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  1. David Hingtgen
    Thought I just had: Say you have a $150 budget. Would it generally be better to get the newest "cheaper" card that isn't very high-end to start with and was $150 the day it came out, or to get an older card that was much more powerful in its day (possibly top of the line), but has now fallen down to $150 due to age.
  2. David Hingtgen
    Few things are more "BS" than power requirement ratings on a graphics card. Quality over quantity. Many companies will say "it needs 700 watts" just to ensure that it actually gets 200 or something, as many "700 watt" power supplies are so cheap they can't really put out anywhere near that on a consistent basis---and so if you have a really cheap power supply, you may need one rated 700+ watts to power a card that actually only would suck up 200 watts at 100% usage and would usually idle at like 20... (then you get into amperage on a single rail, etc). Again, quality over quantity. A high-quality 500w unit is so much better than a cheap 800w unit. Go find some reviews that measure the ACTUAL power consumed by the card, and use that for your basis/calculations.
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    While I am traditionally an Nvidia fan and have only ever had their stuff, lately I've been thinking ATI for when I upgrade.
  4. David Hingtgen
    I swear graphics card drivers are an often-overlooked source of crashes and freezes. ATI and Nvidia seem to update them so often I don't think they get tested that well. I've rolled back to an older driver many times after an update actually makes my PC worse.
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    Been like that since the beginning. It's all one mechanism.
  6. David Hingtgen
    Been like that since the first one in 1969. Though the front 1 or 2 are blanked by many airlines. It's an oft-missed fact that the pilots do not have the forward-most seats on a 747.
  7. David Hingtgen
    I just think this pic emphasizes the new 747's stretch:
  8. David Hingtgen
    Gripens are going to Libya, first Swedish AF deployment in decades: They're doing the "stritly air-to-air NFZ enforcement" thing like the Dutch.
  9. David Hingtgen
    Basara's shirt is too dark, should be more of a mint green.
  10. David Hingtgen
    Couldn't get in 30 secs ago. But I placed an order last night and my credit card was charged this morning.
  11. David Hingtgen
    About a zillion reports on bad hinges from the first batch. I'd wait a bit, personally.
  12. David Hingtgen
    As in, a new G1 Prime? That'd be a waste, unless they can make vehicle mode WAY better while keeping robot almost as good. An uber-awesome Movie Prime would be nice, though we've already got Buster Prime...
  13. David Hingtgen
    I said something like this months ago, I'll say it again: Chloe's most interesting when she's not herself, and having her permanently switch with someone would be an improvement/more useful to the crew.
  14. David Hingtgen
    Doesn't indoctrination require a reaper itself? The citadel doesn't do it either.
  15. David Hingtgen
    Madder red from Gunze? Definitely not IMHO. That's their "gundam scarlet red" paint. Too orange for Milia.
  16. David Hingtgen
    We are getting way OT here. That said---I'm an incandescent hoarder. I am incredibly picky about color temp, glare, etc.
  17. David Hingtgen
    Cool---a JDAM about 1 second from impact in Libya: No pics, but it seems a couple of A-10's sank some gunships off the coast with their Avenger cannon. I can't recall ever hearing of an A-10 being used for naval ops. I have not seen this angle of the T-50 before: Very interesting--the spine is very flat on top, the boat-tail seems to be almost a perfect hexagon in cross-section.
  18. David Hingtgen
    Ok, I'll rephrase it: Is it worth it purely for plot/characters/story?
  19. David Hingtgen
    In the long run--is it worth it? Shadow Broker is the only DLC that sounded worth buying, and is the only one I have.
  20. David Hingtgen
    IMHO, above all else, Millia's VF-1 is a bluish red, not at all scarlet. Personally I would start with something like "SOO red", which is a model train paint. To my eye, the one linked above is almost a coral-pinkish red. Like if hers had faded a bit. If you want a raw pigment color to work from, I'd suggest naphthol red: (most red paint is based on cadmium, which is utterly wrong for Milia IMHO)
  21. David Hingtgen
    Both her and the Venom girl (can never remember her name) had vehicles with figures.
  22. David Hingtgen
    One thing I've noticed on all the latest re-designs (MG Shenlong, Epyon) is that they've abandoned the "single large piece" of rear skirt armor in favor of two separate sections, very similar to the front bits. Much better for articulation, but bad for following the original look/style. More obvious on Shenlong than Epyon, but it's still "another change away from how most people remember it looking".
  23. David Hingtgen
    On a sad note: If you've ever been to an airshow in the US the past decade you've likely seen one or more of the Franklin family perform (jet-powered biplane, wing-walking, etc), and you might have heard about Kyle and Amanda's crash a few weeks ago. Kyle seems mostly healed up now, but Amanda is in *far* worse shape than most people realized: http://wjon.com/wingwalker-undergoes-surgeries-recovering-from-air-show-crash/ Kyle goes into greater detail here:http://www.facebook.com/notes/franklins-flying-circus/amanda-up-date-3-24-11/190332324341647 I couldn't help but notice that his description matches closely with her glove design, seems that was the difference: http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/200202_160489877342404_100001441784679_369393_7253236_n.jpg
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    I want MG Sandrock too---by far the most-ignored of the core GW suits. Anyways---I'm honestly disappointed with the MG Epyon. It's almost but not quite a re-design. I want how it appeared on the show (its only appearance so it's iconic---there's no need for a "prototype" or "EW" or "post-EW" look or anything). The arm-claw change is fine, but the upper chest is quite different (everything surrounding the "eye") and there's way more yellow on the torso. Wing tips are different too. And the shoulder armor--it's more triangular and simpler in overall outline, shorter in width but bulkier front-back. The shield is completely new and looks "over-complicated" like the new MG retro-EW-Shenlong's. Frankly, the animation version looks better/cooler. As does the old 1/100 kit in many ways. (sure it was floppy as hell, but it sure looked cool because it followed the line art pretty closely) The MG Wing (standard, normal, basic Wing) is nigh-perfect IMHO. This seems to be "making little tweaks for no apparent reason that would only irk fans of the suit". I might pass on it, despite Epyon being my first 1/100 kit ever and one of my all-time faves. I do not want "Epyon's similar-looking brother". Either go totally EW-redesign, or leave it alone. Do not "tweak" it just a bit. ::edit:: I don't really like the head either--looks too short/squat/wide/square/flat in those pics. ::edit 2:: Oh, just noticed it has the "opening wing" thing like MG Wing. Now that's a cool retcon IMHO, as it's "invisible" when closed up and really has no effect if you don't use it. ::edit 3:: The more I look, the more differences I see in the shoulder armor. And that to me is a shame, as Epyon had such uniquely-shaped shoulder armor. It's so much more "generic" now and they ruined the color pattern---the simple black outline angling up on the edges--now there's multiple bocks/plates of armor, and there's no real pattern/striping at all.
  25. David Hingtgen
    Quick little thought I had---you can usually spot an enthusiast just by how they spell "MiG". Most people won't capitalize the G.
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