Long story short, I thought my processor crapped out, bought this one brand new, and now figured out that it is my video card. I got it yesterday, installed it, ran for maybe 30 seconds (it works fine), then shut it down... so it is basically brand new.
-Athlon 64 3000+
-Socket 754
-somewhat hard to find (they don't make the athlon in socket 754 anymore, just the sempron)
-no heat sink, etc, just processor
-$40, I just want to get my money back...