I have a new CPU replaced under warranty, yay! The CPU socket on the motherboard has some bent pins and some seem to be missing, boo! I could possibly bend back the bent pins but I'm not risking it, seeing as some seem to have broken, so a new motherboard it is! Frustrating, but could be worse.

Just pulled the CPU out of the PC (ignore the thermal paste) and I do see what looks to be some discolouration round the edges? Yes I think this is a dead CPU.

So thanks to @nekodiva.com's technical support, it would seem that my CPU is dead and it was barely 2 years old! It seems I may be a victim of Intel's i9 issues. I'll get an i7 as replacement and claim warranty because 2 years life is poor! It means I have no idea when I'll stream again!! Sorry!

Jooooiiiinnnnnnn us!!!!! twitch.tv/faz_d

I apologise to all fans of the McLaren MP4/4 across the world.... #simracing #simracinglife

Oh hai, may be joining in VC for this, come and join us!!!!

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Just casually racing my Mazda against some cursed opponents, how has your day been? #simracing #simracinglife vm.tiktok.com/ZNRyo8Gem/

Aaaand live practice is go!!! twitch.tv/grassomaniac

Does anyone fancy a random unplanned stream? Because I do! 7:30pm tonight, join me as I re-learn how to do heel and toe gear changes while driving some of my favourite race cars! I have a feeling some crashes may be occurring.... See you tonight! twitch.tv/grassomaniac

And live!! Come and join us!! twitch.tv/grassomaniac

Do you like cars? Do you like crashing? If the answer is yes, join @nekodiva.com, @synfritz.bsky.social and myself from 7:30pm GMT for some Wreckfest 2! The lobby will be available to everyone watching, so YOU can join us too!

Welp I guess that's what I'll be streaming in May then.... VERY excited 😃😃

People of the internet! Do you have Wreckfest 2? Would you like to join me and some friends as we crash into each other once a month? Then JOIN us starting on the 26th of January with WRECKFRIENDS! A new monthly stream where I'm joined by some familiar faces for some chaotic car crashing fun!

I've started playing the Outer Worlds 2 and I feel called out by it....

Live over on @fazd.bsky.social's channel right now, we have a FULL NiGHTS lobby with 12 players!!

And that's a wrap for 2025! £1005.68 raised for @samaritans.bsky.social!!! Thank you so much! This has been an amazing event and a wonderful Christmas. See you all in 2026, have a happy New year and thank you again for your amazing support!

Live right now! (Against my better wishes...) twitch.tv/grassomaniac

From 7pm tonight it's going to be the last stream of 2025 and it'll be one with some rage! So join me as I FINALLY play Coronation Street the quest for the missing hot pot as a thank you for how much we've raised for Samaritans! There may be bonus Getting Over it too.... twitch.tv/grassomaniac

Er, so the multiplier ended AND.. £250 was added due to a very kind donation, I think it's the one that started the multiplier!! £1005! Am absolutely blown away. Thank you so so so much all of you!! 💚 #streamforsamaritans

And the total for @samaritans.bsky.social KEEPS growing!! Thank you to everyone for hanging, that was a hilarious stream! Not sure I'll be able to look at the Nurburgring again after trying to lap it in the Muscle Roller..... 😲 More chaos on Monday the 29th, last stream of 2026! See you soon!

And I am LIVE! Celebrating the Christmas streams with some Assetto Corsa and some weird game called Big Rigs over the road racing? twitch.tv/grassomaniac

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas if you're celebrating it! We've had an amazing campaign for @samaritans.bsky.social where we raised £800 and the team raised over £10k!! To celebrate, join me this Saturday 6pm for an Assetto Corsa mod stream AND I'll also play Big Rigs Over the Road Racing!!

Look at all the nIghts in the lobby in Sonic Racing Crossworlds!!

Still live and we've now hit £800 for @samaritans.bsky.social! The beard is FULL with baubles!

ON FAZMAS EVE - We learn you can have you NiGHTmare and DREAMS at the same time, @samaritans.bsky.social charity drive w/ @grassomaniac.bsky.social @synfritz.bsky.social twitch.tv/faz_d

It's Christmas eve! And we're going to do a bonus stream! Because there is going to be a nights DLC released for Sonic Crossworlds tonight! So from 9pm join myself and friends as we go live to celebrate Christmas Nights! twitch.tv/grassomaniac

Wait wait wait apparently a donation multiplier on @tiltify.com is ACTIVE for the next 4 days!!!??? THIS changes things! What do you all think about an extra Sonic Crossworlds stream on Christmas eve??? You can donate to Samaritans here! tiltify.com/@grassomania... #streamforsamaritans

Wow!! What an amazing way to end the streams before Christmas! The goal was smashed yet again and team @samaritans.bsky.social are over £10k raised!! Massive thank you to @argick.bsky.social and @huds601.co.uk for the raids! Have a Wonderful Christmas all of you, further streams to be announced!

