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    Socket 753...

    Well, I used to much AS5 on my socket 754 cpu and when I pulled off the heatsink (for no good reason) it ripped the CPU right out of the socket. I ended up breaking 1 little pin and did a little research online. Turns out it was just a ground pin. So... My CPU has been working...
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    Random Lockups during boot : (

    I'm having a problem with my PC thats driving me insane. My PC is locking up (hard lockup, no activity whatsoever) at seemingly random times during the boot process. Sometimes it locks up during the post, sometimes it locks up at the XP splash screen, and sometimes it locks up as the...
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    Dual Channel Memory...

    I've got 512MB of PC2700 in my mobo and another 512MB of the same brand and speed on the way. I'm a little worried and wondering what I can expect because I just found out that the one I have currently is a 32MX16 stick and the other is a 64MX8...so the 'geometry' seems to be a little different...
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    Northbridge Chip temps....

    I've got an A7N8X motherboard and the northbridge chip seems to run pretty hot. 97-101F ?? My question is, if I decided to overclock my athlonXP2500 to a 2800 just by increasing the cpu multiplier will that increase the Northbridge temps? The processor temps are pretty cool, around 41C so I'm...