the more things change the more they stay the same..
skydork you're a hoot....buy disposable e machines, it would be more humane compared to what you have done to your rigs. There should be a law against it..
Hello,
>
> I have a new theory how the power supply got damaged:
>
> AMD's X2 3800+ dual core processor has CPU Throttling.
>
> I downloaded a special AMD Software tool called AMD Power Monitor or something
like
that.
>
> Which throttles back the CPU when it's idling... then when it needs to do work
the cpu
is throttled up.
>
> So on idle the processor will work at 1.0 volts... and then when it's busy it
will work
on 2.0 volts... maybe even voltages between it.
>
> These voltages fluctuations occur very rapidly.
>
> Think of it like this:
>
> You turn on the water... you turn off the water... then you turn it on
again... then you
turn it off again.
>
> If you do this at the right pace... the water in the tubes will start to pound
on the
inner tubing... and sooner or later something is going to break.
>
> This is probably what is happening inside the electronics.
>
> It will work for a while... but after one or two years of heavy usage... kiss
it goodbye
!
>
> Fluctuations in temperature seem to also cause problems for gpu's in laptops...
>
> Try doing that with your teeth fillings... ouch ;)
>
> Crappy hardware nowadays, me very sorry I bought this crap.
>
> But it is powerfull and with some nice Skybuck experience and knowledge it
might work
after all.
>
> So I gotta find a new power supply... and leave the processor at always 2.0
volts to
prevent any damage or temperature fluctuations.
>
> Don't know what happens to gpu though... though the 7900 gtx seems to be able
to take
quiet a beating... don't know about the components around it on the
motherboard though
;)
>
> You've been warned people =D
>
> Bye,
> Skybuck.
>