Jabo

Looks good, I may have to invest... Jabo

Thanks JP.

Welcome back m8! Jabo

Looking forward to it Jim, although sober? We could be in for a long wait...SoW anybody?

Ain't never gonna average 12 posts per day m8, mind you, if I can get a desk job.... Thanks chaps Jabo

Nice one m8.

2,000 posts and it's still mostly b****cks. Jabo

Nah, went for a trackclip m8 lol. During our recent refit while we were closed for a fortnight I did turn up in my DDz t-shirt on one occasion...still getting odd looks now... Jabo

Never did JP m8...never did Jabo

Hell yeah! Me too! Jabo

If my shower decide to sell it (it's anybody's guess - we've only just got the X52 (one unit - lol)), I'll be on shelf arranging duty that day! Jabo

BUT THE GRASS IS THE WRONG SPECIES!!! AAARRRGGHHH! Well, that's ruined it for me. Jabo

oops, missed this one, happy belated birthday m8! Jabo

Tonights offering is the first of two programmes screened on the 15th September (Battle of Britain Day - as if you weren't aware). Entitled 'Gathering Storm', veterans and current RAF pilots discuss various aspects of the battle from personal and professional viewpoints. Screened by the BBC as part of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, and posted here for the benefit of those without access to iPlayer. Jabo

Another documentary tonight from Auntie, this time about the record-breaking attempt to build a Wellington bomber in less than 30 hours. It also goes into the role the Wimpey played in changing the course of the Battle of Britain. Again, this programme is part of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and is posted here for the benefit of those unable to access iPlayer. Jabo

In case you missed it...The dramatisation of Geoffrey Wellum's wartime memoirs has now been uploaded to the Vault. Screened by the BBC as part of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Jabo

Hey Kev, the Spit and Hurri there, are they FSM or original? No biggie either way, just interested. Nice photos BTW Ha, now we have Dino's face on file too - the net tightens... Looks like you had a good day. Jabo

ouch, that sounds bad. Have you tried disconnecting everything apart from the power to see you can get the board to post? It won't obviously, but you should hear an error beep code. Have you got another rig you can check the processor in? It's a long shot but I'd want to have that checked before bouncing the mobo back to the supplier. Hope you get it sorted soon m8. Jabo

Likewise, nice mix of planes you had there - it's been ages since I last saw an AN-2 (largest single-engined biplane ever - apparently) Jabo

Personally, I think nVidia cards are fab Kimo, I've used them for ages now and will in all probability continue to do so into the future. As far as I'm concerned, I've always found them to be really good - fast, reliable and reasonably straight-forward. The lack of issues with drivers is also a big plus - each time a new one comes out, I chuck it onto the machine and everything runs as it should. Windows 7 even handles the download for me...doddle. Only slight downside is the fact that they do run quite hot so you need to consider the cooling, but that may well be the same for ATI. Jabo

Yep, the Duo scores 1149 against the Q6600 (1215). The bizarre thing is that the processor test shows a 30% improvement in performance, but everything else takes a hit. If nothing else changed I should be seeing a 10% overall improvement, rather than the 5 and a bit I have. It's not so much the processor which is intriguing me, but why everything else is worse. Jabo

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Point taken m8, but why have other component tests now got worse scores Jabo P.S. The new proc is not really for IL2, but I have an eye on other games and (of course) SoW - Two weeks apparently.

lol, that must have stung the following day.

Oh, lord, you invite new people in and they seem all nice and sensible and stuff, and then within a couple of months they're as bonkers as the rest of us.