Originally Posted by Leukybear

Yeah nothing beats dedicated graphics; I loved the time when the 88' was the top dog; good times.
And catalyst drivers are a pile of poo. As far as power usage, ATI has come out far on the lead as far as performance vs power consumption goes; top card vs. top card; nvidia's cards always uses more wattage on idle or under load.
Often times ATI cards would outperform at a lower power usage vs a Nvidia card.

Nvidia just launched out the GTX6XX series not long ago so you should be able to pick a very powerful GTX 5XX card for pretty cheap from upgraders.

Originally Posted by jimmytango

Not stopping to help is lame. As cyclists, we need to stick together.

Originally Posted by misskaz

Sorry to hear it, LesterOfPuppets. **** cancer.

Today I got a pinch flat on the way to work. Stupid road construction with those metal slabs covering it... It looked like they had used asphalt to cover the edges of the slabs, but it was all ****ed up so I still got the *POP!* hisssss.... "God dammit!" Very poorly done, People's Gas. Then I realized I 1.) had a spare tube and tools but not a pump with me and 2.) forgot my CTA card at home. Started walking and half a block later found a bike shop with an air hose out front. Yay! The new tube had a ****ed-up valve that I had to use pliers to get open (thankfully I had my leatherman with me) so it took me forever to change the tire, seemed like. I will note that not a single cyclist that passed me asked if I needed help. :/

But, this was actually the first time I changed a tire alone, out on the road "in the wild" so to speak (as opposed to at home or with the help of other people). And I still made it to work on time. Achievement: unlocked.