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<b>Message ID:</b> 23469 <br/>
<b>Date:</b> Wed Jan 24 18:50:37 GMT 2001 <br/>
<b>Author:</b> Talies the Wanderer <br/>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [eqbards] (OT) Tech problem, any suggestions? <br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-737945213">At 01:23 PM 1/24/2001 -0500, you wrote:<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;I know this is OT, but its driving me nuts. gotta get back ingame asap<br/>
&gt;before i get withdrawal symptoms.<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;I have a celeron 300 overclocked at 466 running on an abit bh6 or bx6 mother<br/>
&gt;board for about 2 years now runnin on win98. Run a voodoo 3000 vid card and<br/>
&gt;an sb live, oh and a 1* 128meg sim of 100mhz ram.<br/>
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 </span></blockquote>&lt;snip&gt;<br/>
<br/>
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<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;Does anyone have any suggestions as to what the prob may be, I have a<br/>
&gt;feeling my cpu might be nearing retirement but i&#39;m really hoping this isnt<br/>
&gt;the case because i dont have the cash to buy a new chip/board cause that<br/>
&gt;would run me about 350$ canadian for a 700mhz/board<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>Minkin, you said it yourself: You&#39;re overheating.  And it sounds like more <br/>
than just the processor, too.   You may have overheated your video card as <br/>
well.  Simply downclocking it may not solve the problem if the damage has <br/>
already been done.  Start saving pennies, it may be time for a new MB and <br/>
processor.  I&#39;m in the same boat myself right now.<br/>
<br/>
As long as we&#39;re off-topic, though, anyone out there gaming on Win2k, and <br/>
which do you feel is better (for gaming): Win2k, WinME, or Win98?<br/>
<br/>
Talies the Wanderer</div>