Kurtz

I found the cd that came with the card. There is a overclock utility, but maybe I'll underclock it and put on a heatsink. Or try to lower the fan speed. You're probably right, it will most likely hang/corrupt the graphics before it dies permanently. Hmm...worth a try. Airflow is pretty good, cpu is 40 degrees C with cpu/case fan (integrated in a heat pipe cooling apparatus) on lowest speed. Inner temps (hd, power, case) are slightly below that.

I'm considering replacing my current graphics card with a passively cooled one - no fans. I have looked at the GeForce FX5200, the GF4 MX440 is also fan-less but feels a bit old. I haven't looked at ATI cards because of the fog issue in CM. But if anyone has any recommendations I'll consider ATI. CM is the only game I play, I'll also use the computer to play DVDs. (How much is the graphics card used when showing movies?) The computer I have is a Shuttle SN45G2V, and there is no room for add-on coolers. The video card is next to the case. Any suggestions are welcome. I am fully aware that the FX5200 isn't the hottest card around, in fact I'll be downgrading. But low noise levels are important to me.

Thanks for mirroring the file! 20 minutes left @ 33 kbytes/sec. [waiting impaitently]

I've never seen any use for Internet Time until now. But I think timezone ZULU (UTC/GMT) and military time (24 hour clock) would be appropriate. But it would probably confuse a lot of people too. Well, approximately 8 hours left....at least we can agree on that. [ August 31, 2002, 04:07 PM: Message edited by: Kurtz ]

I guess I never have had any reason to really think about it. Most of the time it's obvious from the context if it's midnight or noon. And I think it's the 24 hour clock that's standard throughout the world.

So 11 PM (23:00) is followed by 12 AM (00:00 / midnight), and then 1 AM (01:00)? And 11 AM (11:00) will be followed by 12 PM (12:00 / noon), which will be followed by 1 PM (13:00)? That's not very intuitive, no wonder no-one outside the US understood when it would be released. :eek:

I think the most confusing part of the AM/PM system is 12 AM / 12 PM. Everything else is strange, but understandable. I thought it wouldn't be released until noon, now I'll have all day tomorrow to play!

Ex-cell-ent!!!!! Thanks for the clarification. But wouldn't it be appropriate to use "Military Time" (24 hr clock) on a forum like this? Well, I'm off to bed, have to get up at 0600. :eek:

Now I'm getting really confused! Is 12 AM at midnight or at lunchtime? If the people on the US west coast get it at 9 PM, the demo would have to be released at midnight, right? And they would get it at 9 PM tonight (August 31) If it is released at noon, they would get it at 9 AM (in the morning) and the time in central Europe would be 6 PM (18:00). But if it is released at midnight (in 9 hrs 40 min) I would be able to download it tomorrow morning. :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: Do I make sense? probably not....

Firewood!? Is the webserver steam-powered? :eek:

I think I'll recycle this Combaiku, I've got a feeling it'll be a appropriate description of tomorrow's events. Gamers ecstatic Webserver exhausted Demo released

Combaiku - Combat Mission Haiku The old forum colors are truly horrible! Did we really read the forum with those colours back in the Good Old Days!?

Doppelgänger. [ August 22, 2002, 02:58 PM: Message edited by: Kurtz ]

Well, my contract with the company ends, I would have prefered a longer contract, but beggars can' be chosers.

PERFECT!!! My current employment ends August 30.

OK, this is not supposed to be a discussion of whether units should be named X or Z. Personally I still hope the SS-Weihnachtsgrenadierewill be included. I just wanted to bring to your attention that Waffen-Grenadier units really existed. I haven't seen this mentioned earlier. Here is an example: Bulgarisches Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS Check this page for more WG (and other) units: http://skalman.nu/third-reich/ss-other.htm So, in some cases it will actually be a correct term to use.

I was thinking of buying a Mac, but the reason I have stayed away from Macs in the past is partly due to their operating system. Now, with OS X, I am seriously thinking of Mac as an replacement for Windows. But if I can't play CM on my new computer, it doesn't feel like a great idea anymore. Maybe I'll buy a Mac and use for everything else, and only use my windows computer for CM... I understand the reasons for not making an OS X version, I just wanted to voice my opinion even though I'll will not buy a Mac version this time.

<Mr Burns voice> Ex-cell-ent!

There are buses that depart from the train station. I suppose they are somewhat synchronised with the trains (we took the train from London). Talk to the bus driver and you'll probably be dropped off right outside the museum. When we were finished at the museum we took a taxi back since we didn't want to wait for the bus (not many buses in the afternoon at that time). It wasn't expensive, and it was well worth it after a day of walking and gawking.

Ha! None of you noticed that it was a picture from World War 1!!! French soldiers make a gas and flame attack on German trenches in Flanders, Belgium, during WWI.

Look at those gamey French! How Stuff Works

If the round hits short of the target, the gunner (or rather the observer) can see where the impact is and the sight can be adjusted accordingly, which should improve the probability of an hit with the next round. If the round overshoots, it probably will be hard to see where it finally impacts.

Cool movies! But is there supposed to be sound?

Interesting idea! I think this would be true for German troops, but Allied troops would probably be more prone to destroy suspected buildings once the fighting were inside Germany's borders.