From the "Trogdor the Burninator Says" Dept.

Damn. I just fried one of my new cpus.

Well, that's what you get for trying to mod a cpu. I was aware of the risks, and I did screw up the paint job--too careless. I wasn't paying attention.

Man, it sucks when you can smell something burning after you turn on your computer.

Luckily my motherboard wasn't fried.

So off I go to order another Athlon 1600+ XP.

They say three times a charm. If this one doesn't work, I'm going out and buying 2 Athlon MPs -- no more hacking.

Well at least one chip is being identified as a 1600 MP processor. So 50% isn't too bad... This last chip will still put me under the price point for a real MP. But after that, than it isn't worth the headache. Then I'll just cough up the 400 bucks for two Athlon 2000+ MPs. Damn...this isn't cheap at all.

The is that even if the mods work, it may not be stable anyway...

UPDATE: I just ordered a new chip. Cross your fingers folks.

Cheers,

Tai