The TPU UK Clubhouse

[Beastie]

Oulton Park International.

@Beastie what sort of times are you putting in?

1.22.6 in the 98T with a flying start.

1.27.6 in the 98T standing start.

With warm tyres

Best to turn the turbo down a little IMO since there aren't any straights.

Edit- just did a 1.21.8 flying lap

 

[kurosagi01]

Then theres me with a flat 4 boxer engine wee.

 

[Beastie]

Then theres me with a flat 4 boxer engine wee.

Subaru or beetle?

@CAPSLOCKSTUCK I've managed 1.17.3 flyer with the 98T.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

I've managed 1.17.3 flyer with the 98T.

5 secs quicker is huge. on such a short lap, thats impressive .....

A fellow TPUer was here this evening and we played Cunning Stunts on GTA V, brilliant fun if you like "big air"

He just got a GTX 970 as an upgrade from HD 6950 and is going to be having a crack at Oulton too. I sold my GTX 680 today so im on HD 7970 for the time being till prices settle down a bit.

Hes 2 secs a lap quicker than me round Nords

 

[kurosagi01]

Subaru or beetle?

@CAPSLOCKSTUCK I've managed 1.17.3 flyer with the 98T.

FA20 NA Subaru engine.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I think my CPU or motherboard is somewhat on its way out.... I played a few hours of BF4 = No problems, I stop and im just browsing and end up randomly BSOD'ing. TWICE!

I jump into the bios tweak a few settings up the voltage slightly and shutdown, but before i startup again i repaste the CPU - Idle is still a little high at 44'c but stable. Asus Ai Probe II reports CPU temp to be between 35-39'c idle, Radiator doesnt feel hot to touch at all. Gaming sees the temps hit 60-64'c which is the average....

Im using CoreTemp to report 'the hottest temp' of all cores. so thats 41'c, rest of the cores seem to be idling 30-33'c

I'll have to keep monitoring, though im not happy about having this machine die on me just yet as i cant really afford to replace it.

 

[tabascosauz]

I think my CPU or motherboard is somewhat on its way out.... I played a few hours of BF4 = No problems, I stop and im just browsing and end up randomly BSOD'ing. TWICE!

I jump into the bios tweak a few settings up the voltage slightly and shutdown, but before i startup again i repaste the CPU - Idle is still a little high at 44'c but stable. Asus Ai Probe II reports CPU temp to be between 35-39'c idle, Radiator doesnt feel hot to touch at all. Gaming sees the temps hit 60-64'c which is the average....

Im using CoreTemp to report 'the hottest temp' of all cores. so thats 41'c, rest of the cores seem to be idling 30-33'c

I'll have to keep monitoring, though im not happy about having this machine die on me just yet as i cant really afford to replace it.

Isn't 60-64 a little high for gaming loads? I mean, there aren't a lot of games that tax all 6 cores at once, right? My D9L keeps my 4790K at about 75 under OCCT and the only time other loads come close to 75 degrees is when I'm playing GTA V, which happens to spread the load across all cores pretty well, unlike a lot of other games. I had problems with BSODs and sluggish/failed bootups and dismissed the GPU part of the equation too soon; I replaced my mobo but soon realized that the culprit was the GPU (R7 265).



On a separate note, what internet providers do you all use? I'm moving into a flat in September and would like something that isn't priced exorbitantly but is reliable enough with good speeds and low ping when I need it. Obvs uni internet is insanely fast but I wouldn't want to be saddled with 1MBps down speeds either.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Plusnet

36 / 1

£7.50 per month ( and line rental)

I cant fault their customer service and.prices.

 

[NdMk2o1o]

Isn't 60-64 a little high for gaming loads? I mean, there aren't a lot of games that tax all 6 cores at once, right? My D9L keeps my 4790K at about 75 under OCCT and the only time other loads come close to 75 degrees is when I'm playing GTA V, which happens to spread the load across all cores pretty well, unlike a lot of other games. I had problems with BSODs and sluggish/failed bootups and dismissed the GPU part of the equation too soon; I replaced my mobo but soon realized that the culprit was the GPU (R7 265).
On a separate note, what internet providers do you all use? I'm moving into a flat in September and would like something that isn't priced exorbitantly but is reliable enough with good speeds and low ping when I need it. Obvs uni internet is insanely fast but I wouldn't want to be saddled with 1MBps down speeds either.

No... well within thermal limits and especially for such an OC, am wondering if there has been some degradation over time so he's gonna need more volts or less OC.... I can squeeze 4.3 out of my 3570k which is low but considering I have a low end board I'll settle for that....

