Originally Posted by danlisa (Post 1553368)

I've repaired a few.

It's inadvisable to get your foot on the PS3 ladder this way. A home repair on a YLOD is temporary at best, maybe a couple of weeks, perhaps a couple of months, but it will croak again.

The only permanent fix I know of is called a REBALL. 90% of all YLODs are caused by overheating making the lead free solder on the RSX and CELL chips melting and detaching the chips from the motherboard. A REBALL removes all the lead free solder and replaces it with leaded solder and reattaches the chips. I have only seen this service offered in the US for around $70 and I do not know the guarantees.

If you could find a PS3 with a Bluray drive failure then that is a better option as they are relatively cheap and easy to repair but you must ensure to get the correct Bluray laser cradle for the specific PS3 model.

Unless you can envisage using a PS3 for all of its services and games, it is not financially feasible to get one purely for a single game.

Originally Posted by Dowly (Post 1553397)

The lack of Shelby GT500 in this thread is mildly disturbing. :hmmm:

Originally Posted by danlisa (Post 1553405)

It's not in the game.:wah:

Originally Posted by Dowly (Post 1553425)

Ouch. :-?

Originally Posted by mr chris (Post 1577049)

Nice shots Dan.
Have you done any of the Endurance races yet?

Originally Posted by Syxx_Killer (Post 1607426)

Damn and blast! I should not have clicked on this thread. :cry: I'd kill for a PS3 and GT5. It's been my favorite racing game since GT2.

Can I make a request? Could someone post some pics of any and all the Vipers in the game? I would love to see what they look like in all of GT5's glory. :sunny: