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5 years on and whilst I would have preferred to wait one more CPU generation before upgrading, I've been running into a few problems that could benefit from reinstalling Windows (and hundreds of apps), so why not upgrade some hardware at the same time.  I've also been regularly hitting close to 100% CPU utilisation and over 80% of available RAM (32GB).
I will be reusing my case, PSU, fans, storage drives, and blu-ray drive, as well as keep the 4070 Ti that I purchased earlier this year.
As I use my PC for audio production (single-threaded, high clock speeds), video editing (multi-threaded), and gaming and also value power efficiency I have selected the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 CPU as it gets around 80-90% toward the top of different performance benchmarks and can be easily overclocked whilst costing less than the 7900X.  Motherboard selection came down to having the right mixture of USB ports and M.2 slots without wasting money on premium on-board audio that I'll never use. Asus haven't been in people's good books recently but this board was on sale, and Gigabyte have been hacked once or twice in recent years so downloading BIOS updates and drivers from their website presents a risk of sorts.   M.2 Gen 4 SSDs have been becoming more affordable recently so I picked up an extra 4TB on sale.  And for RAM I went for a G.Skill 64GB 6000 MT/s kit which uses preferred SK Hynix chips.

 
So for my own benefit 5 years from now, the PC build will look something like this:
Case:  Fractal Design Define R6 with Type C USB 3.1 Gen 2 Front IO (10gbps)
Mobo: Asus ROG Strix X670E-A Gaming with WiFi
CPU:  AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 280mm AIO liquid cooler ($3 AM5 adapter purchased)
RAM: 64GB G.Skill TRIDENT Z5 NEO RGB  DDR5-6000 CL30-40-40-96 1.4V  EXPO F5-6000J3040G32GX2-TZ5NR
GPU: Gigabyte Nvidia RTX 470Ti 12GB
M.2 SSD #1: 4TB PNY CS2241 Gen 4x4 (~5GB/s read) - for operating system, games, programs, virtual instruments and other audio plugins.
M.2 SSD #2: 2TB Samsung EVO Plus 970 Gen 3x4 (~3GB/s read) - for audio production projects and export files
M.2 SSD #3: 2TB Samsung EVO Plus 970 Gen 3x4 (~3GB/s read) - for video production projects and export files and OBS gameplay recordings
SATA SSD #4: 8 TB Samsung 870 QVO (~0.5GB/s read) - I did use this for virtual instruments, games, and other downloads (basically anything that could be downloaded again since there was no way I was backing up this drive).  It's clear that this will become a bottleneck for modern games hence the new 4TB Gen 4 SSD.  I'm contemplating moving this drive to my HTPC for Plex movie/TV libraries so that I don't have to use the NAS as much (it's a bit noisy).
SATA SSD #5: 4TB Samsung 850 EVO (~0.5 GB/s read) - currently used for audio production projects and files and some GoPro and OBS videos. I'll probably keep using it for older GoPro and OBS clips. Older games that don't require the speed boost might also end up here.
 
Once the RAM arrives in the next day or two I should be good to start switching things over.  
I'm Thanks for listening to my TED talk.
 

Your savegame files are located in Documents\Test Drive Unlimited.  You can back them up and any time simply by copying and pasting the folder elsewhere.  It's recommended that you do this every so often, especially after progressing through the races.
If you switch to the Alfa Romeo GTV (F class) and save, then reinstall TDU and play it without any mods, you may be able to complete the race that was crashing for you.  After installing the game, go to the installation folder (i.e. C:\Games\Test Drive Unlimited) and make a backup copy of all of the files before installing any mods on top.  That way to can switch between vanilla and modded versions of the game at any time.  You can make as many duplicates of the installation folder as you like. You may need to copy the d3d9.dll file from Platinum into your vanilla folder so that you can log into your online profile.

Use a VPN the first time you create an online profile.  I find connecting to a European country such as the Netherlands works well.

Make sure you install the base game before installing the Platinum mod on top.

It might be worth adding your review to this thread and perhaps checking alternatives for online mode in the meantime
 
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Well then, good to finally have you back, haha.

I thought the game was to see who could complete it in the slowest car possible.

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Nope, keep looking :nnnn:

TDU2 made instances a bit more resilient from such feedback. Is this something that is theoretically doable in an update to Project Paradise? Of course, you don't have to, just curious.

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Because DVD-RW drives are terribly expensive? They're cheaper than most games over here.

Or just export the map from The Crew and import it into TDU1 :nuts:

A gas station near Dillingham airport / NW lighthouse would probably be useful.

None of that changes the forum rules about discussing pirate games here. What you do is your business, so please keep it to yourself. If that means we can't offer support to you, then so be it.

Top work Speeder - tempted to go through some of those races again in H mode.
 
I wonder if it's possible (for those who lost their savegame) to have Hardcore mode unlocked with New profiles from 0% rather than 45%?

Well look what the Project Paradise mod dragged in.
 
Welcome back Col :hiya:

Don't forget that SP challenges typically are not available in Hardcore mode ;)

Have a look in the ReadMe.txt file that you downloaded. You need to add the -fuel parameter to the shortcut target.

Wouldn't it make more sense to call it AS then? (Artificial silliness) :confused: