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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
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