ive just bought a duron 1300
my computer randomly crashes
i have an epox 8kta3 , from the epox webpage the duron1300 should work in my mobo, ive flashed bios up to the most recent, im using 133mhz ram
is there any voltage settings i should know about ?
my computer randomly crashes, sometimes it wont even get to the bios, other times it crashes in the bios, sometimes it will get into winxp and then crash, is it possible that there is some kind of mechanism to crash my pc at 50 degrees ?? because i check the cpu temp and it says 50 after a crash... pleeeaassseeee help me :D

It sounds like your heatsink and fan are not mounted correctly. Make sure you use a very thin layer of silicon grease or thermal paste and just enough to cover the cpu die. Latch the first hook then hold the heatsink LEVEL and set it down EVENLY. Then latch the second hook. Also make sure the heatsink isn't on backwards. There is a lip that allows for the inset of the plastic socket. If it is postioned backwards your heatsink will not sit flat on the cpu die.
This is the beginning of your troubleshooting process. If this doesn't work or was never an issue, I would try the cpu on another board or try a different cpu in your board. Good luck.

You shouldn't be crashing with a temp of 50C. The CPU should be stable at that temp.

How big is your PSU?

Duron 'Morgan' CPUs (all beyond 1Ghz.) have a core voltage of 1.75Volts. Theoretically it can work with temps up to 90ºC. Check the voltages on your BIOS to see if they are in 'proper ranges' (no more than a 5% deviation), if they are try your processor in another M.B. to see if you have a faulty processor, if not, maybe you need a new PSU, but try the processor in another MB. anyway.

Hope this helps.