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So a complete change of pace from last week then 😄

I’d agree about the best film Wahlberg has been in, it was a break in his comedy or action films and something I’d like to see him do more often. It’s a brilliant film overall though, I know it’s based on a true story but they keep the real life in by not only focusing on the good and glossing over the depression and despair that Dicky goes through. It isn’t an easy watch at times but it’s well worth watching.

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Absolutely hate you all!!! That is all 😆 No, great night and a good laugh. There were more of us than I thought so good banter all around. I can't believe some of the hands I lost but oh well, that's the luck of the draw. It was still a laugh, thanks for setting it up @LordBaguette and I look forward to it if we do another.

So I finished this one a couple of weeks ago, just never posted it. So I present my complete Alfa Romeo 105 Giulia, I managed to model this one quicker than the Lancia above but I spent more time working out the specifics of rendering so this looks more "real". And of course, it's mandatory in these situations to add a massive widebody to any car modelled in 3d 😄 Somewhat inspired by the Zakspeed Capri and on Lancia Stratos wheels.

No, I don’t have the 1070 that came out of my PC but I do have an old GPU I can test with. Though the timing is of concern, I don’t have any problems associated with a gpu problem so I’m reasonably happy to rule it out for now.

Registered 🙂 see you on the tables biznitches.

That was my thinking but I don't fancy the hassle of trying to RMA a MB with a weird intermittent fault. Also, touch wood it's been working fine since Monday evening and I've been deliberately turning it on and off throughout the day to test if it boots each time. I must be up to about 20 successful boots in a row now so i'm am starting to wonder if was something I had plugged in via usb is actually fubared rather than the MB itself. Annoyingly, if it is a usb devide then there's no quick way I know of to find out which one except plug one in, give it week or so to see if the problem re-occurs, if not plug in another and wait another week and so on and so forth. Even more annoying is, I realised yesterday, resetting cmos I lost my ram timings which took me so damn long to get stable at 3200Mhz 😞 oh well needs must.

😆 I actually had a thought about yours, next time I get in to my pc I can copy your caveman off and continue working on it on my laptop. I’ve run photoshop before on it and it’s worked mostly alright. It’s really only the 3d logos that are a problem as no way can my laptop run 3d software.

So as not spam the gaming logo thread with pc stuff it's best to give it it's own thread. So copy pasta from another forum; I was playing a game on Saturday and my mouse stopped working - a bit of investigating at the time and my mouse was working and it was some of my usb ports had stopped. However the game and PC continued to work fine. Restarted my PC to see if it fixed the issue and got stuck on the Asus splash screen with the motherboard displaying q-code b4 which is a usb hot plug error. I unplugged all usb, including internal usb headers, rebooted and still got the b4 error. Cleared CMOS, still B4. Fully power cycled inc. plug socket off and I can get the PC to boot - I get the error no kb or mouse plugged in and I need to do the bios set up which make sense as I reset CMOS. I plug in a keyboard and mouse and get in to BIOS, checking BIOS settings and it starts lagging before eventually locking up entirely. Repeat the above until I can get in to BIOS again - this time quickly checking boot drive and saving. PC restarts and boots in to windows fine. BIOS crashing is unusual so first though was temperatures - CPU in high 30's, GPU low 40's - perfect idle temps so certainly not overheating at idle. 20 minutes of running prime95 and Furmark see CPU in to low 70's and GPU in to low 80's - again perfectly fine. I've run both for an hour and while I melted having the PC kick out that much heat - the PC was fine. So I've ruled out temps - restarted PC several times over and all fine. PC continued to work fine for Sunday (watching tv, gaming and 3d rendering) and was on and off several times throughout the day. PC booted up fine at lunch time while I watched some TV but turning it on after work today and back to q code B4 again. Rinse and repeat above and I can again get back in to windows again. PC Specs: Ryzen 2700X Asus ROG X470 Hero 32Gb RAM Team Group Dark Pro 8 Pack (4 x 8Gb) Samsung nvme boot 1 ssd, 3 mech drives for storage. Corsair RM850x 850w psu. Windows 10 The PC has been running fine since I built it ~2 years ago. The only change to the PC recently was a GPU change on 29th May (1070 for 2080). It seems too coincidental that the problems should start after a hardware change though I can't see why a GPU would cause the above problems a week after being installed especially as there's been no other issues with gaming, rendering or stress testing it. Some extra info too; Current thinking is that it's one of the usb devices I have plugged in or the usb controller on the motherboard. I'm leaning towards motherboard as I get the usb error even with nothing plugged in (even front headers disconnected). Since getting it running ok on Sunday, I had plugged all my usb devices back in but obviously the problem repeated Monday. Since Monday, the only USB I have plugged in my keyboard and mouse and so far so good though it worked previously too so we shall see. I do have a wireless keyboard mouse combo that I can plug in should the problem repeat with my current mouse and keyboard. I haven't yet tried updating drivers or the bios yet though, it's on the list of things to maybe try but I don't see a system working for 2 years would start failing and the solution be a driver or bios issue but who knows. Diddums suggested swapping RAM sticks around which I said I couldn't do due to my CPU cooler, on actually inspecting my PC I think I might be able to get them out without needing to remove my cooler. Though as the PC runs fine when actually running I am leaning towards it not being RAM. GPU this is obviously a potential as it was only changed last week - though similar to RAM, as I have no issues with it when the PC actually runs, temps are fine, it passes stress tests I'm again leaning towards it not being the cause. Though I do have an old quadro card I can swap in to rule out if need be. Though for now focusing on USB related issues as that's my q code error. Windows itself - there's a potential it is just Windows itself has fubared or my nvme boot drive. The drive says it's error free but it could still be windows. Thankfully all my documents are stored on other drives so I wouldn't lose anything wiping but I'd still rather not as re-instaling all the programs is still a pain. Though still might do it as I tend to sit at atround 85% full so might take the opputunity to install a bigger boot drive too. I think that's all but I welcome any thoughts people have on this issue.

