Joe O'Connor

Sick, found that button and fixed it.... Yeah all my drivers are installed and up to date. Also, you all have permission to laugh at my stupidity and tell all your friends about it..... Haha. Forever greatful to this forum

Well I know it isn't bigger than 1080... LG LED 23" thing. I dunno. But I cant change the resolution to fit to the edges of the screen.

Dude can we please be best friends? Haha. Thank you so much, played it on ultra right off the bat, no lag what so ever! Only problem I currently see is that my monitor is bigger than 1080 and I have a one inch black border around my screen and its pretty contrasty

Am I that dumb?..... Hahaha. I hope it is as simple of a fix as this! Trying now

Pretty sure its in the motherboard

Uuuuuuuh, I have the HDMI coming out of the back of the monitor into an HDMI in the back of the tower? Next to a DVI and VGA port.

Sorry man, I am a complete chump when it comes to computer tech. Could you enlighten me on how to complete such a task? Okay, it sits at around 12-15% when using an internet browser. I've been talking to a lot of different people about this, I've been told to update drivers and all sorts, which I have but it didnt make a difference. The last two people I have asked have both told me that its simply because a game as old as that is not capable of running full 1080 because it just isnt designed to do so. One said its like putting on an old crappy pair of shoes and trying to run a marathon, they wont hold up. Seems to make a lot of sense to me......?

Sick bro! I wish I was good enough to do that! Haha. When I read the title I instantly remembered years ago when some young kid was bragging on TF about how he could do tailwhips from a backhop. It was when Danny Mac just came out and everyone was demanding a video of it and he had every excuse not to. Then he got kicked off the forum but came back as a guest just to slag everyone off a bit more. It was funny........ The end.

Is it possible to tell that 20gb to bugger off? My SSD seems to have a load of mystery space on it. The only real big thing on it is a few Adobe products. My games are installed on the HDD even so I have no idea how a 128gb SSD can be so full.... I currently have just shy of 10gb free on it. I can tell you what my recipt tells you about those things? Im still in the process of learning about all these things. I literally went into the shop and told the guy I wanted a super good computer for video and gaming stuff.... This is all word for word from my recipt thing. RAM 2x Kingston RAM Module - 8gb - DDR3 SDRAM - 1600MHz DDR3-1600/PC3-12800 - Non ECC - Unbuffered - CL11 - 240-pin - DIMM Chipset (I think) Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 Socket 1150, Intel Z87 CHipset, ATX Form, 4 X DDR3 DIMM, VGA/DVI/HDMI, 6 X SATA3, USB3, Support AMD CrossFireX Motherboard Intel Latest processor Haswell Core i7-4770 3.4GHz 8MB LGA 1150 (B85, H87, Z87 Motherboard Required) And if any of this is helpful.... COOL MASTER G700 Series 700W 80PLUS BRONZE PSU Single +12V rai, High Efficiency 85% ATX 12V V2.31, Intelligent Fan Speed Control (Because I didn't want a High school drop out fan) Full Graphics Card info Saphire HD7870 GHZ OC EDITION 2G GDDR5 256Bit PCI-E 3.0 Video Card, 28 nm ASIC, 1050MHz / 1250MHz, DirectX 1.1, Dual DVI + HDMI + Display Port, Full Retail Package

Nah man, no video rendering at the same time. Only thing open is the game and its laging. How do I accurately check the CPU load? Apparently the desktop widget is rubish

Tried to find the tech support page and couldnt.... My computer is being quite a odd nugget at the moment. Pretty much last year I got built up a big PC so I could do video editing/game on it. Video editing on it is sweet as but for gaming is being a tit. My spec is Intel i7-4770 3.4GHz DDR 3 16Gb RAM Samsung 120GB SSD / Seagate 1TB HDD AMD Saphire 7870 256bit 2Gb Graphics card (Overclocked apparently) The issue is, with this spec being pretty damn good apparently, I cant play old games on ultra without lag. Trying to play Far Cry 2 on medium quality graphics still results in a noticable amount of lag. The computer was never set up for the running on internet and I am on a campus so I cant run an ethernet cable, some people from a computer shop told me to update all my drivers. Ive recently done that but for some reason it decided to add a mysterious 20Gb of space taken up on my SSD. Seriously have no idea what is up but I want to sort it out before my Warranty expires in a month. Help?

Hahahaaha. I've never cared about operating systems. I just want a good one. Windows 8 though.....

Windows 8 can go and die. Been using a brand new laptop for about an hour with it on and I already want to drop kick it out the window. My 4 year old laptop was way faster than this. Windows 8 is so crappy, slow and laid out by a dolphin high on crack.

I cant listen to music when doing trials. I can do it for any other style of riding but I find when I listen to it doing trials it takes me concentration away. Making my shocking riding skills even more shocking

Wait..... There is a girl on this forum?

I worked in a supermarket for two years dealing face to face with customers but I ended up with a similar thing to you. Spending 9 hours a day talking to people made me never want to interact or talk with people at any other time. After work and on days off I never wanted to see people, even my immediate family, or talk to anyone. I became terrible at communicating and I am still struggling to get back my ability to communicate to people 5 months after quitting. I think getting a different job is by far the best idea, something that gets you amongst more people and talking more. I'm sure it will make a huge difference. As for panic attacks, I don't get those but I do get a bit uncomfortable outside of my normal routine. Leaving home to pursue my dreams and what not was one of the scariest things I've ever had to do. I think taking some big steps to go outside of your comfort zone will help. I think I think pretty much think everything everyone else on the topic...

