...In the future please provide all hardware information up front, so we don't have to go trawling thru the message to find it.
OK
What other hardware, internal and external?
SIIG ATA card. 3 internal hard drives. USB 2.0 card. No externals
OS? Fully updated?
OS X 10.4.11 All updates.
By "freeze" you mean everything stops and even the mouse cursor is immobile? IOW, you're NOT seeing the panic screen (a full system CRASH) and there are no application crash logs?
Freeze.
Does disconnecting the keyboard and mouse, then reconnecting restore functionality?
No
What apps are running?
Finder, Mail
What are the last things to go into the system.log before the freeze?
Don't know
What made you think the processor was at fault?
Activity monitor indicating 95% CPU usage with above 2 apps open
Does the system BONG normally when booted?
Yes
Have you tried reseating the RAM, HD interfaces, etc?
Yes
Try changing the refresh frequency, to see if the strobing lessens.
OK
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