@roisoft and puttabong:

i couldn't help but look up your signatures over at insanelymac and i happened to notice something veeerryyy interesting:

puttabong: RAM - 1 GB Kingston HyperX DDR
roisoft: RAM - 2GB Kingston HyperX PC3200

okay, it might be a little coincidence, but could it be the reason? roisoft, what are your other 2 AMDs using for RAM?

and finally the big question:

ARE YOU GUYS RUNNING TORRENTS?!??!??! (and if so, for how long?)

sorry, I'll calm down now.