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    DarthVader1022 got a reaction from JoostinOnline in Scrapyard Wars 7 Pt 1 - NO INTERNET   
    Ok if this was filmed weeks ago why was it only uploaded to YouTube 2 days ago?
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to dalekphalm in What is a good free iPhone GPS App?   
    I would try Apple Maps, and see how you like the differences.
     
    I find the UI a bit cleaner and easier to read, especially at night (Street names in particular).
     
    There are third party ones too.
    Try this list here:
    https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/top-10-apple-maps-alternatives
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to captain_to_fire in What is a good free iPhone GPS App?   
    Have you tried HERE We Go? https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/here-wego-city-navigation/id955837609?mt=8 
     
    It has voice guided offline turn by turn navigations and you can download maps of entire countries as long as your extra storage permits it. 
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to dalekphalm in What is a good free iPhone GPS App?   
    Apple Maps, and Google Maps are the two biggest ones. They both work extremely well.
     
    Why do you not want to use Google Maps? Is there a particular reason you're searching for an alternative?
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to Zyndo in M.2 Recommendation   
    M.2 is a form factor. Just like how you can get HDD's in 3.5", you can also get them in 2.5" (for laptops usually). Most SSD's are 2.5", but some are M.2. Its just a form factor/interface. However, NVMe and M.2 are very very different things.

    most 3.5"/2.5" storage devices run on a protocol called AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). It worked great for the normal, (relatively) slower, SATA based devices, but that protocol is simply not fast enough for the kind of speeds NVMe is capable of. NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) is a newer protocol which allows drives to perform SIGNIFICANTLY faster than the old 600MBps bottleneck which was in place with SATA/AHCI. So, your fastest SATA drives are limited to about 500-550MBps and they will never get any faster due to their already being at their limit. Currently, the fastest NVMe drices are capable of 3GBps reads; this is a hardware limitation of the drives and of the DMI (Direct Media Interface), which is 4GBps, so we should expect to see NVMe drives get massively faster over time as SSD technology improves and as DMI (or whatever they upgrade it to) expands in order to adjust for this new surge of performance.
     
     
    But as a gamer, NVMe drives offer performance in an area you won't ever really experience since SATA SSD's are already so [relatively] fast for gamers they do everything so well that at best you're going to maybe save a second or two on a load screen in SOME games and that's about it.
    Yes, sticking with a SATA/AHCI drive is almost always the best thing for a gamer to do. No sense investing more money in faster storage as that will not improve performance. Upgrading your CPU, GPU, investing in water cooling, or pretty much anything else, besides NVMe, is almost always better as far as performance:dollar goes in regards to gamers.
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to Cyracus in Upgrading Laptop hard drive to SSD ?   
    looks like a 2.5" drive 
     
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to Bworde15 in Upgrading Laptop hard drive to SSD ?   
    Yes it will.
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to mech in Upgrading Laptop hard drive to SSD ?   
    Yup
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to BryceJonathan in Upgrading Laptop hard drive to SSD ?   
    It absolutely will fit, ever laptop(well 99.9%) use 2.5" hdds because they are smaller and more power efficient than 3.5" also the ssd you have fits in the same 2.5" form factor so it should be an easy swap. Hope everything goes well.
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to elpiop in Need help moving a couple games to another PC..   
    Saved games seem to be saved here. You will need hidden folders to be shown to see this. So just move the game files over and then copy the save files to the same directory  on the other computer
     
    %LOCALAPPDATA%/PopCap Games/<game>/users/  
     
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    DarthVader1022 got a reaction from elpiop in Need help moving a couple games to another PC..   
    Just a update..
     
    I was able follow your steps and I was able to move all my saved games and levels to my new PC,I only needed to do a couple extra steps that you had mentioned ,The only other steps I did have to was install each game on the gaming PC and play at least 1 level on each games so I would have a user and data folder in each game...After that I had to go back to the old PC that I needed to get all the saved games from but I first needed to show all the hidden files as I was not seeing the info that you all mentioned I needed,after I made the hidden folders available I was able to see what I needed,my next step was to take all the files with the saved data I needed for the saved games and I copied them all to a USB thumb drive and then I went to my other PC but first I needed to also show all the hidden folders here,once that was done I went to my USB drive and copied and pasted all the files to the correct directory where the files needed to be and they then overwrighted the old files with the new files,after that I went to each game and played a level on each game to see if all my levels where I left off at and they where all there and it worked perfect..
     
