New CPU = random lockups
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Hi all.
I just upgraded my CPU to the highest spec my mobo can officially take, an AthlonXP 1800+. Surprisingly it runs close to 10 degrees cooler than my old 1.2Ghz chip, so I know for a fact it's not overheating.
But ever since I put it in, my system has been acting up. It'll randomly lockup, hard lock, no bluescreen, I need to hit the reset button. ;(
Now it seems to mostly happen when I'm playing mp3s in winamp, but it did happen once when I was just opening Dreamweaver, so I don't know....
Like I said, it's not overheating, and I can play Battlefield 1942 til the cows come home without a single hiccup, but in windows, just running regular everyday apps it will hang for no good reason.
Anybody have any notions on how to track this down? Obviously it's related to the CPU upgrade, but does that mean the CPU is faulty? Or what? I sure hope not.
Anyway thanks for any help.
I just upgraded my CPU to the highest spec my mobo can officially take, an AthlonXP 1800+. Surprisingly it runs close to 10 degrees cooler than my old 1.2Ghz chip, so I know for a fact it's not overheating.
But ever since I put it in, my system has been acting up. It'll randomly lockup, hard lock, no bluescreen, I need to hit the reset button. ;(
Now it seems to mostly happen when I'm playing mp3s in winamp, but it did happen once when I was just opening Dreamweaver, so I don't know....
Like I said, it's not overheating, and I can play Battlefield 1942 til the cows come home without a single hiccup, but in windows, just running regular everyday apps it will hang for no good reason.
Anybody have any notions on how to track this down? Obviously it's related to the CPU upgrade, but does that mean the CPU is faulty? Or what? I sure hope not.
Anyway thanks for any help.
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You could also try something that is purely processor intensive, like SETI or one of those other grid applications.
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Hey great idea!
Do you know the names of any of those other research ones besides Seti? Not that I'm against finding little green men or anything, but I think I'd rather have my computer do something a little more practical with it's excess cycles.
I know there's one out there that researches something to do with cancer or something, that one would be great.
Thanks.
Do you know the names of any of those other research ones besides Seti? Not that I'm against finding little green men or anything, but I think I'd rather have my computer do something a little more practical with it's excess cycles.
I know there's one out there that researches something to do with cancer or something, that one would be great.
Thanks.
Here is on, but i know there is a better one out there, i had it before! but can't find it now!
http://www.extremely-sharp.com/es/es_cancer_slashers.html
Or you can fight aids:
http://www.fightaidsathome.com/
or a site with a few, well 3 of them.
http://www.webtribe.net/~cyberpunk/dc.htm
http://www.extremely-sharp.com/es/es_cancer_slashers.html
Or you can fight aids:
http://www.fightaidsathome.com/
or a site with a few, well 3 of them.
http://www.webtribe.net/~cyberpunk/dc.htm
