Recent content by xtech

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    Serious Temperature Question (and new guys, read here to learn with me...)

    I wouldn't worry about the CPU temperature to much. Just ask yourself if it's stable? My cpu hits above 150F all the time, but refuses to crash. I think if CPU temp would be a problem your cpu would lock up before you even knew it. Face it the Thunderbird just runs hot, use a nice cooler and...
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    AMD Thunderbird 1.2GHZ unlocked?

    Power supplies come in various different flavors. Currently I am using a 235W PowerMax and have absolutely no problem at 1661MHz. Anything above that I get a windows protection error, which means I am close to the cpu max without lower CPU temps. The CAK38 dosn't bother me! It has a nice...
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    FC-PGA stuck at 1125

    You gotta remember that at 1125MHz you are at the max of the PIII core. Also how does the system run besides Prime95? I have seen way to many systems run all day long and stressed beyond belief and Prime95 still errors out... A better test IMO is Hot CPU test, you can download it at...
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    What to do with a fried duron700

    Make it into a prince albert ;-) Ohh wait that would hurt like too much!