Going off topic here but @Dan94 It is something I’ve tried as when it fails to boot it gets stuck at a usb error code. Even unplugging everything it still get stuck at the usb error. Which leads me to suspect it’s the motherboard usb controller failing rather than a usb device. I just want to rule out everything I can before trying to RMA an intermittently failing motherboard. @phil bottle It’s not that new anymore as I built it just over 2 years ago now. I didn’t realise it was that long though, time flies when you’re having fun.

My avatar <---- over there? Yes. It's basically me really though sadly I no longer own the green shirt it was based off of 😞 Unfortunately there may be some further delays in these due to PC problems - it's very hard to make logo's when your pc can take up to an hour to get it to boot into windows and sometimes when it does your mouse and keyboard don't work. Once I get in to windows and everything works then the pc is fine so I can continue working on the logo's but by the 15th restart sometimes I'm just too pissed off so turn it off and watch a film instead.

Probably won't pick one up at release, might not pick up a PS5 at all - I'll give it a few months to a year to see how the dust settles on next gen first before deciding Sony or M$.

Figured it out, sent my invite to join.

Stupid fucking piece of shit website - Your account can only be used on pokerstars.com. Ok, no worries I'll create a .uk one - Nope, this email address is already in use at Pokerstars.com. Fine! I'll go to Pokerstars.com - nope auto redirects you back to .uk. Hmmmm lets search the FAQ - ah to transfer your account log in the app as usual and follow the prompts - easy. Downloading, downloading dum de dumm de dumm - done. Install, ok lets log in - your account can only be used on the Pokerstars.com app - FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!

Work has been manic but a bank holiday weekend meant some time to work on these so time for another update. Capn Underpants: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49936942578_9ef7f455e9_b.jpg I've got most of the slot machine modelled, the different items of clothing added (though still 2 more to add). I've also rigged up the clothing so they rotate with each 'barrel' of the slot machine ready for animation. THe 2 clothing items won't take long to model then just texturing and animation to go. @Capn_Underpants is there any particular colours you want for your logo? Middle Class Caveman: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49937763097_0ea95f6556_h.jpg This went through a whole recolour again as I wasn't happy with the cell shading posted above. More hours than I care to count but I'm finally happy with how this is turning out. Still a few hours work left I feel but in preparation of finishing, @Middle Class Caveman Do you want your name, logo, FG logo or whatever added or happy with the just the man?

I’m more rock and powermetal but do enjoy some gothic tunes and used to dress like a goth 😄 I didn’t realise it was world goth day though, if I’d know I would have made an effort to dress up.

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A small update time as work continues on these 🙂 Captain Underpants - I've had to look up UV unwrapping to texture the pants but now I've figured that out things should move a long a bit easier. CU pants logo as it stands (colour is just a test colour); https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49911560883_7b21ffa387_h.jpg Middle Class Caveman - I had visions of this being cel shaded but outside of Diddums Roadhog, I've not really done much cel shaded stuff. However cel shading an existing picture is easier than cel shading from blank. I think I'm on version 4 or 5 but I think I've got it looking close to what I planned. Still some details to work on, specifically the eyes as while they're the right colours they don't look right. Also, does anyone else get a Wolverine vibe from just the head? WIP: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49911560628_57d0e3d88b_c.jpg

I'm happy to have a go for anyone that wants a logo 🙂 I've got FG Logo, Nutty's Peanut, Middle Class Caveman and Capn Underpants on the go at the moment so I'll finish these off before starting another but I'll add you to the list. By your name, my mind goes to something along the lines of the avater you already have. Is this what you were thinking or have you got something else in mind? A black hole - is it the centre of a plumbers crack or have you just been digging holes again - We may never know 🤣

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I’m up this, it’ll male a chance for a Friday. I just hope I have better luck than in Hereford.

@Middle Class Caveman FIrst Sketch: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49897636147_f2ed45de66_h.jpg No monocle but got the weights, cigars and the Merc in there. Proportions are a little off as apparently my anatomy is rusty these days. Thinking I might move the cigar to the mouth though as then if you did a headshot you'd still have your cigar on show. Let me know what you think, if you want changes or whatever then I'll get on making it properly. I'll add you to the list 🙂 I'll try to think of something based on what you've said.

@Middle Class Caveman I have yours roughly sketched out so I’ll be making a proper sketch later to make sure it’s what you want. @Capn_Underpants I’m thinking, the letters CU shaped like underpants with other items of clothing cut in half. Each half of the clothing is in a 2 ring slot machine. The right side stops on the letter U, the left side almost stops on half a Captains hat before finally clicking to the letter C. A jackpot sound plays, maybe some flashing lights etc. as the CU underpants letters expand to read your full Capn Underpants name. Could even include the captains hat then landing on top of the C of Capn. This is just my idea but really want to make designs people like so let me know if you have a better idea or any changes to be made.

Anything particular you have in mind or dealers choice?