Posts by crimsonstag84

nimblesurfer17 said:No, Hamilton is to blame because he didn't leave enough room in the corner for Webber to make the pass... though, I am curious, did Hamilton say anything after the race was over? 🤷
And yeah, you really have to account for the "mental state" and the sheer personality of the drivers you're battling against... that's honestly one of the most critical factors. It's just not the same experience when you're squaring off against Jenson Button or Felipe Massa versus facing off against Grandpa or Webber. Lewis really should have picked up on those personality traits by now—he would have realized that this move might fly with most of the current Formula 1 grid, but certainly not with Webber, especially not with him in his current position... it's like that old saying, "don't pick a fight with a bull." 😁 The real crux of this whole thing is that Webber isn't "crazy" in the sense that he's pulling stunts like Schumacher against Jacques Villeneuve; rather, he's "crazy" because he refuses to play it safe or back down where other drivers might flinch when faced with the presence of someone like Hamilton, Alonso, or Sebastian Vettel.

http://www.formula1.com/news/intervi...0/9/11325.html

stormybadger8 said:And then suddenly, I'm the one being biased. 😕 ???????????

Alright, here’s the cold, hard truth about that Vettel-Webber mess in Turkey, and honestly, it kills me to even say it.

Sebastian Vettel seriously messed up in Turkey, and it’s going to cost him the title. But look, it wasn't just his fault—he isn't the sole reason for that crash, regardless of who was talking trash. He was barely ahead of Mark Webber, like, almost half a car length ahead, and Webber was shoving him the entire time. Vettel jerked to the side and his rear tire clipped the front of Webber's car. That part? Yeah, that's on him. But honestly, it's not even that massive of an error. Both guys are equally to blame here. The kid didn't exactly have a choice but to turn into the corner; he couldn't just keep going straight or literally stop dead on the track, for God's sake.

Sebastian Vettel’s massive, unforgivable mistake happened away from the track and away from the car. That whole thing where he was waving his hands around and gesturing like Mark Webber had lost his mind? That’s his biggest blunder of the season. It’s costing him more than anything else, and honestly, it’s the one thing I actually hold against him—and I'm pretty sure the entire team does, too.
Between that mistake and the way journalists, parts of his own team, and random people on the forums all jumped him, everyone’s acting like he’s the villain just because of the backlash. It’s like they’re blaming him for the hate he's taking rather than actually looking at how he was driving on track.

Look, regarding that Webber-Hamilton situation, Gil, there’s no debate for me. It's on Hamilton. He was in a spot almost identical to Vettel's, but just watch the footage. Hamilton is the one forcing Webber off the track. He left enough room for a bicycle to squeeze through, maybe, but definitely not a Formula 1 car. There was enough space on the right side for two semi-trucks to pass.🙄 Webber had it in his grasp.
And he just flies right off the track.
B. kočiti is acting like a total idiot.
Just take a normal line through the corner and slam right into Hamilton.

Mark Webber went with option C, and honestly, he made the right call. Webber didn't flinch for a single second—he didn't move an inch toward Lewis Hamilton. It was Hamilton who slammed right into him because he was the one forcing the issue, trying to squeeze Webber off the track. Webber just held his line.☕
Hamilton is totally on himself here. He’s the one who dragged both of them into this mess, so there isn't even a debate. We all know who's at fault, plain and simple. If the roles were reversed and it was Webber, he would have been slapped with a penalty mid-race or right after it finished. The fact that he wasn't tells you everything you need to know about why this happened.☕

Look at you being all "objective" all of a sudden.

Webber was stuck in Hamilton's blind spot, so the poor guy didn't see him coming. Honestly, Hamilton is the one who swerved hard left—and he went all the way. He’s lucky he didn't rip the steering wheel right off.🤣 So he slams into Webber and suddenly it's all Webber's fault in your book? Typical.

Webber was also in the blind spot, Joshua Newman2, exactly the same way. And how can you even be sure Vettel saw him? In this case, Vettel swerves right into Webber—so according to you, it's all Vettel's fault.

