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  1. I'll believe in a 'god' when somebody presents...

    I'll believe in a 'god' when somebody presents proof that such a thing exists. Until then, I will continue to live my life blissfully without requirement of such a thing. I've survived 45 (well,...
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    My downstream SNR is 6.8 right now (you can...

    My downstream SNR is 6.8 right now (you can usually ignore the upstream one) and that's on a FTTC connection aswell. As I said, anything below 6 starts to get a bit wobbly, 8 or more is normally...
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    If you're connected directly from the Vigor to an...

    If you're connected directly from the Vigor to an ADSL line then I'd start with changing the ADSL filter. It's the cheapest and quickest thing to do as a "just in case". The next step is to check the...
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    Good luck Ash and hope it all works out for you :)

    Good luck Ash and hope it all works out for you :)
  5. Thread: Top 10 Movies

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    Leon was one of my first VHS purchases, many MANY...

    Leon was one of my first VHS purchases, many MANY moons ago and was the first time I went "cool!" after I got my first subwoofer.

    @Jonny - I've got 800 DVDs and pushing 400 blurays. I tend to...
  6. Thread: Top 10 Movies

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    Oh and to answer an earlier question, about "why...

    Oh and to answer an earlier question, about "why would you watch something where you already know what's going to happen?", I have a friend like that, who loves films but hates watching them twice....
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    Films I can (and have) watched over and over...

    Films I can (and have) watched over and over again? In no particular order (except the first one, which is my #1 choice) :-

    Star Wars - "I find your lack of presence in this thread disturbing"....
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    This doesn't help you Ash, but I had to give a...

    This doesn't help you Ash, but I had to give a reference once for an ex-employee at my shop. In the box for "Any other comments", I wrote the following :-

    "Brian* turned up for work mostly on...
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    Oooh, an OAP convention? Have I missed it? ...

    Oooh, an OAP convention? Have I missed it?

    (and Christ, I had thought I'd never hear mention of 'Bread' again. I know I watched it back then but I can't remember (old age you see) laughing)
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    Excellent stuff :)

    Excellent stuff :)
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    You'll be fine :D. As I just said via PC, take it...

    You'll be fine :D. As I just said via PC, take it steady and if anything feels stuck - or you feel like you're having to put too much force on it - stop and double-check everything again (look for...
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    Download them but install them after the...

    Download them but install them after the switchover :). It's a failsafe in case Windows doesn't recognise the LAN driver directly, which would prevent you from going online and downloading it ;). The...
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    First rule of PC repairs .... always do a backup...

    First rule of PC repairs .... always do a backup :).

    (first rule of veteran PC repairer? Ignore first rule of PC repairs :D)


    Joking aside, yes, do a backup 'just in case' but all that should...
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    If everything goes to plan, then yes, it will...

    If everything goes to plan, then yes, it will just be those 4 steps you list at the end :).

    The SATA mode will be in the BIOS (usually you press 'Del' when you first switch on to get into the...
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    As with some others, my first car was many many...

    As with some others, my first car was many many moons ago. It was nicknamed 'The Flying Plum'. It was a burgundy red Vauxhall Viva estate, with a mighty 1.3L engine. Oh yes.
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    Glad you're all sorted :). As for the OCZ...

    Glad you're all sorted :).

    As for the OCZ drives, it's luck of the draw really. One I supplied a customer lasted 2 days :o. With mine, I had literally installed Windows and started to install...
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    Sorry Zornyan, I lost my SXOC password and the...

    Sorry Zornyan, I lost my SXOC password and the password reset system was borked until very recently so I haven't been able to reset my password to log in and reply.

    I presume you've solved it all...
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    Would have replied sooner Pete but I lost my...

    Would have replied sooner Pete but I lost my password to SXOC a while back and the password reset screen was borked.

    My first OCZ SSD drive lasted an hour. The second one has lasted a little...
  19. Pair of 2TB RED drives will set you back ~£160...

    Pair of 2TB RED drives will set you back ~£160 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008JJLZ7G?keywords=red%202tb&qid=1436715253&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1) whilst the NAS unit itself is £100...
  20. For the basic external drive I'd go with a...

    For the basic external drive I'd go with a Western Digital 'Passport' drive. I still have less trouble with their drives than any other brand but as with anything, you might be unlucky and get a duff...
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    A leaked driver from AMD has been tested and it's...

    A leaked driver from AMD has been tested and it's 20%+ faster than the current driver. Even the December 2014 driver is faster than the current one by some margin. Still not up to the performance of...
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    Somebody on the WMD forum that I chat to...

    Somebody on the WMD forum that I chat to regularly on Steamchat has a 780Ti and it is not a lot slower than my 980 - we've run identical settings and he's within 10% of the performance of my card...
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    The FFB is different to most sims because...

    The FFB is different to most sims because absolutely none of it is canned, it is all driven directly from the tyres and suspension model. That means that when it is tuned to your wheel 100%, it is...
  24. Thread: Erection 2015

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    Preferably with some lovely charts this time. I...

    Preferably with some lovely charts this time. I miss those...

    Honestly, what the f*** did Chuka think was going to happen? If he's so naive as to think the press wouldn't start sticking their...
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    I've been given permission to post this outside...

    I've been given permission to post this outside of WMD. The topic of the XBOX controller problem cropped up again in one of the review threads, as it was highlighted as one of the few 'cons' in a...
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