having some serious cpu issues

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Originally posted by tw
In the meantime, this would be a new system - completely covered by warranty. Why are you fixing it?

Because I have faith in my ability to uncover whatever silliness is going on inside my box, and fix it for a relatively small cost, as opposed to lugging that fucker to a shipping store and having to wait 8 years for either a repaired or new unit to come back. Keep in mind I'm in NYC and I don't have the original box - and there aren't many shipping places near my apartment.

I bought the CPU for $425 - if the repairs go above $150-200, I may just can the piece of shit and buy something else.

And tw, I haven't run the diag yet - I just found the CD two days ago, but I haven't been able to get my computer booted up (even off the CD).

I just came here to try and get some ideas of what exactly is happening. I'm not an idiot and I understand how a computer works, but when it comes to the more complex stuff, give me a few minutes to catch up.