[QUOTE=GuitarBizarre;17991136] I have also discovered I don't actually dislike eggs, even though I've thought I did since I was a little kid.[/QUOTE]

Isn't it funny when that **** happens? I thought I hated eggs, onions, and just about every veggie that would come on a supreme pizza, and now I like them all... :chug:

revolutionary road is a good movie

[QUOTE=GuitarBizarre;17991136]It looks sweet.[/QUOTE]

The Wii only outputs 720p.

Upscaling if for fags.

honestly when's the last time you sat watching a DVD and thought "AGHGHGH MY EYES"


honestly I remember when we thought VHS were the **** (YOU CAN RECORD TV YOURSELF!)

[QUOTE=AG;17991252]The Wii only outputs 720p.

Upscaling if for fags.[/QUOTE]

I'm running it on my PC through an emulator, and forcing the *internal* resolution up. Which means its being internally rendered at 1080p native, and looks freakin awesome.

Also, FFXII? On a PS2 that **** looks weak, but the internal textures, are, for some reason, surprisingly detailed. Running it with the internal res pumped up to 1920x1080, I could easily mistake it for a first Gen 360 title (and a good one at that.), but for a few tiny hints here and there.

[QUOTE=Bruce E Kinesis;17991277]honestly when's the last time you sat watching a DVD and thought "AGHGHGH MY EYES"


honestly I remember when we thought VHS were the **** (YOU CAN RECORD TV YOURSELF!)[/QUOTE]

The point isn't that what came before is bad, its that what comes now is better. Why do people not get that about technology?

[QUOTE=GuitarBizarre;17991288]I'm running it on my PC through an emulator, and forcing the *internal* resolution up. Which means its being internally rendered at 1080p native, and looks freakin awesome.

Also, FFXII? On a PS2 that **** looks weak, but the internal textures, are, for some reason, surprisingly detailed. Running it with the internal res pumped up to 1920x1080, I could easily mistake it for a first Gen 360 title (and a good one at that.), but for a few tiny hints here and there.[/QUOTE]

aargh i spent ****ing ages trying to get my comp to run ffxii zodiac job system but it's a dell and won't let me overclock from 2.4ghz.

which is a shame cause the q6600 is a pretty good cpu.

had no idea dell locked the bios like that. more fool me,

regular dvds are grand, i couldt care less for quality watching movies at home, HD does rock but meh its overated

just back from a mark knopfler show, was awsome from row 2 :D


not many pics, think my friend nabbed a couple, only got a few that turned out myself

give him a wave

[img]http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c54102/x2_160dd71[/img]

[QUOTE=GuitarBizarre;17991291]The point isn't that what came before is bad, its that what comes now is better. Why do people not get that about technology?[/QUOTE]

The real question is

are you buying it because you need it

or because it's new and you want to keep up with the jonses


I honestly think if you only replace AV equipment when the old one fails you don't go too far wrong

[QUOTE=fingers mccoy;17991305]aargh i spent ****ing ages trying to get my comp to run ffxii zodiac job system but it's a dell and won't let me overclock from 2.4ghz.

which is a shame cause the q6600 is a pretty good cpu.

had no idea dell locked the bios like that. more fool me,[/QUOTE]

Dell lock their BIOS? Lame. The Q6600 is well known for being highly overclockable. Despite being 2.4 GHz officially, I've seen proof of it running 3.06 GHz, and stable.

Most brand name companies lock you out of at least part of the BIOS. To get into advanced settings with my Sony you had to do some weird thing. If I remember correctly boot into BIOS, exit, pull the power when it was booting, plug it back in, and then it would let you go into options like OC'ing your CPU if you went into BIOS the boot after that. Though it would only do it for one boot.

Flash it?

**** Fellsilent broke up

[QUOTE=The_Mop;17990971]Just had the worst exam I've ever had a few hours ago. Fu[SIZE=2]ck[/SIZE]ng terrible.

Unfair, infact. They completely changed the format of the exam (without warning) and there were even mistakes in it. Entirely uneccesarily made it ridiculously hard for everyone.

Considering we've had 7 assignments over the last 2 weeks of lectures and no dedicated revision time before heading straight into exams, this is a fu[SIZE=2]ck[/SIZE]ing pisstake.[/QUOTE]

i hate that, in my strategic management class, the teacher made the first two exams multiple choice, but for no apparent reason she made the third one a short-answer. she told us like two days before the test she changed the format, and when we took the test, it was more like 7 essay-answer questions. goddamn sucked. i had to bullshit like 90% of what i wrote. got a 73% which i guess is better than i deserved.

also, for my accounting information systems class, the teacher never had a review day for the test, but he was always saying that it would be much simpler than the examples of stuff we go over in class during lectures. when test day came, not only was everything far different and more in-depth than what we covered in class, but it also drew things directly from the book that we never discussed in class.

tl;dr - tests suck but i dont need to take them anymore cos im done with uni

[QUOTE=Bruce E Kinesis;17991404]The real question is

are you buying it because you need it

or because it's new and you want to keep up with the jonses


I honestly think if you only replace AV equipment when the old one fails you don't go too far wrong[/QUOTE]

I'm buying it because I work for an AV retailer and get staff discount, combined with the fact I enjoy the difference.

