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  1. 10-22-2001, 10:21 PM #1
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    need help bad.....think cpu is toast...

    hey all, I bought this duron and a msi k7t266 pro board....

    put system together, and went to do first boot...power came on then the set up screen came....out went the screen and this smell.........ohhhhhhhhhhh that smell it stinks......

    well I noticed a singe mard on top of the core and I think that is it...

    what I need to know is, you think my board is still good?

    ohhhhhhhh going bad it is....

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  2. 10-22-2001, 10:24 PM #2
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    Board should be fine. Just the fried cpu. unless there was a short on the board and your cpu fried.
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    Re: need help bad.....think cpu is toast...

    Originally posted by Socom18E
    hey all, I bought this duron and a msi k7t266 pro board....

    put system together, and went to do first boot...power came on then the set up screen came....out went the screen and this smell.........ohhhhhhhhhhh that smell it stinks......

    well I noticed a singe mard on top of the core and I think that is it...

    what I need to know is, you think my board is still good?

    ohhhhhhhh going bad it is....

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  4. 10-22-2001, 10:30 PM #4
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    thanks gents...it was a used cpu I bought off of a gent here, not blaming him at all, poop happens....I just want the board to be ok that is where the money is.....cpu cost me only 30 bucks shipped

    had the screen up for set up and was going to start doing this and the screen went blank and then this smell.........ohhh ohhh that smell....like a burnt transformer, now I have to sleep with this and it will remind me all night that I blew up my cpu...

    ohhhhhhhhhhhh

    well thanks again for the input and thinking to that it's the cpu and not the board....

    well off I go to find another cpu....

    hasta...

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  5. 10-22-2001, 10:51 PM #5
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    well pulled the cpu from the mobo, and under the cpu it was brown...browner then the color of my...well you get it...

    and it was still a tad warm...hehehehe....well I have a 800t bird on the way...

    this hsf still looks good though would I be better off getting another one? how can ya tell if they are bad?

    this has no name on it so I can't tell ya make...

    Going over to articsilver website and double check, by doings and get a fan to get this smell outta here....LOl

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    Get another heatsink. That burnt one doesn't say much for the one you have.
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    thanks for the heads up....I to was thinking that..and with another word from somebody that confirms it.....

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    Course if your case cooling is bad even a decent heatsink can't do the job. Just don't now your setup.
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    set up is

    MSI K7T266 PRO MOBO

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    zip drive

    300w antec psu

    cooling fans...

    this is a build at moment....so case isn't closed up. I know I need some more fans and will do so later....it isn't going to be OC'd, and understand that cooling is still primary whether it is OC'd or not....

    Have a 800 t bird on way, and am looking for a easy to install but good HSF and going to get some Artic Silver II Paste.....

    Again thanks for all the input....it is really appreciated...woudln't know what to do without this forum....thanks all...

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  10. 10-22-2001, 11:45 PM #10
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    Grab a Thermalright SK-6. It'll be good for anything. The 38CFM Delta fan if you can stand the noise but a less noisy one will do with that CPU.
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  11. 10-22-2001, 11:49 PM #11
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    kewl, thanks for the advice....looking at this GlobalWin CAK38 a gent has for sale...wants 28 shipped......

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    Originally posted by Socom18E
    kewl, thanks for the advice....looking at this GlobalWin CAK38 a gent has for sale...wants 28 shipped......

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    That will do the job for that processor. I'd go for the SK-6 if you can afford the bucks but the CAK38 is ok.
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  13. 10-23-2001, 02:02 AM #13
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    Re: need help bad.....think cpu is toast...

    Originally posted by Socom18E
    out went the screen and this smell.........ohhhhhhhhhhh that smell it stinks......

    ohhh ohhh that smell....like a burnt transformer, now I have to sleep with this and it will remind me all night that I blew up my cpu...

    ohhhhhhhhhhhh

    ohhhhhhhh going bad it is....

    socom18e
    LOL...

    Play with enough electronics over the years & it becomes a familiar, even interesting odor . Never could be called "comforting," however .
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  14. 10-23-2001, 08:23 AM #14
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    globalwin makes nice stuff.
    I have been very pleased with my cak38 and wbk38
    please throw the old hsf away,it has failed the test and is useless.you know a good hsf because the cpu will never fry before you can get to your desktop
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