So, I cleaned out the heatsink, swapped the thermal paste... and when I went to check the temps in the BIOS, they shot straight up to 100°C. I managed to boot into Windows just long enough to grab a monitoring tool, and yeah—it was sitting right at 100 degrees. It only stayed like that for a few minutes before things went south.
Now it’s even worse. I can't even get into the BIOS anymore. The monitor won't even get a signal, and the PC just keeps rebooting itself over and over...
I’ve got a situation here that feels like a hardware failure. Basically, when I power the machine up, I can get into the BIOS just fine. I can sit in there for 5 or 10 minutes without anything weird happening. CPU temps are hovering around 60 degrees.
The catch is, if I don't manually enter the BIOS, the PC just restarts before it even attempts to load Windows. It gets stuck in this endless loop—powering down and then immediately kicking back on.
I tried disconnecting the SSD to troubleshoot, and I managed to hit that black screen that says "no boot device," but as soon as I reset it, the whole thing went right back into that power cycle loop.
The rig is about 5 or 6 years old... running an i5-3350p.
A buddy of mine is looking to put together a PC for about $0.67 bucks. I've been digging through some threads, trimmed the fat on a few parts, and ended up with this list:
Asrock H61M-VG4 Bulk, Intel 1155 Socket H61 chipset, Bulk 305 Intel Pentium G2030 3.1, 3MB, 65W, Socket 1155, box 429 Kingston DDR3 4GB (1x4GB), 1600MHz, CL11, Value 309 Fortron 400W, Hexa 400, 12cm fan, Active PFC 299 Seagate 500 HDD, Serial ATA III, 7200 rpm, Barracuda 7200.12 386 Zalman ZM-T2 plus micro tower case. 189(W) x 427.5(H) x 364(D)mm 178 LG GH24NS DVD writer, DVD±RW, 24x DVD±R, 8x DL, 40x CD-R 129
Admin: $678
Does this look alright, or am I missing a major weak link here?
jadeseal7 said:If anyone is looking for that old-school thrill, just tune into an IndyCar race and enjoy the chaos if that's your thing. Just because drivers are safer these days doesn't mean they lack nerve. I mean, sitting in an F1 cockpit and screaming down a track at over 200 mph, inches away from another car—where you're practically brushing tires—that still takes a massive amount of courage. Though, I suppose if anyone on this forum actually had the stones to attempt that, especially at a place like Monaco, we'd certainly know about it!
And honestly? The fact that F1 has evolved into the absolute pinnacle of motorsport technology—rather than just some makeshift contraption built in a shed in rural England—is a pretty wonderful thing in my book.
Do you honestly think it takes the same kind of courage to drive a modern car as it did to sit in one back in, say, 1982? Especially when you consider that in the decade leading up to that—roughly 1970 to 1982—fifteen drivers died in those machines, including legends like Gilles Villeneuve, Jochen Rindt, and Ronnie Peterson?
An F1 driver actually mentioned a few years ago that driving a car on a public road is more dangerous than driving an F1 car on a track... and he wasn't trashing Formula 1, he was just making a point about responsible driving on American streets.
jadeseal7 said:If anyone is looking for that old-school thrill, just tune into an IndyCar race and enjoy the chaos if that's your thing. Just because drivers are safer these days doesn't mean they lack nerve. I mean, sitting in an F1 cockpit and screaming down a track at over 200 mph, inches away from another car—where you're practically brushing tires—that still takes a massive amount of courage. Though, I suppose if anyone on this forum actually had the stones to attempt that, especially at a place like Monaco, we'd certainly know about it!
And honestly? The fact that F1 has evolved into the absolute pinnacle of motorsport technology—rather than just some makeshift contraption built in a shed in rural England—is a pretty wonderful thing in my book.
Those are my favorite arguments... these guys have been racing karts since they were toddlers, climbed through every junior formula imaginable, and get paid millions, yet they compare themselves to some random guy on a forum claiming it took more bravery to drive cars where pilots refused to wear seatbelts because they'd rather be ejected during a crash than burn alive inside. It's like saying no one on this forum is allowed to criticize ConEd workers just because they don't know how to swap out an insulator on a high-voltage power line.
jadeseal7 said:If anyone is looking for that old-school thrill, just tune into an IndyCar race and enjoy the chaos if that's your thing. Just because drivers are safer these days doesn't mean they lack nerve. I mean, sitting in an F1 cockpit and screaming down a track at over 200 mph, inches away from another car—where you're practically brushing tires—that still takes a massive amount of courage. Though, I suppose if anyone on this forum actually had the stones to attempt that, especially at a place like Monaco, we'd certainly know about it!
And honestly? The fact that F1 has evolved into the absolute pinnacle of motorsport technology—rather than just some makeshift contraption built in a shed in rural England—is a pretty wonderful thing in my book.