Here’s the difference between those two incidents:

Hamilton-Vettel:
1. Hamilton is the one pushing Webber off the track, while Vettel is the one being pushed out.🙏 2. Both hit Webber. The only real difference is one swerves left and the other swerves right, but if that's such a massive distinction to you, then whatever.

Webber:
1. In one instance, he's the guy pushing someone else off; in the other, he's the victim getting shoved wide.
2. In both cases, he just hammers the throttle, holds his line, and refuses to budge an inch.

So basically, in your book, every racing incident has one single culprit: the guy being pushed off. Meanwhile, the stubborn mule doing the pushing won't back down or head to the pub to grab a beer. Shameful.🙏 🤣



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFAAD_ZP1TU

Please, do me a favor and explain exactly how Hamilton isn't at fault while Webber is. I'm dying to know so I can learn how to be just as "super objective" as you.🙏

Could a bike make it through? 😕
If you watch the footage, Mark Webber is basically on one wheel on the curb, and he just hits the turn so fast that he nudges Hamilton—you can actually see it on Webber's onboard camera... 🤷

I guess I’m three times more careful when I’m playing on a public server and someone tries to overtake me (where there's no championship and everyone is just racing like a swarm of headless flies) than Webber was. 😛

Casey Long2 said:I think you're still stuck in my head 🤣

Don't sweat the oversight; you could probably just claim it was getting 😁late late at night

It's already late, I guess I can just blame exhaustion 😁

OFF: Just wrapped up a league race on rFactor—my first win! Did 34 laps around Los Angeles 🙂

Casey Long2 said:The cheapest way to go about this upgrade would probably be:
1 x Intel Core 2 Duo processor, LGA 1366, BOX, 2MB cache, 65W
1 x Asrock M3A UCC - NVIDIA SLI, Intel ICH10, ATX, FSB 1000
1 x DDR3 2048MB ( 2GB ) Kingmax, 1333MHz, CL9, FLFE85F-B8EE9

Total: $387

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I guess I also overlooked an extra 2k 😁

urbanmoose10 said:The Intel Pentium 4 is honestly a nightmare, and that ASUS board is probably just as bad lol

That setup isn't going to work; you're on an old socket. You should probably just grab this instead:

1 x Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, socket AM3, BOX, 2MB cache, 65W
1 x Asrock M3A UCC - NVIDIA SLI, Intel ICH series, ATX, FSB 1000
1 x DDR3 2048MB ( 2GB ) Kingmax, 1333MHz, CL9, FLFE85F-B8EE9

$387

Unfortunately, you can't even reuse your RAM since it's DDR1 :/
Maybe try selling all that old gear; you might get maybe $300-$133 😉

Why all the sudden hate for Lewis Hamilton? 😕
He just used a tiny bit of space in Virginia and was already almost entirely ahead of the car, still hugging the outside line, then Mark Webber just charges straight into the corner without thinking and takes out Lewis Hamilton. Now suddenly Lewis made a stupid move? 😵 👎

P.S. I don't get how he went from being only 0.2 or 0.3 seconds behind Fernando Alonso to being 1.5 seconds back in just one lap... 😲

Michael Lee4 said:Who exactly are you trying to lecture on basic physics? 😁 I’m just wondering where Mark Webber would’ve ended up with that line and that braking point if Hamilton hadn't been there to hit him...

And now people are laughing because Lewis Hamilton is some "spoiled brat." 🤦 Fuck, the guy gets overtaken, and Webber had absolutely zero fucking chance given his trajectory and braking—he was destined to hit him. Now he's the spoiled brat just because he lost his cool for a valid reason.

What kind of brains are running this forum? 🤦

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cosmicfox31 said:HD 4830+
Corsair+
DDR2 2GB

$380.If that's too much, maybe just grab 1GB of RAM.

