Bogleg

Yes, I must have self-esteem issues. Let's advance your original implication - that I am dumb because I must not have known that I can turn off voice chat in the game, or that I am not dumb, just - I dunno - obtuse or something - because I might have used the term "without sound" to mean something it doesn't. So your original implication is that I am ignorant/dumb and also incapable of communicating effectively. Now you've decided to buttress that with the implication that I might have self-esteem issues because I said something about it. Once again turning it on me with the implication of a personal attack. Of course you are smart enough to qualify/obfuscate your posts to allow for some wiggle room in the interpretation, like a proper troll. I'm just a drive by observer of this thread who doesn't honestly give two shits about how it all turns out. You, on the other hand, appear to have a big enough issue going on that you are three pages deep into a thread about you trying to prove you don't cheat. Self-esteem issues, indeed.

It was a rhetorical question. But thanks for the condescending attempt at humor.

Why do you think I spent the last 5 or so years playing without sound?

Funny you should ask. I just recently played BO:CW with a handful of them. Most of them moved onto newer games.

Anyone who likes COD4 should like Cold War. Need a serious PC to play it though.

When you get the Stoner up to max level and throw the thermal scope on it... it's basically like cheating.

Spend some time leveling up some weapons. Zombies is a good place to level up weapons.

Okay, I'm looking to setup a regular weekly session with three other people. Preferably Tuesday evenings or Sunday mornings/afternoons. I'd like to either play Zombies or any MP game (preferably Combined Arms Assault). I can play the other MP games without a squad, but CAA and Zombies would be a lot more fun with a squad. I want to attempt to just use the in-game chat features and not set up a separate TS or anything like that.

Yes it is an awesome game - the TDM style multiplayer games are on par with COD4 for speed/style of game IMHO. Zombies is a lot of fun - but they need to get a new map pretty soon. I play most days/evenings at some point - often without sound (just like COD4). I haven't been back to freezetag and turned in my admin tags once I got the game if that tells you anything.

Cold War is, IMHO, a very "XI" game - it's a fast, beat-em-down kind of game. I find it is fun to play both in run and gun mode and in sneak-around-sniping mode (especially the combined arms maps, but they need more of them). Hardcore feels like COD2 to me speed-wise. If it had dedicated servers I would be begging COD4 players to move on. I am averaging 1.5 E/D and I'm an old slow guy. Might be a game for slow old people.

Who is playing Cold War? Who would like to try and get a regular session together? I would like to see if three or more like-minded people would be interested in teaming up on Tuesday evenings specifically, but open to other times, for some Combined Arms Mosh Pit action. Any takers?

I would need to read the data sheet on it but it should automagically adjust to the correct forward voltage, I think. Drivers I use have fixed fV so I have to match them specifically.

I can't believe no one has posted a picture of a manger yet.

Is it 100V? Looks to me like it's 2-100V output. And as far as how many strips it could drive, I think it's two - max output is 40W (42W but assume some driver losses) and three of them adds up to 42W. I have built a few LED fixtures - all in series on big CC drivers.

@BigPapaDean did the package arrive?

Dean - if you are using Windows 10 make sure to register online. It will make it painless to install new hardware. If you don't do that, you'll have to do some leg work to get Windows licensed for the new hardware. I have everything boxed up and I will take it to UPS or USPS tomorrow. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change

Did you call the doc and get the diagnosis @babyback?

Dean I'll leave the CPU in the mobo - it's nothing special - an i5 something or other.

As long as you have a case that can fit an ATX sized mobo you should be good to go. Obviously you'll need to plug in your own hard drive(s). Let me go find a bigger box.

@Lunkster can you send me an invite? Battle.net ID: Bogleg#1565

If you don't mind waiting a couple more days I can send you a motherboard, memory, 750W p-sup, and video card.

I have one last part coming today to finish my new build (power supply). Assuming when I put the power button tonight it turns on and all works okay, I will be able to put the old card in the mail tomorrow at the earliest - so PM me your address.

That slot should accommodate a 1060. Not sure if there are different power cable requirements.

Go with whatever ammo is easiest to scrounge.

Dean if you can use a GTX 1060 I will have one available in a few days that I will give you for free.