    So I want to Personally Thank You for your help as you saved me countless hrs of play time of starting all over from the beginning of each game..
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to Drake10114 in Need help building new PC for Landlord   
    I'd use the IGPU on the Kabylake CPU. It will be more than enough for what the landlord is doing and probably more powerful than the gpu you have. 
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to themctipers in USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 questions and help please..   
    USB 3 USB is much faster at sequential. Go buy a 32/64/128gb USB. Unless for small files.. 
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to nicklmg in Installing a Headphone Wall   
    Buy Silverstone headphone stand on Amazon: http://geni.us/HaAFB
     
    We FINALLY got the new Silverstone headphone stands required to set up our most badass audio setup yet! The Headphone Wall...
     
     
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to flowalex in Backup software?   
    Sorry this is late for files I use crashplan by code 42 and I periodically create images using clonezilla
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to lost in Backup software?   
    Hey Man
     
    I use http://www.macrium.com/ image backup. 
     
    works real well can schedule any time you want also its free to use.
     
    Once you get it setup its all automatic on schedule
    Check it out
     
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    DarthVader1022 got a reaction from lost in Backup software?   
    Thanks everyone,I am definitely going to try out http://www.macrium.com/ to see how well it works out for me..
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to Jasun in Need more USB ports on my laptop?   
    Buy a USB Hub.
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to L.E.D in Need more USB ports on my laptop?   
    A USB hub, here is one...
     
    Cheap, free shipping and USB 3.0
     
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817659002
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to Xanthe_2871 in Need more USB ports on my laptop?   
    Ahh, well unfortunately that model does not have an ExpressCard slot. That's ok, there's nothing wrong with a USB hub aside from the added bulk.
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to SonoDanshi in Show off your latest purchases   
    Thanks, yeah 6'6" will cause you some issues for sure. I just checked the RS1 frame and it'd probably only be good for someone up to 6'3.
     
    The pedals are out of this world - I've had the fanatec clubsport v2 pedals for about 6 months now and they go beyond anything I've ever tried in the past. I was also using a friend's fanatec porsche wheel which was really great for force feedback and steering input but the flappy paddle gears were really crappy on them - which is why I went with the forza branded one as the gear paddles are much, much better.
     
    I haven't had a chance to use the wheel yet as it only arrived today but it should be a lot of fun.
     
    I had wanted to get the universal hub and a couple of add-on wheels but that would have been serious money and really can't justify it for the amount I will use it.
     
    Yes. Yes there is.
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    DarthVader1022 got a reaction from JAKEBAB in Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯   
    This is my cousin 1934 Ford Hot Rod with a 383 Chevy Motor..He lives almost across the road from me,as you can see he has his own shop as he is Mechanic and also does auto body work,he is going to be building a new shop with 3 lifts and one drive on lift just up the street on his new lot he bought,he is starting on the new shop June 1st..He has been working 2 jobs one at Napa and then coming home to do mechanical work on customers cars/trucks,His last day at Napa is May 27th so he can now dedicate him self to his own business working on cars/trucks..
     
          This is my 2014 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ 4X4 Crew Cab       
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    DarthVader1022 got a reaction from terrytek in Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯   
    This is my cousin 1934 Ford Hot Rod with a 383 Chevy Motor..He lives almost across the road from me,as you can see he has his own shop as he is Mechanic and also does auto body work,he is going to be building a new shop with 3 lifts and one drive on lift just up the street on his new lot he bought,he is starting on the new shop June 1st..He has been working 2 jobs one at Napa and then coming home to do mechanical work on customers cars/trucks,His last day at Napa is May 27th so he can now dedicate him self to his own business working on cars/trucks..
     
          This is my 2014 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ 4X4 Crew Cab       
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to Speedyv in Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯   
    Nice. Wish I had a relative with all those resources...
    You woulda liked my Chevy meme....  :lol:
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    DarthVader1022 reacted to SonoDanshi in Show off your latest purchases   
    This showed up today...
     

     

     
    Doesn't look too bad in its new home imo
     

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