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And of course the logic board, particularly in the region of the Northbridge chip. Monitoring temps using the Bresink temperature monitoring software the Northbridge chip gets hottest and the temperature fluctuates in response to load more than any other part of the computer. My G5 tower suffered with that, I think it cracked the logic board, when it got hot it would freeze (if that isn't a contradiction of terms...LOL).
I have walked away from the MacPro for now. Will give it a few days to reconsider it's behaviour, it may decide to play nicely after a little rest. Trouble is these computers are getting old. although they don't have many active, moving parts, they are so complex that components only have to deteriorate a little, like capacitors, which seem to have a finite life, for the whole house of cards to collapse. That's why I am thinking of looking for a refurb PSU.
The performance of the MacPro is so good, especially when PCIe SSDs and a decent GPU are fitted, you would have to spend a LOT of money to match it with a new computer.
I hope your's continues to play nicely.
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Robert.