LAX Area Meet (Part II).
10-19-2009, 06:37 PM
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after a while, it will get annoying... esp if it's a daily driver.
ive seen too many of my friends go thru that process...
the irony is that u got a bmw for the comfort tho, so there's no way u'll settle for a beater after that. u'll just end up spending more $ upgrading the suspension and wheels to offset the wheel spin.
it's a money pit once u start down the path to the dark side... lol
ive seen too many of my friends go thru that process...
the irony is that u got a bmw for the comfort tho, so there's no way u'll settle for a beater after that. u'll just end up spending more $ upgrading the suspension and wheels to offset the wheel spin.
it's a money pit once u start down the path to the dark side... lol
10-23-2009, 02:48 PM
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sup rodger.
10-27-2009, 09:02 PM
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that would require actually checking my mail.
I'm quite comfy on my couch right now. I'll get back to ya on the package...
I'm quite comfy on my couch right now. I'll get back to ya on the package...
10-29-2009, 12:16 PM
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Rodger: I got the footwell light, thanks!
I'll crawl my big *** down there this weekend and try to install them.
I'll crawl my big *** down there this weekend and try to install them.
10-29-2009, 12:53 PM
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Not that I know of, this meet has unfortunately dwindled down ever since it was relocated from the Ralphs shopping center. (dont' know why they kicked us out, not like we were causing any trouble 
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10-29-2009, 01:01 PM
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well, it doesn't help that the guy who started this meet lit his RX-8 on fire just so he could get himself a german POS for a car!
10-29-2009, 04:19 PM
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the more things change
ralphs has change their rules for the parking lot.
only their customers are allowed, they started towing away.
others that park there.. the bowling kept telling us for two
weeks, but people still dont listen
only their customers are allowed, they started towing away.
others that park there.. the bowling kept telling us for two
weeks, but people still dont listen
10-30-2009, 11:28 AM
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water cooled i7 quad core cpu
12gb of ddr3 ram
896mb video card
three 10k rpm hard drives in raid 0
1050 watt power supply
all aluminum chassis
x-fi sound card
12gb of ddr3 ram
896mb video card
three 10k rpm hard drives in raid 0
1050 watt power supply
all aluminum chassis
x-fi sound card
10-30-2009, 11:39 AM
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omg!
I've got 8gb of RAm in my newest build and I have that exact same video card.
I went with the AMD Phenom quad core.
Pretty awesome setup you got there.
Windows 7?
I've got 8gb of RAm in my newest build and I have that exact same video card.
I went with the AMD Phenom quad core.
Pretty awesome setup you got there.
Windows 7?
10-30-2009, 12:33 PM
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I was going to do 8gb of ram at first, but then I found out that the LGA 1366 i7 supports triple channel ram. To run triple channel ram if your ram has to be divisible by 3, so it was either 6gb or 12gb. I started with 6gb and then upgraded to 12gb shortly after.
The AMD quad cores are really nice and fast for the price. But the i7 crushes it badly.....
Dollar for dollar, the AMD is a better processor. But if you want the fastest, Intel has the lead right now.
I got a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate from work. Seems okay so far.
The AMD quad cores are really nice and fast for the price. But the i7 crushes it badly.....
Dollar for dollar, the AMD is a better processor. But if you want the fastest, Intel has the lead right now.
I got a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate from work. Seems okay so far.
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10-30-2009, 12:36 PM
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The nice thing about the i7 is that it supports hyper threading on every core. So windows see 8 CPUs!
This is before I got all my memory installed and when I had XP x64 on it.
Notice the 0% load????
This is before I got all my memory installed and when I had XP x64 on it.
Notice the 0% load????
10-30-2009, 12:45 PM
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VERY nice.
that's a HUGE power supply though! I'm wondering if my current PS can run dual 260's. I'm thinking about getting a 2nd video card in a few months just to see how it runs but don't want to swap out PS.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006
that's a HUGE power supply though! I'm wondering if my current PS can run dual 260's. I'm thinking about getting a 2nd video card in a few months just to see how it runs but don't want to swap out PS.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006
10-30-2009, 12:59 PM
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You'll probably be okay, but I would expect your power supply fan to be running at max pretty much all the time.
This is what I got....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817379009
I had SLI in my last system (dual 8800's) and I have to say I was not impressed. The performance gain was nice, but remember you cannot run dual display with an SLI rig. So I actually needed 3 video cards, which generated a lot of heat.
This is what I got....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817379009
I had SLI in my last system (dual 8800's) and I have to say I was not impressed. The performance gain was nice, but remember you cannot run dual display with an SLI rig. So I actually needed 3 video cards, which generated a lot of heat.
10-30-2009, 01:02 PM
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aw crap, no dual display is a deal breaker.
11-05-2009, 03:35 AM
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RX8 HA HA
after a while, it will get annoying... esp if it's a daily driver.
ive seen too many of my friends go thru that process...
the irony is that u got a bmw for the comfort tho, so there's no way u'll settle for a beater after that. u'll just end up spending more $ upgrading the suspension and wheels to offset the wheel spin.
it's a money pit once u start down the path to the dark side... lol
ive seen too many of my friends go thru that process...
the irony is that u got a bmw for the comfort tho, so there's no way u'll settle for a beater after that. u'll just end up spending more $ upgrading the suspension and wheels to offset the wheel spin.
it's a money pit once u start down the path to the dark side... lol
11-06-2009, 03:11 PM
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Newer drivers do support dual monitors in a dual-sli configuration.
http://www.slizone.com/object/sli_mu...ml#confoptions
Although I've herd it's a tad wonky to deal with.
http://www.slizone.com/object/sli_mu...ml#confoptions
Although I've herd it's a tad wonky to deal with.
11-07-2009, 12:33 AM
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Newer drivers do support dual monitors in a dual-sli configuration.
http://www.slizone.com/object/sli_mu...ml#confoptions
Although I've herd it's a tad wonky to deal with.
http://www.slizone.com/object/sli_mu...ml#confoptions
Although I've herd it's a tad wonky to deal with.
They'll get the drivers right eventually, but I suspect we still have a while.