Posts by mellowtiger83

Drew Bennett68 said:Dani Pedrosa really messed up big time here.

Who on earth are you talking about?

I have my doubts about how much of Lewis Hamilton remains in that Mercedes-Benz seat if they actually bring Fernando Alonso on board. I find it highly unlikely that those two would even want to coexist, let alone be able to work together. It's a stretch, frankly.

darkmarlin16 said:What are you even talking about, 88? He had more points, sure, but the system was just broken.

No, actually, it was the best system ever implemented. It rewarded the drivers who actually won races rather than those who just scraped together points by capitalizing on everyone else's DNFs.

Winning is everything. The winner is the best, plain and simple, not the person who manages to collect a bunch of second and third-place finishes.

Besides, back in '88, everyone understood the rules. They could have made an effort to secure more wins—though we all know there was one certain driver who couldn't quite pull it off—but the regulations were perfectly clear and exact. Everyone was well aware of how things worked, if I recall correctly.

Because that's just how it is. That's the reality.

David Wood2 said:I pulled these parts out of an old machine, and now the owner is asking if I can sell them and what they might be worth...

Motherboard: ASUS Motherboard
CPU: Pentium 4 3GHz LGA 775
RAM: 2GB DDR2 Kingmax
GPU: 8400GS
HDD: 160GB SATA

$100 max

ruggedhawk20 said:Aha

So you think it’s a bad idea to ask Hsmilton to donate a few bucks to American karting.

What's exactly wrong with that?

Did we just annoy your little pet or something?

What matters more to you (as an American)? American karting or Hamilton?

Unbelievable.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with asking Hamilton for money, nor is there anything wrong with talking to him about it. The issue is that he turns these things into absolute nonsense during interviews. Look closely—he didn't actually ask Hamilton anything. He was just bragging to Hamilton about it. It wasn't even a question; it was just plain old boasting, and of course, he didn't miss the chance to brag to Rosberg either.

An interview is meant for asking questions. Instead, he just looked foolish. Like, "Hey, I own an American karting team and I help out American drivers break through," wtf? Who exactly is he helping? I worked in American motorsports and dealt with plenty of those types of characters.

How exactly did he help people like Kordic and the others? Their parents helped them. Steiner just uses them for personal promotion and maybe throws them a few scraps. Come on, ruggedhawk20, please!

ruggedhawk20 said:Dude, just look up who actually owns this company, please me one favor

The owner is

"AMERICAN BUSINESS ANGEL NETWORK"

whatever the hell that’s supposed to mean!!!!

Angel's business description is quite something. The list is far too long. 🤣 The man is capable of anything—anything at all. That's just the kind of guy he is. Even actual angels would be embarrassed by him.

ruggedhawk20 said:Oh my god. You really latched onto the most basic, bottom-of-the-barrel post in this entire thread.

I just found out there's some association of American angels led by Davorin Štetner—and apparently nobody wants to discuss that recent, totally bizarre discovery

...instead they're all busy dissecting Hamilton's "humor." 🙄🙄🙄

Who cares about Stetner? He's a corporate hack. The real issue is that Stetner asked Hamilton those idiotic questions and then actually bragged about some American karting team. Honestly, wtf. It clearly rubbed Jergović the wrong way, and frankly, it would have been much better if Jerg had been the one asking the questions.

Right after that interview, Jerg disappears from the portal entirely.

It's a good thing the clown didn't ask Hamilton for money, because he could probably squeeze quite a bit out of him for an American karting team.🤣.

Even Rosberg didn't fare much better in that conversation. What did we actually learn about those two from those moronic interviews? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

AMD FX 8300
Gigabyte 970 motherboard
8GB DDR3
1TB Seagate hard drive
RX 480 4GB
Case and power supply? Just pick whatever you find at Micro Center.

I’d suggest the LC Power 460W Silent Giant.

Just so you know, we're looking at roughly $500 for this setup.

8GB is overkill 🙂, though if you really want to, you could always toss in those extra 4GB to make it work; then you'd be sitting at 12GB.

I am simply curious as to where he managed to find 8GB for $33.

Larry Ortiz5 said:It’s hardly some cutting-edge i3 processor; we’re talking 2011 tech here..

True, but honestly, the performance jump from Skylake was negligible; Intel hasn't really moved the needle much since then.

For $500 that price, it's a solid deal.

