My Athlon 64- 3800+ s939 is poopy :-C

[Wizzard1]

I've been working on a P3-1.4 for a significant amounf of time, and I finally got a mobo+gfx card for my homeless Athlon.

I had tested it at work, and I thought maybe the motherboard I was testing it with was bad..... The system randomly reboots.

Same thing with my new system, exact same fashion! I'm kinda peeved. I dont want to spend ~$80 to replace the processor!

What gives? Can I do anything? :-C The processor is from an OEM outfit, not boxed.

[daytona_usa]

Heat Problems?
does it have a heatsink?

[Wizzard1]

No, it's definitly the processor. It has no heat problems And I know my thermal paste is there, too (<-- Not n00b)

[Elar]

Have you checked capacitors on the motherboard? Are they bulging or leaking?

[Wizzard1]

Same problem, 2 different motherboards.

[gshv]

Did you use the same power supply or different power supplies?

Gennadiy

[Wizzard1]

Different. I am sure it is the processor. I am wondering if there are any measures I can take, as far as warranty.... I did some research, and I am doubting it.

[daytona_usa]

i had a problem like this, i had to press really hard on my P3 just to get it to boot before it burnt my finger.

try an older socket 370 like a celeron mendocino, probably your pins are too short.

[Wizzard1]

... I dont understand. Are you asking me to run it without a heatsink/fan or to insert a socket 370 processor into the socket 939 motherboard?

This topic is about my Athlon 3800+, an anecdote regarding it was the entire system it replaced, which was a Tualatin P3

[daytona_usa]

what i meant to say is try another processor in the 939 class, its probably because your pins are too short, like my case with my mendocino and my p3

[Wizzard1]

Ah, that I can examine. I am a modder, for sure... I really think it's just a defect tho :-C