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I’d probably just go with 1GB, since it doesn't seem worth overinvesting, and you'll at least get that dual-channel setup working.😉

Anthony Ramos6 said:I thought you were looking to pick up a GeForce GTX 460 😁
around $167 bucks, but it might be tough to find anything decent at that price point. Maybe check this out: http://www.newegg.com/p/product_info.php?c...oducts_id=7582

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Not really 😁

That card uses slow DDR2 memory. Having 1GB doesn't really help much there; it just makes it more expensive without any real benefit since the GPU can't actually take advantage of it...
Something like this would probably be a better bet:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/details/gr...e1700mhz/29950

Though, if you're actually trying to get serious about gaming, I guess you should look for a used 9800GT/8800GTS or maybe an HD 4830/4850 😉

darkowl72 said:not quite... we're talking about Canada here... genelec.ba

🤦 myself 😁

Thomas Martin4 said:If you grab that Silverstone 400W unit, it should be plenty for pretty much any GPU. Since you aren't planning on running top-tier hardware, those 400W will definitely cut it. Even if you decide to throw in a 5850 or a GTX 460, it would probably run without any issues...

Actually, the Silverstone is listed at 500W over at ADM, and Silverpower has a 400W version available at Links😉

Nathan Scott95 said:I was wondering, what's currently the most powerful NVIDIA card on the market?

GeForce GTX 480☕>

boldwolf21 said:If I could ask one more thing—would there be a noticeable jump in games? For instance, Need for Speed: Shift runs okay now, but it stutters, and it's the same with Grid and Battlefield: Bad Company 2.... thanks

I think the decision has been made

http://www.bestbuy.com/item/...kl=051.803.661

There will be an upgrade, but maybe nothing massive. This card is just slightly better than a 9600GT. Since you're on a 7600GT, it's definitely an improvement, but I wouldn't expect things to suddenly fly on medium-high settings😉

Need for Speed: Shift and BBC Two aren't exactly light titles when it comes to requirements😁
For example, I had plenty of trouble with Shift myself, even though my rig is much stronger. It's probably because AMD Radeon cards don't always play nice with that game

ADMIN:

http://www.newegg.com/p/products/id=8876

Or if you want to go a bit bigger:

http://www.newegg.com/p/products/id=7811

The second one is slightly better than the first. I guess your current power supply won't be able to fully handle it, so maybe consider picking up something used soon... 😉

Oh, I just noticed—you're on an sck. 939 motherboard. There probably won't be much of a selection for CPUs there. When you eventually upgrade to a new rig, you can definitely hang onto this GPU, since it'll likely be the best part of your setup for a while. 🙂

Honestly, I wouldn't bother with Best Buy; their prices are pretty terrible right now. 😁

If you really don't have any other options for where to shop, then maybe go with this last one, the Radeon HD 5670. Having 1 GB of memory might give you a slight edge over the 512MB version, but only if you're running at 1920x1080 resolution or higher...
In most cases, though, I guess it’s just not worth it... 😉

Mark Brooks72 said:I'm curious to know which graphics card is actually more powerful—which one performs better in games?

GeForce GTX 460 or Radeon HD 5770? 🤷

Can't you just use Google? I guess we figured out which one was better through reviews, obviously... 😉

The GeForce GTX 460 is better; it’s pretty much on par with the Radeon HD 5830.

1 x Sapphire HD 5670, 512MB GDDR5 128bit, VGA+DL-DVI-I+HDMI, PCIX
1 x Seasonic 430W Power Supply, SS-430GB, S12, active PFC

$372

I wouldn't risk cutting corners on the power supply. Here’s a solid option with some extra headroom, so you can probably reuse it for your next build too. As for the GPU, you could go with this new one or maybe hunt down a used 8800GT-S, 9800GT, HD 4830, or HD 4850—those are all a bit punchier than the HD 5670, I guess. 😉

Matthew Garcia4 said:Hey guys,

I'm looking to pick up a new PCI-E card up to $133 since my X1950 Pro is getting pretty old. Any specific models you'd suggest?

Power supply is a Chieftec 400W
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
Motherboard: Conroe-based eSATA2

The X1950 Pro is definitely dated, though I guess it isn't totally useless yet. Honestly, if you jump to something in the $133 range, you might not even notice a massive leap in performance since it'll be tough to really blow that old card away. Maybe look for something used, like an 8800GT/S or an AMD Radeon HD 3850/3870/4830/4730😉

cosmicfox31 said:🤦

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You actually asked this five posts ago, and the answer was 😵

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I mean, what else would you expect from a card at this price point? Of course it can handle it...

Maybe just try searching for a GTX 260 Review or an HD 5770 review on Google sometime. ☕