Hi All,
Thanks very much to everyone who had their input on my problem. The
problem was indeed the power supply. It's been running for 1 day and 6
hours so far without a crash so I'm pretty certain (touch wood) that it's
fixed.
I learnt a few things from this problem:
1. It's not good to be a tight arse when it comes to hardware. Instead of
buying a 400W PSU, I went for the 320W because it was cheaper and I thought
it should be plenty. So what happened was I had to return the 320W but of
course after a week you can't take it back (refund policy) so I now have a
400W and a 320W... and you know where I can stick the 320W? Good thing I
had a box with a missing PSU so it's not such a waste.
2. The amazing effect a PSU without enough power can have on a system. It's
scary to think that if nobody mentioned it could be the PSU I would have
never figured it out. I wonder how somebody came to the conclusion that
it's the PSU.
3. Athlons (in combination with this GA-7N400-L1 mobo) love power.
I think that's about it. :) Again, thanks to all that replied. Lookout
uptime, I'm back!
Regards,
Gonzalo
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