Another question, would it be better just to get a core 2 duo, and keep my old motherboard?

I have a 192 piece craftsmen toolset. It has allen wrenches, 1/4in, 3/8in, and 1/2in sockets (some deep, some 12pt, etc), and regular wrenches all both metric and SAE. Even though 90% of cars use completely metric (and I found out that all the bolts on my car are actually metric). And my other tools are a breaker bar, socket converters (1/2in to 3/8in, 3/8in to 1/4in, etc), a torque wrench, and a good ole can of penetrating lubricant. And I also have a multimeter, but I've had that for a while for other electronics uses. I also have jackstands. My car hasn't thrown any service engine soon lights for the whole time that it's been my responsibility (when it was my parents it had a few problems). As soon as it does i'll be getting a code reader, though. Although if you go to most auto parts stores, they will connect a code scanner for you for so that you can see any codes that your engine is throwing. IDK if it's free to do that though.

Quote from Velociround :

when he was beating the cat?

Is that some sort of euphemism for masturbation?

Anyway, I don't suppose anyone in favor of animal rights eats meat...

My current motherboard and processor is a dual core pentium (E2180), at 1132MHz FSB, 10x (locked) multiplier, on an Asus P5N-E sli. 2.83GHz stable. I tried running at 1200MHz FSB, but it was unstable, and wouldn't even load windows. I know that it's possible to get more out of this processor. So, the two factors that I think are limiting me is either the northbridge, or cooling issues. Or possible cooling of the northbridge. Would getting a better motherboard possibly allow me to overclock even more? I was thinking of the Asus p5q:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ ... aspx?Item=N82E16813131335

Of course, that board doesn't support SLI if I were to upgrade to SLI in the future. Which brings me to my next problem, which is what is the bottleneck causing my FPS to be low in GTA4. Is it the processor, or the video card? If it's the video card that is limiting me, then maybe I should not bother with a different motherboard, and just get a new video card. So many different paths I could take with this.

Well, I really don't suggest you chain three amplifiers together in the way that you are doing so. Everything will probably be fine, but any sort of loud volumes and something is probably going to overheat IMO.

I have one question for you, do you mean distortion? Interference is when a signal un-intentionally is recieved by a circuit. Interference can cause distortion, but disortion isn't necessarily from interference.

Quote from Migz :

Edit: Also im not complaining about interference in the smaller cone speakers, nor any interference in the monitor.

Wait, you have the guitar amplifier connected to another amplifier? That's your problem right there! You cannot connect a speaker-level output to a line/phono level input. Same with the speakers on your monitor. That's NOT a speaker level input. It's a line-level input. Also, doesn't the subwoofer have an amplifier built into it? Why would you plug other speakers into the amplifier? Or is it a passive speaker system, so there's an external amplifier somewhere? If that's the case, then what's with all those wires plugged into the back of the amplifier? Oh, and make sure you don't melt a speaker coil. I ran 12W RMS or so through a PC speaker (the kind that makes teh beeps in your computer), and the coil actually melted in one place, and proceeded to short, thereby making the whole thing start smoking. Luckily it had really high impedance to begin with, and the short didn't over-power my amplifier.

Last edited by wheel4hummer, Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:21.

Quote from Zeeall :

Is this a joke? You got two cheap 2.5" paper cone speakers powered by a guitar amplifier and you are complaining about interference?

Took the words right out of my mouth. Aren't guitar amplifiers built to be overdriven on purpose, too? There's a reason it's called a guitar amplifier. The op could probably build a simple NPN amplifier and it'd sound better then the guitar amplifier.

67,000 miles per hour.

Decent little game. It's a bit primitive, but still cool. More realistic the NFS at least. Tire physics seemed to be buggy though. Like, it seems as though you either have full traction or no traction. But meh.

Quote from BlueFlame :

I think she was raped and they just said it was his child. I doubt he has hair on his balls so how can he be shooting live rounds ?

I agree. Meaning there was an adult involved. They should do a DNA test on the child if this isn't a hoax.

Quote from duke_toaster :

Am I the only person that thinks there is a significant chance this is a hoax?

Nope. I agree.

Sounds cool! It always amazes me how creative one must be to just create something with such rhythm from scratch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_Uj1u86lrE <- Simply amazing.

Challenger one wasn't exactly funny. Lets see you die and get blown to bits with a bunch of rocket fuel.

Quote from 5haz :

Who ever said sophisticated meant better?

No-one necessarily. What I said was just a rant about society in general.

A car doesn't make you sophisticated. I hate how people who think that how fast their car is determines how much better they are then you.

Quote from Jakg :

If i'm sideways at 70 i'm pretty much ****ed whatever.

I've been sideways, or at least not straight at that speed. That was back when I hadn't been driving for very long and didn't understand that acting like a ricer and trying to switch lanes really fast isn't a good idea.

I think I've found it on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... V_GAw&feature=channel

Quote from ajp71 :

There are specification sheets and information about most premium fuels available with a quick search.

My search yielded no great detail. Like, no specific chemicals, etc. As long as the fuel meets the ASTM standards, I don't see any large advantage personally. Unless there's clear cut evidence that a specific fuel is better.

EDIT: I filled up my car with gas. 8 Gallons of premium. That means there was 4 gallons of regular gasoline left. Both are winter blends, presumably. So, I'll see if I notice any differences. Usually I average about 22mpg US (26mpg over there in the UK and wherever else uses imperial gallons), and that's 100% city driving. If I do half highway, half city, then I get like 28mpg US or so. I have gotten 36mpg at one point before, but that was literally all highway.

Last edited by wheel4hummer, Sat, 7 Feb 2009 22:56.

Quote from tristancliffe :

and concentrate solely on the other aspects of gasoline and its additives.

Yes, I understand that octane has nothing to do with the quality of the fuel. But it's not like manufactures list the specific additives. How can you be sure that one gasoline is higher quality then another? Without having access to a list of all the additives in the fuel. So, this is really a non-issue.

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

Real men catch the crabs.

Anyway, if your car is supposed to take 87 octane, then put 87 octane in it... If your engine is knocking you have other issues.

Quote from Furiously-Fast :

Lol, I don't get it. It looks like a pimped 240z with a 'GTR' badge.

The fender mounted mirrors are awesome though. You can propel bicyclists using them.

Quote from speed1 :

When did I say I go under the speed limit constantly? I do my best to stick in the flow of traffic. Besides, its when people get on you tail and wont pass despite the fact they can with no issue. Also, what did I say that involved judging a car's speed exactly?

Well, maybe you're going under the speed limit and that's why their tailgating you, but your speedometer may not really be that accurate. I think it's safer just to maybe slow down, and if you press your brakes, only enough to light up the brake lights.