Recent content by Melvin

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    Do I have the world's crappiest Duron, or what?

    Wolfman: Thanks for the power supply tip. I must be psychic; I ordered a 300W Enlight last night as a last resort. (It's approved all the way to Athlon 1200.) Thanks also for the Enlight 250W blowout tip--I feel like I'm walking on the wild side now, using this thing... :) And since I...
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    Do I have the world's crappiest Duron, or what?

    Hmmm, that was what I was leaning toward too. It's just that this is the 2nd processor I've gotten from them. I was wondering if the problem might be on my end. Also, it took a while to get the second CPU--I'm going through some major PC withdrawal here! If I ask for a third I'd have to...
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    Do I have the world's crappiest Duron, or what?

    OK. I'm about to lay a bit of a mess on you, so bear with me. I've got a brand-spankin' new system, but o/cing my new Duron is giving me fits. First things first: I bought the processor at step-thermodynamics.com. It has a special cooling system, which, I admit, looks pretty neat, and it's...