Heyyo,
Wait.. you said you got that emachine for only $144... what kindof cpu does it have? I'd imagine p3 at the most. Let's test:
right-click on "my computer" and go "properties"
now wait a few seconds, and a new window will pop up and it'll load the size of the cpu in the bottom right of it. Tell us the info it says under the word "computer" after it's done loading of course.
What the problem might be is you bought a heatsink that's incompatible with your socket. Of course P4's use many sockets, this could help us narrow down your prob.
Plus yeah... a $5-8 HSF cooling solution sounds like it wasn't gonna help you much anywho if not cause problems..
Wait.. you said you got that emachine for only $144... what kindof cpu does it have? I'd imagine p3 at the most. Let's test:
right-click on "my computer" and go "properties"
now wait a few seconds, and a new window will pop up and it'll load the size of the cpu in the bottom right of it. Tell us the info it says under the word "computer" after it's done loading of course.
What the problem might be is you bought a heatsink that's incompatible with your socket. Of course P4's use many sockets, this could help us narrow down your prob.
Plus yeah... a $5-8 HSF cooling solution sounds like it wasn't gonna help you much anywho if not cause problems..