Angela Flores4 said:🤣
Amateur? Please. If these guys actually knew what they were doing, wouldn't they have used high-quality copper piping that could actually withstand a few atmospheres of pressure once soldered? 😁

Or you could just shove that liquid cooling setup right up your ass. 🙂They just grab some high-end liquid cooling setup and suddenly they don't have any issues whatsoever. It's quite simple, really. 👍.

High-end air cooling performance is truly in a league of its own. You can pick up units that deliver that level of quality for around $400.$167 And everyone’s happy.

Eric Wilson75 said:The PC is currently sitting in my kid's room (read: a teenager's room).

I managed to get the mouse and keyboard, but no speakers. Everything for $500.
The monitor is a Dell Monitor. It's a 19-inch model.
The processor is an Intel Core i3 2120 CPU at 3.30 GHz.
Graphics card is a GeForce GTX 650 and there is 4 GB of RAM.
It matches everything he listed.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Now I need to put in some work on it.
By the way, the computer comes from a small town in the Midwest near Indianapolis. The kid is moving to Germany this Friday.
There are four others like him. Actually, everyone left ☕.

You got a great deal. That’s actually a newer generation i3 processor, which is solid; you could even play some games on it! 👍 No worries, you likely have one stick of 4GB, so you can just upgrade to 8GB later.

Ms black Smith offers a stunning chassis at a really solid price point, though it does lack any internal fans.
Zalman actually includes them.

Eric Wilson75 said:It seems that way to me too, but I’m just asking.
I have faith in this group.

The PC is worth the asking price, especially considering the monitor is included, but that doesn't mean there isn't a better deal out there for less, nor does it mean you can't try to negotiate down by fifty or a hundred bucks.

Eric Wilson75 said:I can't say for sure; a buddy sent over the specs.
Either way, it's right on the edge of being worth it.
The guy is asking $500.

It isn't much. What else would you get for $500? You could pick up a brand new Core i7 with 4GB of RAM, integrated graphics, and no monitor at all for that kind of money. This setup for $500 includes an i3, it comes with a monitor, and—get this—it actually has a decent graphics card. The price is more than reasonable.

Good grief, what a gorgeous 🙂. I think I fell in love with them forever back then, quite unlike this modern-day garbage we see today.

analogtiger19 said:You’re completely missing the point here...The OP was worriedabout whether his AMD Radeon RX 480 would hold up for the next two or three years... in that light, if he's stressing over an AMD Radeon RX 480, he should be even more concerned about a GTX 1050... regardless of whether those worries are actually valid, does my point make sense now? 😬

The GTX 1050 will handle everything perfectly fine for the next three years—that was my point. Clearly, we just have different definitions of what "handling" a game means. An RX 460 would also manage for three years without much trouble, you see.

Even a 7770 can run games today; that is the essence of the matter.

Timothy Kim60 said:The guy at the lab mentioned he’d run some tests, but I haven't heard back yet (click)

I have to say, I was personally quite impressed with that Micro Center Platinum 400W unit. I put it through the ringer for years and it never gave up the ghost, even though the specs were definitely stretching the truth regarding the 80 Plus certification and all that nonsense, haha.

Now that I've moved over to an AMD FX build, I'm running an Accenture VP 550 power supply branded by Delta Air Lines. It’s solid, and I expect it will handle the next generation of AMD hardware just fine—which, frankly, I am looking forward to.

I don't know. That Platinum unit left a very good impression on me, and I'm fairly certain they did a decent job with this latest iteration.

Their new cases are also quite appealing. Good value for the money. I haven't seen anything more expensive than the Micro Center lineup, yet I see they have models starting from $167😁

What kind of concern should one even have regarding an NVIDIA GTX 1050? Absolutely none. It is quite obvious that gaming isn't his primary objective here, and even if it were, it isn't everything—games don't necessarily need to be played on max settings. Medium should suffice just fine. Besides, the visual discrepancy between medium and ultra settings in modern titles is marginal at best. In my opinion, certain games actually look better with fewer details—essentially, when you lower the graphic quality.

wiredotter14 said:You can find it elsewhere, just not from them at the price they're asking...

That is precisely why I prefer shopping at Lincoln. You can always see exactly what’s in stock and where it’s located, plus their pricing has been quite competitive lately, especially when it comes to GPUs.