Via chipset KT133 and system instability

[Tim Wunder]

On Tuesday 24 December 2002 05:36 pm, someone claiming to be Net Llama! wrote:
> On 12/24/02 13:01, Tim Wunder wrote:
> > I *still* have problems with large compiles breaking (particularly
> > rebuilding Xfree86 from SRPM). I'm currently suspecting either heat, or
> > CPU. I got a 1G Duron processor this morning and a nice Thermaltake CPU
> > fan/heatsink with a 7000 RPM fan. Sometime in the next couple of days
> > I'll be swapping out the processor and testing again. The current
> > Mobo/CPU is not without its tainted history. When it was fairly new, the
> > CPU fan failed and the board ran *very* hot for a couple days (it wasn't
> > on 100% of the time, probly around 25%). He recalls being surprised that
> > the CPU wasn't fried. This was about 2 years ago. I think it's finally
> > crapped out on me...
>
> Maybe its the mobo?

It's on the list of potential culprits. We'll see...
So far, I've managed to get 512MB additional RAM, a new processor and video 
card. Maybe I'll get a new Mobo, too ;-)

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