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Thanks for all your help, guys. I think the problem is solved now. It appears this culprit was definitely with the nForce drivers and onboard NIC. I popped a PCI-based NetGear NIC inside the system and now everything is working smooth as butter.

The Memtest86 test I mean, as well as Microsoft's freely downloadable RAM checker. Both tests came back clean. I'll try the Prime95 app you mentioned.

I already did that earlier this week, it checks out fine..no errors.

Is there a test or diagnostic software to see if the motherboar or processor is bad?

Thanks for the link. There are quite a few errors and warnings in the event viewer, but just records of various known events, like an application locking up. There doesn't seem to be anything (that I can see) which shows a pattern.

Hmm. What should I be looking for in the BIOS that would tell me the RAM voltage? I see the Vcore is set @ 1.36v.

I'll take a look at the BIOS RAM voltage. I'm using an Enermax 600watt PSU HD is Sata/IDE What event viewer?

Oh..and it may help if I mentioned the components I have in this rig, so here goes; AMD 64x2 4200+ 2GB Corsair ValueSelect RAM 320GB Western Digital HD ASUS A8N Sli Premium eVGA GeForce 7800GT graphics

I built a brand new system last month, and have experience various issues since. The number one problem I'm noticing occurs when downloading large files from the web, especially large files like game demos and such; the files are almost always corrupted. In addition to that, I notice my PC loses...

Here is what I ended up going with... mobo: Asus A8N Sli Premium Proc: Athlon 64 x2 4200 RAM: Corsair Value Select DDR 400 (1GB) Graphics: eVGA GeForce 7800GT HD: Wester Digital Caviar WD3200JD 320GB PSU: Enermax NoiseTaker EG701AX 600W...

I chose an ASUS A8N Sli Premium board, but I've heard problems with power supplies. Is this true? Will it work with the Enermax 600watt PSU?

One other thing I forgot to bring up is the OS. Should I go with straight up XP Pro, or could I...should I...choos Media Center PC just for the hell of it? Does MCE even support dual core/64 bit processors?

As the title says, I'm building a new gaming rig. Well, actually it's a creative workstation (Adobe, Macromedia, etc.,) and gaming system in one. But I'm not 100% clear on what I should be putting in this thing. The case arrived yesterday; the Gigabyte 3D Aurora (black), which is a full tower...

Is it impossible to convert a BTX case to ATX form factor? I have two Dell OEM cases that I would like to slap AMD-based hardware in, but naturally the BTX chassis is completely backwards. Is there some conversion process I am unaware of, or am I doomed to using Intel BTX hardware only? Thanks

No, I haven't changed my mind. I'm not sure I will actually go through with it, but I am still keeping an open mind to it.