rawger

Anyone else ever waste time online looking at cars for sale? I think I have a problem.

iCrap

Yeah I sometimes do that lol...

xtcnrice

I've been looking at AP2s for years, only to find out that resale value isn't going to decline cuz it's a classic, and there are fewer left on the market.

xtcnrice

I wonder how much that RV6 turbo is gonna cost (IC and parts included). I'm a total noob... do you guys think it would run more or less than the CTE SC?

iCrap

It'll run more, but more power.

I'm still not sure its really worth it for us auto guys... all going through that craptastic 5AT.

xtcnrice

yeah exactly.. I doubt I'll do it. I'm even doubting flashpro on the 5AT. These are definite wants. But then I'd be like wtf, I'm driving an auto.

Side note, man.. wish I had gotten 6mt. I mean, sure 50% of the time or more I'm pretty much stuck in Toronto traffic. But when I'm not,

xtcnrice

I need to stick with the plan... this TSX will be my 5AT dd, and when I rack in enough dough, I'll eventually get an AP2 lol. I've even entertained the idea of buying a 6MT TSX, swapping the tranny, ecu, harness, cluster... and selling the car back as an AT. It would probably sell for more than the MT, but all that pain in the ass....

iCrap

the FP is worth it even on the auto, but I have my doubts about forced induction..
BUT Utah did it and he loves it... soo idk?

MC MiYoung3269

Did you ever get that shipping estimate iCrappy~ ?

iCrap

oh crap i forgot. on the spoiler right? did you send your zip code?

MC MiYoung3269

Yeah, and yes I did. No rush, take your time lol.

optimusaccord

Why not just get a 6MT? Don't go through swapping everything over.

iCrap

Yeah swapping it would be a pain, but it might also be hard to find a well cared for 6mt in good shape, good condition paint, interior etc... (well unless you just buy a new one)

I'll try and remember to do it when i get home tonight lol.

MC MiYoung3269

Ight, sank chu~

PyroDave

bad rep for the CU2

xtcnrice

I guess cuz I'm the first one to ever own my CU2.. stupid but yeah, I feel like the car wouldn't be the same anymore if I sold it and got a used 6MT. I know it's a dumb idea anyhow, just gonna keep it as a dd.

xtcnrice

wow what a moron!

iCrap

k pmed

opboarding

I want things shipped to me too...

opboarding

CU2 drivers are the worst.

iCrap

weelllll i still have those LED reverse lights.

opboarding

I forgot what we said about those. Weren't you going to get me light output pictures vs stock or something?

iCrap

Oh i probably did... and probably forgot about that too lol.

VR1

SMH it's a Special Edition too!

iCrap

There ya go. I don't feel like putting a stock one back in though for comparison.... but with stock i couldn't see shit.

rawger

Back dat azz up.

opboarding

How much do you want for them and how much did you buy them for? After shipping it might not really be worth it for me over buying from ebay. I don't reallllly need them...

ssjoeboe9

@iCrap

My FFFFFing PSU died on me after 5 months man. I just built my computer. I had a COOLMAX CL-700B 700W ATX 12V v2.2 and now Im sending it back for warranty!

I leave my computer on all the time, but it sleeps after like 45min, then after like 2 hours it hibernates. Never had a problem doing this on any other computer. Now my PSU iCrapped out on me.

What do you think about this? Should I be powering down every night? Or is hibernate drawing the same power as completely off??

iCrap

like $15 shipped? No idea what I paid for them really.

ohhh man do not buy a Coolmax.. That's the crappiest crap of all crap. When you get it back sell it or something.

The argument of should i turn off the PC vs should i leave it on is neverending. Hibernating is the same as off btw, it's just saving your current system state into the HDD (sleep saves it into the RAM)
I just leave my desktop in sleep every night.

Buy a Corsair or Seasonic PSU of whatever wattage you need. Can probably get a builder series corsair like $50. I doubt you need 700w. What do you have in there?

Don't cheap out on the PSU, if that fails it is possible to take out all your components

ssjoeboe9

I mean, this thing has pretty good ratings... I bought it on newegg at the time. It retials like $99 right now. For now I replaced it with some 400W insignia PSU from Bestbuy... it didn't have long enough cables so I had to prop it on my iphone box smh!

Here is my build:

COOLMAX CL-700B 700W ATX 12V v2.2 Compatible with Core i3/i5/i7 Power Supply

AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX

1 x ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

4 x Kingston 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model KVR1333D3N9/8G
Seagate NAS HDD ST3000VN000 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive

1 x Seagate NAS HDD ST3000VN000 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive
EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2765-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support w/ EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card

1 x EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2765-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support w/ ...
NVIDIA Gift - Watch Dogs

1 x NVIDIA Gift - Watch Dogs

iCrap

I'm seeing it with only 3 stars here
COOLMAX CL-700B 700W ATX 12V v2.2 Compatible with Core i3/i5/i7 Power Supply - Newegg.com

All of these PSU's are made by only a few companies and then rebranded. which is why i suggested Corsair or Seasonic as they use the same manufacturer for most of their PSUs (A pretty good one)

Not only that but these cheaper ones rate they for more than they can actually put out... I bet you that thing can't come close to 700w, and it's not even 80 plus certified.

Take a look at this, SeaSonic S12G S12G-650 650W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Newegg.com

Your build could probably even get away with a 500w... The 760 doesn't take much power.

xtcnrice

Listen to iCrap, sell that crap and get a seasonic, xfx (same as seasonic afaik), or corsair. I've been out of the game for a while.. enermax still good? Does Antec earthwatts still exist?

urbanstereo

i don't know anything about amd

urbanstereo

for the power supply look for active PFC, highest efficiency rating you can get, and modular!

ssjoeboe9

Alright, I might take your advice on that SeaSonic. I still have to send this PSU back for warranty and hopefully they will send me a new one. The hard part will be trying to sell this thing.

I remember looking into SSD and the amount of space offered was not as much as HDD for the same price. I know that SSD is obviously better but.... ehh.

The whole reason I built this computer is to edit gopro videos without bogging down and lagging (I use APP). If you have advice for bettering my build that doesn't cost too much over $100 I will look into it.

Also... I can't even use all 3TB of space on the HDD, something about Windows 8 not being able to recognize over 2TB. I was gunna try and partition and do all that junk but Im not even close to using 1T yet, so I left it as is...

opboarding

+1 to the SSD idea. I did it a few months ago and love it. Use your larger hard drive for stuff like movies and pictures and install main programs on the SSD.

EhkoXC

Was going to suggest exactly this. I've been looking into doing an SSD swap myself. Right now I have normal drives (2 TB, WD Black Series), one dedicated for media (music, movies, etc) and the other for Steam/Origin installs. I would love to get the OS onto an SSD for at least the boot time advantages.

ssjoeboe9

If you transfer the OS to SSD do you have to do that whole re-install process? Or is it as easy as moving the program files to new loction?

iCrap

Yeah this ^

Its a bit more involved than that... but it's more of a pain then it's worth. Just re-install the OS. You will have to anyways win8 to detect the drive is an SSD when it does it's first time setup.

SSD for sure, you can get a 256gb for under $100 now. I just recently bought another Crucial one for my PC for $85.

I get 700mbs/ read/write which is great for when i edit pics / vids. The photos from my D800 are 40-50MB Each lmao.

I forget how to fix the 3TB issue... did you install the drivers for the motherboard's SATA controller?

xtcnrice

Got my dad an SSD a couple of years ago (when $1/GB was considered a deal) and he loves it. It's a must... the performance difference is night and day. Joe think about it this way, boost vs no boost?