Live for the last time before Christmas with Sonic Racing Crossworlds with friends!! #streamforsamaritans twitch.tv/grassomaniac

That awkward moment you realised you can't use the brakes for the first time...... Tonight's stream for @samaritans.bsky.social was EPIC! Thank you to everyone for joining me! We're now over £600 raised which is incredible! See you all tomorrow for some Multiplayer Sonic Crossworlds at 7pm GMT!

Stream Schedule! Monday 7:30pm UK - Sonic Racing Crossworlds (open lobby with @grassomaniac.bsky.social ) -- XMAS BREAK -- Sunday 8pm UK - Cosy Stardew Valley twitch.tv/neko_diva

Live right now for the longest Nightshift playing Euro Truck Simulator! £1 means 60 seconds of no brakes! Come and join the chaos! twitch.tv/grassomaniac

6pm tonight!!! I'm all set up and ready, I hope to see you all there! Let's make the shortest day of the year a good one! #streamforsamaritans

Just a reminder, this Sunday at 6pm GMT! There will be a 10 minute addition to the no brakes timer due to the huge donation we received on Monday and I WON'T know when it will activate! This is in addition to all of you donating £1 to add 1 minute to the timer! It's gonna be Chaos! See you soon!

Tomorrow Night! I'm celebrating my 2 year V-Tuber anniversary and NEW MODEL DEBUT! Thursday 18th December at 19:30 UK/UTC twitch.tv/neko_diva #vsky #vtuber #debut

Coming 18th December! #vtuber #newmodel

I'm LIVE this Sunday 6pm for the shortest day of the year and the Longest Nightshift for @samaritans.bsky.social! YOU can affect what happens! Every £1 donated means I can't use the brakes for 60 seconds and If we make the £600 goal there will be a giveaway! See you soon! twitch.tv/grassomaniac

I'm lost for words! I can't believe what happened tonight while streaming for @samaritans.bsky.social. Goal has been obliterated! Thank you to @nekodiva.com and @synfritz.bsky.social for joining me! A celebration stream is in order, keep an eye out! In the meantime, see you on Sunday.....

And we are live!!!! twitch.tv/grassomaniac

Tonight at 7pm - join me and @grassomaniac.bsky.social for some Wreckfest! It's Sim Racer vs Chaos V-Tuber rematch! Grasso is raising money for the Samaritans and I'm trying not to get him banned after Content Warning's Monsterfugging! twitch.tv/neko_diva twitch.tv/grassomaniac

The new sim racing set up is ready and raring to go! 7pm tonight, join myself, @nekodiva.com and @synfritz.bsky.social for some Wreckfest chaos! You can join us in game if you have it installed as well! See you later! twitch.tv/grassomaniac

Well I have a new game that I think I'll be playing more of! This was a lot of fun and thank you for joining me! I'll be back at 7pm on Monday for some Wreckfest! Join us!!!!

Live right now! £5 adds a bauble to the beard! twitch.tv/grassomaniac

7pm tonight, let's see what this game is about shall we? I've been looking forward to playing this for a long time! Second stream for @samaritans.bsky.social, let's go!! See you all soon. twitch.tv/grassomaniac

The Plague Doctor will see you now.... Went to a gig this week where scary fancy dress was encouraged, so as a steam punk fan I decided that a steam punk inspired plague doctor was in order. First time throwing together and outfit like this, I was nervous but am delighted with how it looked!

Thanks to @gamemistress.bsky.social @shortsnorlaxx.bsky.social and @nekodiva.com for the chaos last night, my channel seems to have survived! 😅 Shout out to @kimjustice.bsky.social for the raid too, I hope you and your viewers weren't too shocked 🤣 I'll be back Friday at 7pm with Formula Legends!

And we are live!! Come and join the fun!! twitch.tv/grassomaniac

This is tonight! I'm not streaming on my channel but come watch @grassomaniac.bsky.social , Myself @shortsnorlaxx.bsky.social and @gamemistress.bsky.social on twitch.tv/grassomaniac support the Samaritans and the very important work that they do!

8pm tomorrow it's the first stream for @samaritans.bsky.social and it's going to be a chaotic one! Join @shortsnorlaxx.bsky.social, @nekodiva.com @gamemistress.bsky.social and myself and YOU can contribute to the madness. See you all tomorrow night!