[QUOTE=JCBitB;17989123]I didn't even know folks were making 7 string bari's... Who made yours, and what do you have yours tuned to? A friend of mine said he wanted one, and I thought he was joking.

So far my week's been goin good. Had a band come in to track drums, and we were hoping to maybe record "keepers" for an intro song they've got. Ended up knocking out 5 songs, 3 of them in a single take. Moods are high, and vibes are good. Wish it always went like this :thumb:[/QUOTE]

LTD SC607b Stephen Carpenter sig. At the moment it's either in Ab standard or drop F#.

[QUOTE=fingers mccoy;17991305]aargh i spent ****ing ages trying to get my comp to run ffxii zodiac job system but it's a dell and won't let me overclock from 2.4ghz.

which is a shame cause the q6600 is a pretty good cpu.

had no idea dell locked the bios like that. more fool me,[/QUOTE]

Q6600 is an amazing CPU, easily capable of 4ghz on a water cooled system and a good motherboard.


My next computer will be based around one, and my current gaming rig converted into a recording based rig.


Also, sup lod? It's my birthday today, I'm 23.

Happy birthday AG.

Lod, it's warm as hell and I can't find a single pair of shorts, so I've decided to just sit half in and half outside my window wearing only my underwear. I'm pretty sure I'm either going to score or get arrested.

Happy Birthday AG, welcome to the club.

[QUOTE=AG;17992120]Q6600 is an amazing CPU, easily capable of 4ghz on a water cooled system and a good motherboard.


My next computer will be based around one, and my current gaming rig converted into a recording based rig.
.[/QUOTE]

i'm not very computer literate and i dont even know what the bios is installed on or if i can use the cpu in my dell as part of a new build

but i have every intention of trying over summer

[QUOTE=fingers mccoy;17992256]i'm not very computer literate and i dont even know what the bios is installed on or if i can use the cpu in my dell as part of a new build

but i have every intention of trying over summer[/QUOTE]

You realise I have a Q6600 in my cupboard, right?

The bios is just a piece of firmware use to test and initiate devises when you boot your machine.

[QUOTE=spirit;17992266]You realise I have a Q6600 in my cupboard, right?[/QUOTE]

hahaha, banging

really i have no idea what part of this comp makes it a dell. I'd love to be able to overclock the cpu, upgrade the graphics card and install more ram but i have no idea what i'd have to rip out to achieve that.

i realise the bios is a piece of firmware but i dunno what the chip is actually attached to

[QUOTE=fingers mccoy;17992333]
really i have no idea what part of this comp makes it a dell.[/QUOTE]

The poopty preinstalled software, sloppy cable runs, and the meager powersupply choice

[QUOTE=fingers mccoy;17992333]
I'd love to be able to overclock the cpu, upgrade the graphics card and install more ram but i have no idea what i'd have to rip out to achieve that.
[/QUOTE]

It's like playing with legos. No way for you to confuse the pieces, and as long as you don't force anything it's hard to go wrong. As long as your motherboard has PCI-e you're probably fine.

[url]http://www.lavalys.com/products/everest-pc-diagnostics[/url]
This small download will tell you what you've got, if you want to plan on what to buy before you crack open the case... Although, I have had problems fitting parts into the smallish dell cases.

[QUOTE=fingers mccoy;17992333]
i realise the bios is a piece of firmware but i dunno what the chip is actually attached to[/QUOTE]

The motherboard. You don't need to be able to spot it if you are planning on flashing it tho, you do that with software, and as long as you follow the directions to a T you'll be fine

[QUOTE=fingers mccoy;17992333]

i realise the bios is a piece of firmware but i dunno what the chip is actually attached to[/QUOTE]

Um, the motherboard ..

[QUOTE=fingers mccoy;17992333]hahaha, banging
[/QUOTE]

Yeah, as well as 2 mobos, an ATI graphics card, an Intel CPU heatsink, an external PSU and a case. Also got an IDE DVD drive installed in the Hackintosh that has no damn business being there, I just can't be bothered to take it out.

In short, I have most of another computer lying around. Forgot about the old school 15" TFT sitting not 3 feet from me.

I should really sell some of this ****.

Including laptops we've got about 7 machines in working order atm, got the components and stuff to build several more.

Soon to be 8 cause i'm probably gonna get a new desktop in the next few weeks.

Got about 5 broken laptops that need minor work but just not worth it.

[QUOTE=spirit;17992266]You realise I have a Q6600 in my cupboard, right?[/QUOTE]

Can I buy it super cheap?

Sup lod, today is the first day the weather has been nice in over a week, and it's going to rain again for the next 4 days...

Also, I'm excited that my music store has finally started selling individual strings so I don't have to order them from musiciansfriend anymore.

i was sweating like a mofo today at 20c doing some normal activities

im due to go to bangkok tomorrow where its reaching 40c.... im a pasty irish fella i shall be ruined!

We're meant to have an awesome weekend.

I'm planning a beach barbeque.