Fast forward 30 years, when a "driver" just memorizes an ideal racing line and programs the car to drive itself while their actual job is monitoring nitrogen flow sensors and trying to beat lap times by optimizing pit stop efficiency... then, and only then, will today's cars look like some piece of junk built in a shack.
Stirling Moss: "I always understood the risks involved, and honestly, that danger was half the fun of racing. Looking at the sport today, it feels like all the teeth have been pulled—if a corner gets too tricky, they just slap a chicane in there to slow things down. The risk is basically zero now, which is fine if you want to keep everyone safe, but for me, having that threat hanging over your head made everything electric. It’s like the difference between flirting with someone you actually like versus just paying for a service; the thrill comes from the uncertainty, from knowing it might not happen. Racing needs that edge. It’s like cooking—you can make a meal without salt, sure, but it’s going to be bland. For me, racing without danger is just bland."
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So, these days, being an F1 driver isn't just about having world-class technical skills; you also need to have some serious guts to actually handle the seat.
I'm trying to figure out what the monthly overhead looks like for an LLC if the business isn't actually doing anything at all. What kind of drain am I looking at?
I don't really keep up with all the testing sessions, but it looks like McLaren is struggling quite a bit, while Brawn seems way too fast... can someone give me a quick rundown on how the rest of the field is looking? 🙂
fadedpanther4 said:I'm not so sure. Honestly, I don't think anyone after Michael Schumacher will ever hold that kind of sway there, let alone come close to it.
Nobody can walk into Renault and command that kind of respect. They aren't going to be on their knees begging Alonso to stay, nor are they going to welcome him back with open arms after he spends a season turning his back on them. Still, if you look at it from another angle, Michael Schumacher would have had that level of authority at Renault, just like Alonso has at Ferrari. That’s just the caliber of driver we're talking about.
fadedpanther4 said:Do you honestly think any driver coming after Michael Schumacher actually had that kind of say within Ferrari? Personally, I’ve got my doubts.
Felipe Massa definitely didn't, and Kimi might have if he actually gave a damn. As for Alonso, he probably would've had at least a fraction of the influence Schumi wielded. That's just wishful thinking, though.
Morgan Murphy7 said:Alright, fadedpanther4, why are you spilling all the hot water? 😁
Let’s be real: everyone knows the car is 90% of the equation, while the driver only brings about 10%.
Look, Alonso snatched the win today because he’s sitting on an 11% advantage. Simple as that.
You get what I'm saying? 🙏
It was way more than just an 11% contribution from Alonso. If he hadn't been there at Renault, they would've had some driver even worse than Nelson Piquet behind the wheel, and suddenly Nelson would look like a decent talent while the whole Renault tragedy would have looked even more pathetic. Look, the reality is that Alonso is the one making Renault actually competitive, and his true ceiling is a step above what Nelson Piquet is bringing to the table. If we actually judged Ferrari based on what Kimi was able to squeeze out of those cars, they’d be looking at a completely different set of results.
fadedpanther4 said:If the guy you're talking about was driving the Moss car... I mean, if he were actually in Moss's seat today... how far do you think he'd get?
Give me a break. It’s not like everyone out there is driving like an absolute idiot. 😉
He probably wouldn't have run into the same mess Moss did. He wouldn't let a pit crew gamble with such a brainless system. It’s like how Schumacher wouldn't have stood for that kind of signaling in the pits if he were behind the wheel. If I remember correctly, Schumacher was basically the reason everything at Ferrari actually worked, like their engine reliability. Look at Sato. He was a subpar, clueless driver because his Honda engines kept blowing up constantly back when he was driving for BAR-Honda.
fadedpanther4 said:And yeah... Blazic really blew my mind there... with that comment about how "masterful" Fernando Alonso's driving was. 🙄 What exactly was supposed to be masterful about that? The guy just took what was handed to him on a silver platter. If you ask me, a truly masterful performance would have been starting in 15th place and slicing through the entire field to take the win. He won. It was deserved. But there’s nothing fascinating about that to me. 🙂
It was masterful how he drove that race—absolutely flawless execution, grabbing every single opportunity that came his way. He’s been doing that all season long, not just today. It’s night and day compared to the current World Champion. If the champ were driving that car, he wouldn't be fighting his way from 15th up to first place like some kind of underdog story; he'd be consistently winning from pole position.
I think people are just spinning their wheels on that one, wasting way too much effort... probably why nobody even bothers showing up... The real payoff is in how it boosts the country's standing, but there’s no immediate cash in your pocket...
I’m 26 and I still haven't had chickenpox. Over the last week, I’ve heard warnings in two different places about a chickenpox outbreak, specifically mentioning that travelers heading to Austria for the Euro games are at a higher risk. They're making it pretty clear that getting vaccinated would be a smart move.
So, where can I actually get this done? A few years back, I brought this up with my doctor, and she basically laughed me out of the office.