Trouble with new computer

[Bill Bogstad]

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10:10 PM, KyleL <fbxxkl-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone, I am back again looking for your wisdom.
>
> I just purchased a new machine.
>
> A barebones from TigerDirect Intel DP55WB Socket LGA1156 Motherboard,Intel
> Core i5-750 2.66Ghz 8M LGA1156 CPU,OCZ 4GB DDR3 PC3-10666 Platinum Low
> Voltage 2x2GB, Seagate 750GB Serial ATA HD 7200/16MB/SATA-3G, Ultra LSP750
> 750w Power Supply.  I threw in another 500 gig hdd, a generic sata DVD-RW
> and an x300se from an older HP Media Center I stripped down.

Your first mistake was buying from TigerDirect. :-))

I would remove everything from the machine that wasn't from TD
(except the DVD drive)
and try running as many burn-in programs as you can find that will boot from CD.
I would start with a copy of the Ultimate Boot CD which as a bunch of memory/cpu
tests.

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

At least 4-8 hours of testing would be the minimum I would do.

Bill Bogstad