Quote from harjun :

the can...and i'm probably more cleverer than all of you, i got to the 4th best school in the whole of england...Haberdashers Aske's Boy's School... and i got i

Yikes! I think your parents should ask for their money back!

Is it ''Overkill - Black line''?

Yay! Thanks

Lets see what you can come up with for this...

Well here is all the advice you will EVER need...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN0AIe8dU6I

Enjoy..

Quote from The Moose :

I really don't have a clue tbh. You're completely wasting your time now.

Superglue:banghead: I ask you. Whatever next? I hear porridge is a good substitute for thermal paste though, he could give that a go. It's got to be of a really thick consistency and must be applied whilst still hot.

Failing that I've heard you can get great results with Blu-Tack..

Hang on a second. A few days ago you weren't getting a new PC at all, with the SLIM chance of getting one if you do well in your KS3 exams. Now you have a quad core system on order?

Also, if you can't understand the difference between a specialised thermal paste and superglue do you really think you should be messing with your machine at all? Methinks not. Then again, this thread has made me laugh out loud so perhaps we should just leave you to it.

For goodness sake, give it up Harjun!

BTW, it seems that Halfords have cut the prices of motherboards and cooling systems in their sale....

I'm sure your friend would be proud of the respect, maturity and dignity you have shown for him following his death. Try to remember the good times, have a drink for him and go on with your life as he would want you too..
I'm not particulary religious, but I feel this sums up a lot.:-

One night I had a dream--
I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord
and across the sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints,
one belonged to me and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that many times along the path of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest
and saddest times in my life.
This really bothered me and I questioned the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,
you would walk with me all the way,
but I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life
there is only one set of footprints.
"I don't understand why in times when I needed you most,
you should leave me."
The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child,
I love you and I would never, never leave you
during your times of trial and suffering.
"When you saw only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."

Just follow the advice in the thread and give up the ridiculous overclocking attempts. If you break your laptop you won't get to play LFS at ALL!

Also, what do you think the chances of getting a new desktop from your parents will be if you break the laptop you already have through pure stupidity?

EDIT:- Too slow lol!

Quote from h3adbang3r :

Seems like nobody is going to post a pic, so I will.

''Lewis may have grown his hair and dressed in casual clothes to blend in, but Fernando wasn't fooled that easily..''

Quote from ajp71 :

Oh nice something to think about, thanks Jakg. AFAIK all I'd need to add onto that would be a hard drive and OS and I'd be away?

One little detail though which website is that?

Hi there,

The site is www.overclockers.co.uk.. I highly recommend them.

''Following this incident Salvador Dali was fired from the Honda design team..''

It seems like the best thing to do is to at least wait until SP1 before taking the vista plunge. I am running a dual boot with XP and Vista, but still do all of my gaming on XP. This will probably change when I get hold of a DX10 card though..

Quote from h3adbang3r :

"That's it, im switching to Bridgestones."

Winner!

Oh bugger! Only entered the thread recently, didn't bother opening attachments for the other 60 odd pages...
Oh well, I suppose you could just re-hash the winning quote from last time then.

Quote from ATC Quicksilver :

Winner

Woohoo! Ok, lets see what you can come up with for this...

I was looking at getting a 360, but after looking at release schedules I felt the money would be better used to upgrade my pc. Roll on Crysis! (The fact that my G25 is useless on 360 was a major factor too).

Quote from pik_d :

Yeah, it does seem really really sensative. I havn't figured out how to tone that down. What gamepad were you using?

Origamiboy,

Would you guess that the FFB is bad to someone who hasn't used another wheel? Would it be worth the price to bank on the fact that it'll seem great simply because I haven't used a G25?

I'm almost content to not have a wheel for Forza2, it's really not the reason I want one. But at the same time it seems like a waste to get a wheel that only one of these two games can use. I have a feeling I'll have buyers remorse whenever I want to play Forza2.

If you have not used a FF wheel before, then the chances are you will be impressed to an extent. However, if I were you I'd test it out myself in the store/at a friends before buying.

Also, the only game in which there will be a real benefit is forza 2 at the moment, and it seems that there are no serious 'sims' due out in the near future for the 360, besides the likes of PGR4, which is pure arcade. I remember that TDU was promised a FF patch that never arrived.

Finally, if you do buy the 360 wheel, DO NOT have a go on a DFP/Momo/Sidewinder etc or else the buyers remorse will really kick in!

Quote from callmebob :

is there any way i can send in a money order or somthing? at least thats if i can get the money lol

Its possible, but to save hassle it would make more sense to get someone to pay on their credit card and you give them the cash.

Quote from glyphon :

i've got the MS wheel in addition to a g25. while the build quality isn't the same as the g25, it isn't bad either...about on par with other logitech wheels i've either owned (df ex), or used (dfp, momo). FFB on it is more than adequate at well.

but apparently YMMV

I respect your opinion. What really annoyed me is that I have owned an old MS Sidewinder wheel before I got my G25. That wheel had none of the build quality issues that the 360 one does (just look up 'steering column slop' in youtube), and the force feedback was much stronger and more refined. Indeed, it is still in good working order now, only poor driver support from MS caused me to switch to G25.

Now, if MS could make an excellent wheel like the Sidewinder why could they not produce a new wheel to at least as good a standard? IMHO the quality has taken a dramatic step backwards.

To add insult to injury, the price really is ludicrous, when you consider that a momo or dfp can be obtained for at least £30 less than the £90 retail price.

Also, check out AutoSimSports review. It raises most of the points I have. I honestly cannot recommend this wheel to a prospective buyer, and I am not the type to bash a product unnecessarily.

Well its good to hear that you're (technically) ok. Hope you get over the fever soon.

Look after yourself.

Personally I wouldn't bother with the MS wheel. I have owned one. The build quality is shocking, the force feedback is weak, and the price is extorsionate. However, if you want a FF 360 wheel its your only choice.

Also, don't hold out much hope for Vista drivers for it, those have been rumoured to be released for an age now..

Or you could just do what several elderly drivers did to me today.

Forget the indicators altogether, travel at 20mph below the limit, then brake when you see another car approach on the other side of the road.

Then, takethe right hand lane into a roundabout knowing full well that you will cut me up when you get to your exit. Oh yes, and pull over at random when you see something at the side of the road to gawp at. Not to mention travelling in a bloody convoy, thus preventing any hope of an overtaking manouvre!

Sorry, had a bad journey home this evening, needed to get that off my chest.

God, you could tell it was a Bank Holiday..

Tsunami Bomb - El Diablo?

''Even on top of the podium, Felipe was much shorter than his imaginary friend...''