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Haven't been here for a while, this used to be quite an active forum.....seems dead now

I dont support piracy and fully appreciate that developers need and deserve our support to continue making great games BUT. I bought COD Black opps and MW2 for the kids for christmas. While installing (before the christmas rush on steam ) I realized that because the games use about 900MB of data to ...

[GN] :/... are we entirely happy with the "outshined"... i yield back the offering that "outshone" might be more appropriate... although, given that the sentence is already frought with grammatical horrors too many to mention, perhaps we should stop prodding it :P [/GN] the cosb...

What if the turn table is turning the other direction at the the same RPM of the helo's rotors? The rotors would be seen as standing still, so no air would be flowing over them. i think my reasoning is correct I like your thinking but the rotors will only appear stationary if you viewed them while ...

Centrifugal force can be quite tricky (I know quite a few good engineers that still dont grasp it fully).....its not a real force, although it acts like one and can be used as one in calculations. If you swing a stone on the end of a rope the real force is not what its trying to pull the rope out of...

Probably the most interesting mission NASA has going at the moment is the Kepler mission. Its looking for earth type planets around other stars..........here's how it does it.
http://kepler.nasa.gov/ed/xo/

Something that worked for me: (could be risky so think carefully before you do it) I hate hire purchase and would normally never recommend it to anyone but in this case I think its the lesser of two evils. Work out how much you spend each month on cigarettes. Buy something on HP that you've always w...

Thank you all for your input Prime and djwez: I will be installing win xp pro 32bit and will be putting two sticks of 2 gb ram. TheComet: I was especially unsure of the power supply so will take your advice and go for the Coolermaster RS-460-PCAR eXtreme power plus 460w at R518.54 Frozenfireside: I ...

Ja, I know....another one but your advice will be appreciated i'm trying to keep it at about R8000 and will use it for normal home use and to play the odd game at reasonable settings Intel C2D E7500 processor.....................................................R1463 Asus P5K SE/EPU mobo................

I know very little about computer psu's as an item, but In general, if a circuit has a dc to dc step up/down converter in it, which I believe some psu's do, it can create a high pitched ringing at certain loads. You can check if its this by reducing or increasing the demand from the unit and see if ...

Yeah, a few months ago, in a fit of self importance, me and three colleagues decided to have our communal office sectioned into individual offices – lasted a couple of weeks before we had maintenance put it back – a well timed and imaginative insult just doesn’t carry the same weight and satisfactio...

Well, if you believe Jesus' claims about himself, then it's not illogical. I'm interested to see what kind of hearing this new theory receives. I suspect that most thinking people--even those who reject the resurrection and ascension--will view this claim with a good degree of scepticism. Yeah, it ...

Jesus had a son named Judah and was buried alongside Mary Magdalene, according to a new documentary by Hollywood film director James Cameron. The film examines a tomb found near Jerusalem in 1980 which producers say belonged to Jesus and his family http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/63973...

Jesus had a son named Judah and was buried alongside Mary Magdalene, according to a new documentary by Hollywood film director James Cameron. The film examines a tomb found near Jerusalem in 1980 which producers say belonged to Jesus and his family http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/639737...

To the OP I have the Honda 1.8 VXI (auto) and I'm not sorry for one day that I have it. Driving is sheer pleasure and the service from Honda is even better! Over an above that, before I bought the car, I phoned a few 2nd hand car dealers to find out which models/make retain their value the best ove...

I bought the Scenic II. It is wonderful on long journeys and has lots of leg room - even in the back. Hubby is over 6ft and he has lots of space. Not too heavy on petrol either. It also has the power and over takes most other vehicles :twisted: Nice car but ive heard that the re-sale price is not s...

[/quote]I bought the Scenic II. It is wonderful on long journeys and has lots of leg room - even in the back. Hubby is over 6ft and he has lots of space. Not too heavy on petrol either. It also has the power and over takes most other vehicles :twisted:[/quote] Nice car but ive heard that the re-sale...

Yeah I'd say go for the Civic, Honda's quality ratings are pretty high nowadays... That and a really good maintenance plan make it seem like a sweet deal. Go for a Toyota MR2 if your looking for an great budget sports car (around R160 000), my brother has one of these and it's lovely to drive (only...

Im almost sold on the Honda Cicic 1.8VXi but there are so many options in this price range im spoilt for choice.

can be suv hatch or sedan but must be comfortable for long journeys.

So which is the best and why?

You know what, this is one of the main reasons i dont post here anymore. Everyone on this damn forum has a stick up their asses Theres a more subtle and less rude way to handle sittuations like this You should be ashamed of yourselves anyway, welcome to the forums Dragonflyweb. It should be an inst...

Trailer design from scratch can become fairly complicated (centre of gravity, load transferral to your car and structural and material strengths to be considered) and they can be very dangerous if not calculated properly, suggest you buy a scrap second hand one and rebuild it. it will probably be ch...

Place called Divetek in Randburg. best prices in JHB afaik

@ qace, some excellent prices there but im in JHB I recon shipping will put me back at R1500 thanks anyway

@ Shizzler, thanks, yeah I would prefer a single card and not too keen on second hand

Hey guys

Are there any better deals than a geforce 7600gt 256mb PCIX for R1500.00 ?

Thanks