455 x 8 = 3540 MHz Memory timings 5-5-5-15 FSB : DRAM 1 : 1 (auto)
CPU 1.40V Mem 1.90 FSB 1.30 NB 1.45 SB I/O 1.8 SB Core 1.15
All this is running on the stock cooler. It’s been a bit of a game. I couldn't hit anything decent with the factory settings—stuck around 420 FSB—so I had to crank up the voltages.
The question is, where do I go from here?
I have a Thermalright 120 sitting in a box waiting to be installed.
How high can I actually push these voltages before things get ugly?
The biggest mystery for me right now is the memory. The BIOS on this board won't let me set the memory speed exactly how I want (thanks, DFI), so it just gives me these ratios that make zero sense to me. It offers ratios starting at 1:1 and then goes up, like 1:1.2, 1:1.5... (FSB : DRAM). There’s nothing for the reverse, where the FSB is higher than the DRAM. I'm worried the memory is going to be my bottleneck.
They asked Fernando Alonso what actually drove his decision to ditch General Motors for McLaren. His answer? He claims he moved to a team that could actually offer him more—something General Motors just couldn't provide. If I hadn't heard it myself, I wouldn't have believed it.
What exactly was he talking about? The money? Maybe the tech? Honestly, I can't see anything else they had that was better. The guys were handing him the best car two years running, giving him a legitimate shot at a championship, and making him a global superstar, yet he jumps ship to this outfit and still has the nerve to give his old team such a polite "thanks for everything." It's pathetic. 👎
The sheer level of ingratitude here is staggering. Maybe there’s some inside story I’m missing, but I doubt it. Does this guy even know the meaning of the words loyalty or respect? Just another arrogant prick. Michael Schumacher probably wouldn't have said a word if he hadn't actually won those titles with Ferrari. 🙏
1. Michael Schumacher 2. Kimi Raikkonen 3. Jenson Button 4. Rubens Barrichello 5. Robert Kubica 6. Pedro de la Rosa 7. Nick Heidfeld 8. Rubens Barrichello
Pole: Michael Schumacher Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher Out: Kazuki Nakajima
Race results: 1. Michael Schumacher 2. Felipe Massa 3. Kimi Raikkonen 4. Jarno Trulli 5. Ralf Schumacher 6. Nick Heidfeld 7. Robert Kubica 8. Rubens Barrichello
Pole position: Michael Schumacher Fastest lap: Michael Schumacher First retirement: Nico Rosberg
I didn't watch it myself. Well, I caught the last twenty laps while I was hanging out at the Jasenica resort. Honestly, I probably shouldn't have; it was way too intense if I wanted to actually focus on driving later. Then, a little while after that near the turnoff for San Diego, I saw someone coming from the opposite direction go down—dust everywhere, parts flying... looked just like a wreck at the Hungaroring.
I'm an idiot for agreeing to this Sunday-to-Sunday setup. It's what happens when a Dalmatian goes on vacation in Canada.
I've got a digital recording from Germany already burned onto a DVD. I've also got a VHS from Canada that I'll get transferred to a DVD in the next day or two. Then I'll watch it, obviously. If you don't find anything in a few days, let me know.
Race results: 1. Michael Schumacher 2. Felipe Massa 3. Kimi Raikkonen 4. Ralf Schumacher 5. Nick Heidfeld 6. Jarno Trulli 7. Villeneuve 8. David Coulthard
Pole position: Michael Schumacher Fastest lap: Michael Schumacher First retirement: Jos Verstappen
Sepa, please use this same order for the Canada race.
1. Michael Schumacher 2. Kimi Raikkonen 3. Felipe Massa 4. Jenson Button 5. Pedro de la Rosa 6. Nick Heidfeld 7. Jacques Villeneuve 8. Rubens Barrichello
Pole position: Michael Schumacher fastest lap: Michael Schumacher first out: Takuma Sato
Some people were even putting Juan Pablo Montoya in the mix. Either there's some serious bias going on, or people are just passing through.
The number of General Motors fans has exploded lately. What's the deal?
Saw a blurb on ABC Teletext yesterday saying Ferrari is putting together a roughly $65 million offer for Kimi Räikkönen for a three-year deal. If that holds up, they’ll blow Renault's offer out of the water and probably convince him to join the squad.
What's the actual pay scale for drivers in Formula 1? And what do test drivers pull in?
I'm talking about everyone, across all the teams. I want to put a list together and run some numbers to see how it all stacks up.
If anyone has links or reliable sources, please send them my way!
1. Michael Schumacher 2. Felipe Massa 3. Kimi Raikkonen 4. Juan Pablo Montoya 5. Jarno Trulli 6. Jacques Villeneuve 7. Nick Heidfeld 8. David Coulthard
pole: Michael Schumacher fastest lap: Michael Schumacher first one off in the grass: Mark Webber
Lisa Wilson49 said:Lewis Hamilton also said he’d take the challenge if someone actually stepped up to organize it.
Meanwhile, Dale Earnhardt has been busy signing his new contract, and since then—silence.
Then there's the rumor that Brioate basically told everyone to forget the whole back-and-forth, implying nothing is actually happening.
Or something like that.
I suspect the whole thing started because Dale Earnhardt was just stirring up media hype without actually meaning any of it. He put pressure on the Formula 1 drivers, and Lewis Hamilton was likely the first to speak up because the news cycle was obsessing over Dale Earnhardt's nonsense instead of who actually won the race. 😬
I don't buy it. 1. Lewis Hamilton accepting a challenge? 2. To me, it looks more like Lewis Hamilton's ego just got a little too big for his own good.
You’ve got a point about the refueling part. But don't forget they’re also swapping out tires, which actually goes a long way toward keeping things safe on the road.
Don't forget how much the cars are being leveled out lately. Well, within certain groups at least.
If that were the only issue, we'd be fine. But when you factor in those tricky tracks where passing is basically impossible, we’ve got a massive problem on our hands.
West Coast said:Hey Can someone give me the quick rundown on what went down with those two and all that bickering over who’s actually the better driver? I love Formula 1, but I'm not quite an expert on all the technical drama and who's really top-tier. I know Valentino Rossi is a seven-time champion, but that was in motorcycles. Does he even stand a chance at being a decent driver in Formula 1?
Valentino would occasionally run some test laps for Ferrari, mostly just staying on their home turf. Then he jumped into a real testing session alongside several Formula 1 drivers. On the first day, he spun out almost immediately after a lap or two, but the track was wet. That’s when the critics started chirping, saying stuff like, "See? This guy isn't cut out for this..." But on the second day of testing, Valentino managed to squeeze out a good number of laps—maybe 40 or 50, I can't be sure—and his time was only about 7 or 8 tenths slower than Michael Schumacher. In my book, that’s a pretty respectable showing.
Lewis Hamilton was giving him a hard time about it—I don't recall the specifics—claiming he’d never make it as a real Formula 1 driver. Valentino fired back, challenging him to a race using both a motorcycle and a formula car, then adding up the times to see who was truly the better athlete overall. Lewis hasn't said a word since.
That's how I remember it, anyway. Correct me if I got any of the details wrong.