has yet to be a thread made on it, here it is. The 92nd Indy 500 is almost here! Discuss what you think may happen during the race, who might win, and any other intrests. I'm going out of town, so I won't be posting again till Monday.

Quote from scoobyrbac :

According to the ratings

Performance *****
Portability *
Battery *
Noise ****


That doesnt look like a good setup to me..unless you are constantly going to have it plugged in and NOT moving it around..

how much is 5.3Kg in LBS?

Around 15 pounds I think. Beats the purpose of portability

I won't be able to attend this practice session as I am heading out of town. Also, the PDF sheet has yet to be updated, I haven't seen mine or other's practice session counts updated.

Quote from Jakg :

Jack's Picture

Hehe, big mouth IRL=/= big mouth on forums?

Quote from Crashgate3 :

That said, I've been parked up resting my chin on my wheel after a race when someone's hit me causing the force-feedback to nearly dislocate my jaw...

I've had similar things happen to me. When I stop on the track (out of everyone's way mind you), I loosen my grip on my wheel and rest a hand or two on it. Someones hits me, the wheel snaps around an almost breaks my finger. I say what happened, and the stupid idiots keep crashing anyone including me. They keep doing it knowing they can physically injure someone, they don't give a rats ass. I either turn my FF off after races or spectate now. But this kind of thing needs to stop one way or another. Happens on ANY server, including CTRA and others with rules that say you can't pull shit like this.

If you really need a microphone, they're not that expensive to buy. If you can, just go to your local electronics store or any store that sells microphones and pick one up.

They look nice! Will definately have one in my sig when they are up and working.

Is the video nearer to completion yet?

When will the pdf sheet for drivers be updated? I'd like to know if that pracitce session I participated in even counted towards my two sessions.

And just compare those images to this-



Massive difference I see there, and that's an understatement.

Pretty much anything, mainly F1, NASCAR and ALMS.

R.I.P, replaceable LFS driver

Quote from blackbird04217 :

It wouldn't add more realism to the game, it actually would take away because there will be lag when shifting, which I just realized was already typed! I don't know about earlier versions, but that would be why, go play rFactor (I think has this animation with their drivers), which totally sucks because when you shift the car there is a giant lag between the time the animation starts and stops... Shift multiple times and it can get bigger.

-1 as this suggestion will always be -1 from me!

Lets make this simulation more realistic physically rather than "visually".

It's not rFactor that does that.

Nice skin, now to get Niko to post pics of my car and his.

1. My room is always a mess.
2. I am f'ing skinny.
3. I am 185 cm tall.
4. I never get off the computer.
5. I need a job.

This may seem dumb, but which DVI port is your monitor connected to? Make sure it's connected to port 1, and make sure it's snug on both your monitor and card.

Quote from Jakg :

BTW - There is no "low power light" (that i'm aware of) - the only thing on the card that will show you anything besides the port on the back is the onboard speaker (on all 8800/9800 cards iirc) that shrieks when you don't put all the power plugs in.

This also applies if everything is plugged in to the card, but it's simply not getting enough amperage. Ball, I'd suggest finding a new PSU if you want to keep your 8800/9800.

Your Score Summary

Overall, you scored as follows:



66% scored higher (more stupid),
4% scored the same, and
30% scored lower (less stupid).

You are 30% stupid. This means...

You are kinda' smart. Many have done better, but you did much better than half the other test-takers! Good for you.

Quote from Blaeza :

I'd love to grab $Bill Gates by his scrawny neck and slam into a huge pile of broken bottles for the distress he's caused people by not putting 2 little blocks of foam in the correct place.

When in doubt, blame Bill Gates. He's retired from Microsoft.

Man, i'd kill to be able to go to this.

Laptop GPU's are near impossible to change, and if you can, it's even closer to impossible to find a replacement. You should be able to send the laptop back in for a refund since you just got it.