True. Have you riden with 18-14? Would you recommend it?

True true. I have a Adamant A1 with all GU parts on it. Is it an alright idea to go 18:12 on a 26"?

Hey folk, So this is something I had never really thought about in the past but I am beginning to think it might be limiting my improvements. Whats the norm in terms of gearing for trials? I'm just doing the usual sorta noob stuff, bouncing around on rocks and at parks trying to improve my skills and get higher, so pretty much street riding. Had a count of the teeth today and I am running 15 on the back and 18 on the front. I've always felt like its too lower geared? Would I be correct? And what would be a fab set up for me be? Joe

Because .gifs aren't allowed here or something...

I need some help guys... To cut a long story short, through everything we have gone through, all the things I do and have done for her and the way I try and show that I do, my girlfriend just doesn't feel loved. She likes being around me and says that I am amazing and everything but she still just isn't happy. She doesn't feel like there is enough passion in our relationship anymore. Its be super hard for me lately, I've been out of work and have had hardly enough to fill my car up, I have less than $100 in my bank account. Its been stressing me out so much and its got me pretty down. As a result of this also, I haven't been able to spoil her like I should, I haven't been able to take her places and make her feel like I should be able to make her feel. I start a new job this week or the next and then I will be able to afford to do stuff with her and I know it will turn things around a huge amount. All we ever do is sit in her room and do nothing and I know it hasn't been the best for us. What do I do? I am seriously lost. She wants to give up. All I can think of is that once I get money we can actually get out and live, that and not seeing her every single night and not do anything. I feel like we should limit our time together to every second day or so and actually do stuff together. Its breaking my heart and losing her will kill me. Need some serious advice. Should I give up as well and admit that I just am not the one for her? Or is there still hope?

Nah she never said anything like that, but when it started getting close to becoming a relationship she did tell me all the stuff about her past and issues she has had. She was afraid that in telling me I would run away and wanted me to know before we dated because it would hurt her less me running off before we were dating. I never even considered leaving and it reassured her a lot. I told her that I would never start a relationship with her if I could see it ending and she was of the same mindset. She doesn't think I will leave her off my own will but thinks that stories from her past will scare me off. She doesn't seek my approval over everything, no, she has a lot of walls built up around herself and is quite individualistic to protect herself from being hurt. She opens up with everything to me though. She knows I love her, sometimes she cant feel it but she knows that I do. And she isn't overprotective, at times she is kind of the opposite and tries to convince me to leave her because she isn't good enough. Thanks man, its good to know that I am on the right path here. She knows for sure that I am sticking around for the long run regardless of how stink she feels. I guess the one thing I do do is probably mention it a few more times than I should. When she feels bad she gets very quiet and its hard to get much out of her haha. But my current plan is to start going on more actual "dates" and outings instead of just hanging around the house chilling out. Should hopefully open her up a bit more... Thanks heaps! I would feel like a bit of a dickhead if I just up'ed and left because she was feeling bad about herself. Its pretty much what every other guy has done to her and its had a real bad effect on her. Thank you for your reassurance dude, means a lot that people think I am doing something right. I really do think that I am the guy that needs to be in her life right now. Hahahahaha. For a variety of reasons I shall not be doing that.... Appreciate the input though dude

Hey dudes, for once I am actually able to post in this section.... So my girlfriend and I have been together for around 5 months (That's the total of "officially" and "pretty much just not official") and we have both laid out the love card on each other and all that jazz... There is no doubt in my mind that I am in love with her, shes amazing, I love everything about her etc etc blah blah blah, Ill spare you the details as to why. I knew coming into this relationship knowing it wouldn't be the easiest. She has had a crappy past. She was taken away from her drug addicted parents in America at the age of 12 by family and brought to New Zealand and bounced around foster homes for 7 years. Has had issues with depression and booze as a result, as well as self worth issues. All that you could imagine from someone in her position. I am facing issues right now because she feels so bad about herself because she feels like she is worthless and doesn't deserve me, that I deserve someone better and that she treats me poorly. When in all truth she is amazing. I'm the sort of person where I am stoked just to sit next to her and be able to be with her. She does so much more for me than she realizes... I have had such a solid male backing, from a real supportive dad to a poppa who remained married to his wife who was in a wheelchair for 49 years. As a result I show her so much respect and treat her as well as she can be and as well as I can afford to but because she has been mistreated by so many guys in the past she has said to me that she doesn't care how she is treated. She doesn't think she deserves to be looked after well and wouldn't mind if I treated her poorly... So pretty much my point to posting here is this... I am afraid that one day she will feel so low about herself that she will run away from me. She has said that she has considered it before because she thinks she doesnt deserve me. How can I help her to understand that she is worth everything to me? How can I get her to realize that she does deserve someone that looks after her and wants to treat her properly? Its pretty hard to have her beating herself down so much and telling me to "escape while I still can". Has anyone else had experience with a girl with very little self worth or borderline depression? For now all I know to do is show her the same love I always do and tell her I ain't going nowhere. Because I am willing to stick through this and ride it out but I need some help on how I can make her understand she is good enough. Thanks people, Joe

My 22 year old brother can still quote an incredible amount of this song