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ksoth   03-19-2004 at 12:07:45 AM

After building over 5 Athlon systems, and rebuilding them atleast 15 other times, I killed my first Athlon CPU today. I was installing Windows, heard a pop, computer crashed, started smelling funny. The new Thermaltake Silent Boost HSF I bought had come off, which was surprising considering I am using a desktop case. I just didn't clamp down one edge far enough, so it popped free. The motherboard is okay, as I tested another Athlon in it and it worked just fine.

Oh well. I guess that's just an excuse to upgrade the old Tbird 1400 to a Barton 2500+. I'm just glad the motherboard didn't fry because of it.

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dhlucke   03-19-2004 at 12:49:35 AM
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That sucks. Could have been worse though. I have an old Tbird1000 if you want to buy it cheap, although I would go the 2500+ route myself if I were you.

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bandikoot   03-19-2004 at 12:54:02 AM
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Just remember, if you dump the body in the river be sure to weigh it down with something so it doesn't float back up to the top.

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Auburn9698   03-19-2004 at 01:12:28 AM
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Congratulations. Or something.

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eden   03-19-2004 at 04:28:31 AM
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Got a story to share there? :wink:

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ksoth   03-19-2004 at 04:32:21 AM
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Nah, the 2500+ is only $80 shipped, so it's nothing to cry about. But, I do have an extra motherboard now, and my brothers dual PIII600 is a loud POS. How much would you sell the 1000 for?

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JustPlainJef   03-19-2004 at 03:54:35 PM
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Auburn's stories are OK, but no more sharing stories for you, Ede! We have heard enough in the last few weeks...

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eden   03-19-2004 at 06:52:30 PM
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Did I tell you about the time I did ballet?

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dhlucke   03-19-2004 at 07:21:25 PM
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YES! Now shut up.

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icy_oblivion   03-19-2004 at 07:27:23 PM
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Congrats.

I've killed and revived one CPU in my life. P3 1GHZ broke 2 pins off around the edge. I forgot about it for a while and then decided that it couldn't hurt to try soldering the pins back on. I did that and it still runs like a beauty. A 1GHz processor is sure nice for a secondary box for Linux!!

And always remember, you probably aren't having enough fun unless you are breaking things from time to time :)

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Auburn9698   03-20-2004 at 04:30:36 AM
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Yes, more than enough. WAY more than enough!

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dhlucke   03-20-2004 at 09:49:25 AM
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I really hadn't thought about it. I'm not using it though. I was going to just give it to my parents and then make a spare rig with their duron 800.

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Grizely1   03-21-2004 at 12:42:24 AM
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aww. a first timer eh? *chuckles*

welcome to the club.

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