Honestly since local loop unbundling they are all much of a muchness as they are all using the same BT fibre infrastructure (unless you haven't benefitted from LLU and are still rocking ADSL :O ) I use the loathed TalkTalk, I think I pay £17.50 a month (inc: line rental) for 36MB DL/1MBDL) after 6 months only experienced 2 outages which happened to be in the wee hours and wasn't too much of an issue at the time if still a bit of an annoyance.

Best I had was Virgin fibre 100MB/25MB though in all honesty anything over 20MB DL is negligible unless it was for something specific where that extra 25-75MB really matters but for general downloading, streaming etc it doesn't...much. And I was also paying £50 just for that connection not too mention line rental and TV etc.

 

[Bo$$]

This mofo is going for cheap... https://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi...hics-sata-iii-6gb-s-usb-31-hdmi-vga-wifi-blac

Someone buy me one! XDDDD i wish it was pay day!

 

[FreedomEclipse]

This mofo is going for cheap... https://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi...hics-sata-iii-6gb-s-usb-31-hdmi-vga-wifi-blac

Someone buy me one! XDDDD i wish it was pay day!

Id get one though im not sure what i would use it for

 

[Finners]

Id get one though im not sure what i would use it for

Same, by the time I've added RAM and a half decent size ssd it seems like a quite expensive media streamer as that's all I think I could use it for.

 

[kurosagi01]

This mofo is going for cheap... https://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi...hics-sata-iii-6gb-s-usb-31-hdmi-vga-wifi-blac

Someone buy me one! XDDDD i wish it was pay day!

Been looking for replacement comp for the misses parents ebay PC..might fit the bill,mainly be using it for printing labels and web browsing.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Same, by the time I've added RAM and a half decent size ssd it seems like a quite expensive media streamer as that's all I think I could use it for.

It would probably be a nice alternative to a laptop if you were to take it on holiday. Most 2-3 star hotels have a tv with hdmi or dvi on the back these days.

I see it as small streaming, web browsing pc or something for the 'front-of-house' in a small business which never gets turned off

 

[kurosagi01]

Personally i would probably take the mini NES with me to hotels for different type of entertainment than watch films or other TV programmes.

 

[Beastie]

FA20 NA Subaru engine.

That must be one of those Toyota 86's or the Subaru equivalent? Nice car!

5 secs quicker is huge. on such a short lap, thats impressive

I messed around with the setup a little- more downforce and turned the turbo back up a bit. Also that was with hardly any fuel in the tank. So I think about 2 secs was down to my driving TBH.
I can do consistent (ie with a more than 50% chance of not crashing) 1.19's or 1.20's with more fuel and worn tyres.
I tried with the formula A car at Oulton and did 1.14.

I also tried the Nords with the formula A and did 5.59 after a couple of laps practise. What times are doing round there?

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

I also tried the Nords with the formula A and did 5.59 after a couple of laps practise. What times are doing round there?

5.37.2 is my best ever, consistent 5.42 ish

standing start, full fuel....72 litres i think

 

[Beastie]

Do you start with warm tyres?

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Do you start with warm tyres?

No.

I started a Drive Club at my house and on F/B and i have a file full of peoples times. We set the rules and stay within them.

If someone does a quick lap on a different pc i have to be sent a picture for verification before it gets listed in the "Speed File" or a trusted witness has to be present.


All good fun and very lighhearted. (and light headed too usually)

 

[Beastie]

Starting a hot lap with the 98T with cold tyres

I'll have to look into this.

Edit- even Nelson Piquet would be scared.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Starting a hot lap with the 98T with cold tyres

I'll have to look into this.

Edit- even Nelson Piquet would be scared.

It is full on, I dread to think what its like in VR

Ive probably only completed 4 or 5 laps of Nords in the 98 T and i wont ever consider turning damage off just to finish a lap.


@Beastie i just did a 7.14 in the 98 T.....that included a 360 at one point and a 180 at the carousel...

 

[Beastie]

Although it is sometimes painfull, I always leave the damage on.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

full damage or you cant drive on my pc....thats the rules, even for my 7yr old nephew.

 

[Finners]

full damage or you cant drive on my pc....thats the rules, even for my 7yr old nephew.

Poor bastard haha,

Is project cars even playable on a gamepad? I don't have a wheel

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Poor bastard haha,

Is project cars even playable on a gamepad? I don't have a wheel

I got him on Cunning Stunts on GTA earlier, he loved it and it was good fun watching him too.

Project Cars is great on a gamepad, its all i have since my wheel was broken ages ago.