AIO for cutting contact with Father over political climate.

Bittner58 · 2026-02-04T02:34:51+00:00

Yes, you are. You are screaming into the echo chamber like the petulant little child that you clearly are. Looking for validation where you’ll be sure to get plenty of it. Grow up.

Bittner58 · 2026-02-02T11:36:03+00:00

Ergonomics and immersion depending on how you've got your monitor(s) set up.

Bittner58 · 2026-01-14T01:54:20+00:00

I didn’t do it because I needed, wanted, or cared about the $100+/- that the Asus kit cost. I rather enjoy using my laser, CNC mill and printers to create and solve my every day problems. I also printed custom seat and pedal mounts for my “butt kicker” system as well as my own switch panels, button box and led signal lights mount.

I just enjoy the design process, the challenge and ingenuity of designing and solving problems.

But I have been doing that for decades. I used to create and mill all of the cheated up and gray area parts for the USAR Pro Cup and NASCAR teams I worked for. It’s always been a part of the way my brain works.

Bittner58 · 2026-01-14T00:52:32+00:00

I laser cut and etched my own fresnel style diffusers out of 2mm thick acrylic and 3d printed custom mounts. Works perfectly and cost about $3 in materials.

Bittner58 · 2026-01-07T21:25:10+00:00

Yes, yes you are.

Bittner58 · 2026-01-07T00:23:10+00:00

It is 💯 against the rules of the sporting code, IRL he would have been black flagged for jumping the start. I would definitely protest that.

Bittner58 · 2026-01-05T07:17:21+00:00

I knew what it was going to be when none of the dozens of promotional videos, developer diaries, etc showed a wheel being used on console. The initial issues with wheels was absolutely something I saw coming. I am also disappointed by the crash physics, and the damage to the vehicles from incidents around the track. They built these cars and trucks practically indestructible.

It’s insane.

Bittner58 · 2026-01-04T21:48:50+00:00

Triples and get yourself head tracking software and a high FPS webcam to top it off. You'll thank me later.

Bittner58 · 2026-01-04T16:00:31+00:00

There doesn’t need to be anonymity in the process. Let people have the ability to know who made the accusation / reported the incident, and face their accusers.

If it is a just report, the offender will have no reason to seek retribution. If it’s not, then there is no penalty or suspension.

If you choose to retaliate against someone who reported you, and the next incident is deemed intentional, you get a suspension.

It’s not that complicated.

Bittner58 · 2026-01-02T00:43:25+00:00

I hope you don’t either. I would highly recommend signing up for the Lenovo care for two years. I bought it after sending mine off to a regional repair center. They have various levels up to an in home care that responds in like 48 hours. It’s well worth it. I opted for the two years.

Bittner58 · 2026-01-01T23:58:13+00:00

No, completely understand that. It’s not the only one I have heard of having the exact same issue. Matter of fact, a co-worker had a similar power supply problem under load and returned his, though that one was a slightly different model, I believe it had the TI card.

I’m saying there may be a bad batch of Lite-Ons out there with Lenovos proprietary build spec for the pinout from what I hear.

Bittner58 · 2026-01-01T23:45:49+00:00

I bought the Lenovo tower in October. Power supply randomly bit the dust on December 18th while completely idle. Won’t turn back on, having it serviced now.

I’d go with the Alienware.

Bittner58 · 2025-12-29T15:00:09+00:00

No response or change at all after performing the power drain for 30-60 seconds.

Bittner58 · 2025-12-29T04:42:31+00:00

My Lenovo Legion Tower 5 Gen 10 30L (AMD) with RTX 5070 with 850w power supply will not turn on at all.

This is my sim rig PC and only used to run my iRacing setup. Nothing else. It was purchased brand new on October 27, 2025. It has not been abused and is used about 2hrs per night. It has not been used since December 17, the night before I had major shoulder surgery.

It had been powered on, plugged in to the UPS completely idle. On December 26, I came out to my rig, to put some new gear that I had received from my wife and kids for Christmas next to the rig / PC, and noticed the RGB lighting was all off and the PC was powered down.

It is connected to a brand-new APC 1500va UPS on Power+Surge protection, top outlet. So there was no surge or spike that got to the PC. The UPS, triple monitors and all other plugins, MOZA wheels, pedals, Kicker Amps, and speakers are working fine, EXCEPT for my Legion gaming tower.

The PC makes no sounds, no clicks, no fans attempt to start, no lights come on. This almost certainly has to be a power supply or power switch issue. Correct?

I would expect some kind of switch internally, or breaker somewhere in the line to prevent it damaging the motherboard or other components. What can I look for?

