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Have you plugged in a wattage meter between your PC and the wall socket whilst mining? I'd be interested to know what's being drawn power-wise whilst your PC is mining for hours at a time. I know a typical kettle or toaster will hit 2,000w when in use - but that's only for a minute or two. If...

Well done young disciple..... your journey may have been convoluted, but you have found the one true path to enlightenment..... ;)

Will do - probably going to use it a bit more frequently with the upcoming sunnier months. Probably only spent 2-3 minutes on each headlamp, so it takes no time at all really. :)

This thread reminded me to get my arse in gear and whip over my headlights again. The rest of the car is skanky, but at least the lights are clean! Another go with The Chemical Guys Headlight Restorer and two cloths. Such a shame that the plastic is cracked in the nearside unit at the top and...

Wires don't bother me much to be fair. Decades after being in IT and I still shun Bluetooth and wireless for the most part if a cable isn't a pain in the arse to use. That said, being passionate about something and merely appreciating it are two quite different aims. I'm definitely of the...

As above really. When we move, we're looking into getting a new TV and was wondering about audio setup for it. I don't want to be a cnut of a neighbour and have an IMAX-spec setup that does nothing than piss the neighbour off. But I'd like something pretty-decent - a smart TV around 55"-60"...

Looks like the manual is calling the 'pump tach' cable the USB headed one, which makes sense. My main PC mobo in BIOS has an actual reading for CPU_PUMP - which given that's over five years old now probably means that its a lot more common now?

Just check that you get the USB header cable within the Corsair Hydro package. You should do, but without it the iCUE software won't be able to control the pump flow - it will just be 'on'. Permanently. If you're running a diddy mobo like a micro-ITX, you might find that you're short on the...

That letterbox view is just crying out for racing games. I'm thinking of the likes of the in-helmet view from Project Cars 2. Nice purchase Chris. Like you say with the 3070, you can't be too picky these days and grab what you can, when you can. It's still a top-level card anyway.

Finger-crossed! I guess the occasional static twist, the risk is pretty minimal. Just those that do it on a daily basis. :)

See that so often with people moving their cars. Huge 18/19" tyres being ground into the surface when completely static. It must put a significant strain on the rack and/or PAS system as a whole.

Welcome aboard :)

Nice shopping list, that!

Money well spent. 👍🏻 £7k could have dropped you right into dull, generic ownership of a car that you pass twenty of per day, instead.

An interesting thread this - it's almost like the absolute inverse of what we got Microsoft MapPoint to do all those years ago at work. Literally planning the most efficient route around several destinations - which makes sense for the commercial environment, but not so much when you want to...

Looks great - proper solid performance from that graph too. Big plus point for the flaps as well - they really suit it and probably very functional on some of the roads up in Scotland!

I do like black golds with the front grilles painted. Are they pretty resistant to chipping over time? Or does the paint start to come off quite easily?

I’ve not played 2077 - but for all the hype, preorders and buzz that this game generated - it does appear to have quietened down a lot in the media. Given that Witcher 3 still continues to be referred to and actively promoted - I read a gaming reviewer back in February literally pleading with...

Don't forget the DSG fartbox with the stomp & go driving mentality saving the driver any third pedal and manual change issues. Driven the neighbours Polo GTi and although it felt like you'd never see double-figures in MPG when the gearbox is set to Sport - in most scenarios I bet it would beat...

Still wish I'd ordered mine in PB.... ☺️ It's a gorgeous colour - nice purchase, sir!

Still a very active community from what I can gather, which is massively impressive for a game that's heading towards being 30 years old. I think they just got a lot of simple ideas nailed from the get-go. The original TT was a little bit silly in that you could cut off the AI player(s) in...

Noticed that OpenTTD (Transport Tycoon Deluxe) has now been added to Steam. Brings back many memories from uni days, that. :)

Definitely something a bit different! Welcome aboard :)

RB is a fantastic colour when cleaned and in the sun. Mind you, so is black gold..... then you look at it and it's dirty again. :P

If its any consolation - the local Renault dealership to me replaced the alternator three times when my OEM item failed. They even had the nerve to try and charge me the additional labour for each swap-out. When eventually they got it right - the unit only lasted two years before failing again...

That was the main thinking behind my rebuild. I wanted the current driveability - but with that performance dial just turned up slightly. It's my daily and I didn't want to run the risk of compromising what the Clio had been about all these years. Sure, there are many more powerful small...

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Not quite the cup holder - but I'd like a slightly different moulding to the ash-tray base. I've got an OBD-2 Bluetooth adapter permanently plugged in there and the ash-tray doesn't fit correctly on top. If I could have the ash-tray base reprinted with about an inch less depth - it would slot in...

With working on Shadsworth (even though I haven't been in the office itself for a year!) - that might be a good shout - thanks.

One of my work colleagues managed to nab two Founders Edition RTX3080 cards pretty much on release day. Offered one to me at the price that he paid (£680) which I politely refused at the time. Yeah..... in hindsight, that was a mistake!