Subj : Re: My usual computer is back in action!
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Willem van der Berg
Date : Thu Aug 26 2004 02:10 am

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:00:55 -0700, Pandora Xero wrote:

> well, sort of... I had to use an older processor to make it work, but
> work it does! I would like to ask a question. My processor (the one
> that is now dead) was an AthlonXP 3000 (333mhz), never overclocked. I
> was using a fan/heatsink that was certified up to 3200. What i would
> like to know is: how the hell did I lose a processor if I had never
> overclocked it, and had a pretty good fan? If it was the Fan/Heatsink,
> could someone recommend one for my planned beastly ressurrection*? It
> would be nice if i knew what I should look at when buying a
> fan/heatsink. NOISE IS NOT AN ISSUE. I can turn up my music louder if
> the fan is too loud ;D.

Very odd. If you have a decent motherboard this really shouldn't be
possible. A while back I had a AthlonXP 1800+ processor with a
fan/heatsink which was certified up to 2000+. The damn thing got my
processor temperatures shooting through the roof. Fortunately, my
motherboard shuts the system down if the temperatures goes above XX. It
saved the processor. Doesn't your motherboard do that?
The only thing I could think of is if you made a really dumb mistake (like
not installing the fan/heatsink properly or forgetting to hook it up). But
I doubt that's the case :)

Have you confirmed the processor dead in another computer?

Willem

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