'puter problems... help!!!

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Apr 1, 2003 | 07:54 AM

#11

Fujiwara Takumi

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Originally posted by clickwir
haha, I'm sick... gimme a break. I told it to randomly select and play randomly

todays the last day of my vacation :happysad:

Apr 1, 2003 | 08:07 AM

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qtiger

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I blame it all on AMD. :fawk:

When you say it's freezing do you mean blue screening or just stopping?

If it's just stopping your CPU could be overheating. Heat is a big issue with Athlons and if your CPU fan isn't running or you didn't use thermal grease you could be frying your processor.

Apr 1, 2003 | 08:19 AM

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Fujiwara Takumi

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From: Grafton, WI.

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Originally posted by qtiger
I blame it all on AMD. :fawk:

When you say it's freezing do you mean blue screening or just stopping?

If it's just stopping your CPU could be overheating. Heat is a big issue with Athlons and if your CPU fan isn't running or you didn't use thermal grease you could be frying your processor.

or if he cheaped out and its an underrated fan.

Apr 1, 2003 | 08:23 AM

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qtiger

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Originally posted by fujiwara takumi
or if he cheaped out and its an underrated fan.

That too. It's probably an OEM processor.

Athlons are NOT efficient devices. They should be rated in BTU per Mhz.

Apr 1, 2003 | 09:41 AM

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Fujiwara Takumi

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you mean BHU?

Apr 1, 2003 | 09:46 AM

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qtiger

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No I meant BTU.

Apr 1, 2003 | 09:48 AM

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Fujiwara Takumi

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From: Grafton, WI.

oh, hah, i had my acronym fawked up, british thermal unit. gd limeys!

Apr 1, 2003 | 09:49 AM

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axemansean

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Thing just freezes... no BSOD...

I am thinking about the heat issue, but my temp levels are ok. I had the people I got the mobo and cpu from do some tests before they shipped it and they said it was ok.

Any simple way to figure out if its overheating? I know check the temp levels, but I think those might be deceiving. And I ain't touching the heatsink...