MORE problems for me.. help please!

[MrEgo]

Ha ok so I've asked like 1451451515 questions on here. Thanks for answering everyone.. you're about the best tech support you can find. Anyway, I got the tbred b 2100+ from newegg a couple weeks ago. I finally got my system to post, but now it freezes up on me, and sometimes (about once every 3 times) it doesn't even post. What is up with this? Am I the most unlucky guy ever? I've done this so many times before and I've never had problems like this. I even tried underclocking the 2100+ to 1500+ and it still locks up. Should I get an exchange on the processor or is it not a safe bet to say that the processor is the cause?

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

run memtest86
run prime95 torture test (when you get into windows)

if memtest86 fails, then u gots bad ram
if prime95 fails, then something is up with the cpu

what is the temperature at?
what pwer supply do you have?
(also, what are the +5,+12,+3.3 v readouts in bios, windows, and windows while running prime95....psu caould be crapping out causing lockup)

 

[MrEgo]

I have a 430W power supply. Its made by Powmax.. I dunno if they suck or not, or if that depends. The CPU usually gets between 40-46 degrees celsius. I'm using a stock AMD hs/fan and a half assed attempt at arctic silver 3 (just enough to say that there is something on there). I'll download and run that memory test you talked about.

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

ok

also if you have xp/2k, go run>evenvwr and see if there are any driver issues

 

[MrEgo]

When you run memtest86 or whatever, and it runs off of that disk at startup, how long am i supposed to wait for it to get done? It's displaying a bunch of random letters and numbers on the left side of the screen repeatedly, is that what its supposed to do?

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

it should boot up, and say its running test whatever
if it sez errors and then a numbner, that means you got a ram erorr