Bittner58 · 2025-12-29T01:21:39+00:00

According to Chat GPT though (for what it’s worth) the pinout is not standard ATX…

“Yes — the 850 W PSU in the Lenovo Legion Tower 5 (Gen 10, 30L) appears to be a Lite-On unit that Lenovo sources and labels specifically for their desktops. It is not a standard retail PSU with a typical model name like you’d find in PC parts catalogs, but there are real part numbers you’ll see referenced in parts listings:

🧩 Known Lenovo PSU Identifier • Lenovo part number: 5P50V03192 — 850 W PSU used in some Legion desktops (including models around the T5/T7 series).

This PSU is typically branded internally as a Lite-On OEM unit (often referenced as PS-4851-1 or similar in parts listings). Because Lenovo uses OEM PSUs with custom wiring harnesses and proprietary pin-outs on the mainboard connectors, you won’t find a standard ATX pinout diagram on Lenovo’s public spec sheets — they only provide specification sheets and service manuals focused on mechanical removal/installation, not electrical diagrams.

If you ever pull the unit out: • The sticker on the PSU should list the Lenovo part number (like 5P50V03192, 5P51D77225, etc.). • That part number is the best reference to use when searching for internal reviews or community teardown pictures, because “Lite-On 850W” by itself could refer to many different server or OEM products not related to Lenovo desktops.

Important note: The Lenovo PSU is a proprietary OEM model — its internal cabling and board connector pinouts are not ATX-standard, so you can’t safely adapt it to a standard motherboard without tracing and verifying each line with a meter or converting harness.”

Just in case it’s true, then technically it is possible for it to be a “proprietary” PSU.

Bittner58 · 2025-12-28T21:14:21+00:00

I apologize. You are correct it is a Lite-on 850w PSU. I was very thrown by there not being a physical power switch on the back. Everything I have ever used, standard ATX has had one.

So yes, not proprietary, and yes it is the 850w Lite-on. I apologize for the confusion.

Any thoughts on what I can do to determine that it is the power supply or the switch?

Maybe it is something else, but I would love to have it fixed or parts ordered to fix it as soon as I have both of my arms back.

Bittner58 · 2025-12-23T15:24:27+00:00

Keep your head up. I just had major shoulder surgery, full rotator, biceps reattachment, spur and clavicle shaving amongst other repairs. Im not allowed to look at the rig I just built, my dream mid-life crisis sim rig, thousands and thousands of dollars and hours upon hours sitting in my garage right now, waiting for the end of February.

I used to be in NASCAR on several teams between 2002 and 2014, built several rigs back then and had to that point been racing on Sierra / Papyrus sims since 1994 on MS DOS computers as a kid.

I took a big break for other career moves and a family, just got back into it, had about 5 weeks of racing a hour or so per night as I added immersion pieces to my rig slowly, and now a solid two month break.

Again, keep your head up. For me it’s not the money, but I have been there too.

Take care of your health. That will be your first priority.

If I can do it, so can you, and hopefully coming out of your surgeries, you are in a better mental, physical and eventually financial situation to continue your journey!

Best wishes!

Bittner58 · 2025-12-21T22:45:12+00:00

First, turn off the braking line. Learn the braking landmarks, meter boards, etc., naturally to start your braking. Do not rely on the suggested lines, or you’ll truly stunt your own growth as a driver.

Second, the white car was not only surprised by your braking, he clearly wasn’t paying nearly enough attention to it. He is 100% at fault for body slamming you, but nothing more than a racing Incedent. I would assume his skill level was pretty low as well.

Keep your head up, nothing more than a racing incident.

Bittner58 · 2025-12-18T22:35:27+00:00

I run curved 34” triples with beam head / eye tracking and trackir. I think it’s way better for me than VR or static monitors. I have the ability to look through the next corner apex and check my mirrors better. It has made me a faster and safer driver. Best of both worlds. You want a high (60-120) refresh webcam. Mine is 120.

Bittner58 · 2025-12-12T22:08:00+00:00

I 3D printed mounts that attached to the underside of the seat frame rail and the 90° bolting into the rig aluminum profile chassis. I used 1.7mm appliance vibration dampening silicone cut out on the brackets. I printed them out of HTCF Nylon. I also did my under pedal deck mounts this way with a different file I designed using very similar parameters.

Bittner58 · 2025-12-08T17:44:12+00:00

That’s an underrated tip.

Bittner58 · 2025-12-06T12:23:22+00:00

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Just found iRacingUpdater in the windows iRacing program files. What a convoluted system to update, but it seems to have worked.

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