It makes more sense when explained like that, for sure. Like I said, we all go about it in different ways, and as long as the end result is the same (or at the very least correct) its fine. Thats kind of answered by your comments in the first quote in your reply to me. But for the sake of clarity; I did not feel the way you calculated the load using a test system was representative of the OP's system. Not they don't, but using a test system is not representative of the OP's system. I agree with what your saying though, but there are plenty of places online I use to check GPU load, like here for instance. The Corsair unit is in the same category as the OP's original choice, if not worse. I'm being critical of your component choice, not making a personal insult. That is well within the forum rules. Well the test system will differ from another users computer. For example, the number of discs, lighting, fans, etc. The most accurate way without question is to attach it to a power meter and find out the wattage and current draw. This however is beyond the scope of the average user. For two simple reasons: 1. You retaliated in this and another thread. Your both back and forth between each other, and to be perfectly frank with you, you are responding back at him, making you both as bad as each other. If you feel something is offensive report it, then a member of the team can deal with it appropriately. 2. While HK's choice of words were questionable, he was not personal insulting you in a manner I deem to be agressive, or personally insulting. It definitely could have been worded better, but he wasn't swearing, and I saw no derogatory comments made of an offensive nature. This however is as always, open to personal interpretation, and if you feel it warrants it, report the posts and I'll let another member of the team deal with it. HK has also apologised for offending you, so I consider it dealt with. Lets be very clear; I did not attack you. I mearly gave my opinion based on what I read, based on my experiences. The fact it appears one-sided is unintentional, assuming you even feel that's the case? I assume that is how you view it given the fact you think I'm "attacking" you. I simply gave my opinions on your comments which is again, well within forum rules. If you don't like it, so be it, but to suggest I am attacking you is far fetched at best. I'm allowed to give my opinion just like any other member as long as I adhere to the forum rules.
Yes let us be very clear. He did not simply disagree with what I had suggested, he said it was "ridiculous". When I responded very civilly and asked him to explain, he could not explain or support his comment, but instead said "You might as well be normal and not think like that." A clear personal insult and abusive statement. I can't see how you can say telling someone that they "might as well be normal" is not "personally insulting" or of a "derogatory nature". The first time, the "ridiculous" comment, I choose to let it go and responded with objective reason, simply asking him to explain. Since he had no defense or justification for his statement, he responded with another attack. The second time, when he made the "normal" comment, chose not to continue being a silent victim of his bogus attacks. And since reason did not work, I chose to respond in the language he understood. I think there is a major difference between someone who initiates a totally unprovoked attack and someone who is defending themself from it, and who, having tried reason, speaks the language of the initiator to get his message accross. You did not criticize either of his statements, but chose to attack mine - and you did attack when you said my comments were as bad as his. You said "I don't see his response being any worse than the second sentence of your last reply, and your further comments to be honest." The situations were totally different. He wrongly labeled my good suggestion as "ridiculous" and then made it even more personal by saying, after I had only asked him to explain the first comment, that I "might as well be normal" - esstentially stating that I was not normal. Clearly neither of those were intelligent statements - thus my comment in response to his attacks. Yes I was beiing abusive too at that point - which I felt justified in responding to hm. I am surprised you cannot see the difference. And my further comment that you object to was "And there you go embarrassing yourself, and violating board rules, with another childish personal attack." That was a very accurate statement and justified to point out to him how he was behaving. I do not wish to belabor the point - but apparently my first explanation did not seem to be understood. You may have a right to express your opinion, but that does not mean it is not an attack when you say I behaved like he did. And just to be clear, I never objected to your disagreeing with me on he technical issues regarding the OP's system , nor HK either, I have only taken offense at his abusive words and your then, after never objecting to his words, taking me to task for defending myself.
You should have reported the posts you were unhappy with, and allowed us to deal with it. Once you've responded it makes it much more difficult to intervene. I stand by my original comments, you were retaliating back, so if you really want to push this, you'll both need punishing for it. Personally I'm far happy just leaving it as it is. HK apologised to you for his actions, so I consider that settled. Whether you choose to accept it or not is none of my concern. I'm really not going to get drawn into an argument because your unhappy with the way I worded my comments to you. Your not going to get an apology from me for giving my opinion, or for suggesting you were acting just as bad in some of your replies. Those are facts that everyone can see, and given that you did retaliate, pushing this will only mean that both of you are punished. Had you followed forum rules and reported the post the outcome might have been different, but you chose not to, so we are were we are now because of it. If you have anything else to say on the matter take it to PM, we have interfered with this thread and taken it off topic enough already.
