Just assembled the main bits of a new build, as follows:
-GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
-Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950
-HITACHI Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3020ALA632 (0F12117) 2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
-CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1333C9
-Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
-Thermaltake Black Widow PSU W0319RU 850W ATX 12V v2.3, EPS 12V v2.91 CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE
-Older Powercolor X800 GTO vid card
I have initially set up the bits on a table, outside of the case (so I can still use the PC which is now occupying the case until all is well with the new bits). Loading went fine, got online & began loading software, when the PC locked up. In the ~6 hours I've been playing with this, it has not run longer than about 20 minutes without locking up, sometimes only 5 or 10 minutes. It seems fine, then just locks. No mouse, no keyboard, no ctrl/alt/del function, I have to do a reset to get it going again. I've pulled the HDD & re-installed the OS on a spare 160 gig IDE drive I have, same behavior, so it's not the HDD. What components are the most likely culprits here? Any suggestions anyone might have on this situation would be greatly appreciated!
I should add that I installed about 55 updates from MS to the Win 7 installation (all available), after which it still locked.
Haven't had an OS lock up since Windows ME. I'm already missing XP! ;-(
Dan
-GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
-Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950
-HITACHI Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3020ALA632 (0F12117) 2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
-CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1333C9
-Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
-Thermaltake Black Widow PSU W0319RU 850W ATX 12V v2.3, EPS 12V v2.91 CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE
-Older Powercolor X800 GTO vid card
I have initially set up the bits on a table, outside of the case (so I can still use the PC which is now occupying the case until all is well with the new bits). Loading went fine, got online & began loading software, when the PC locked up. In the ~6 hours I've been playing with this, it has not run longer than about 20 minutes without locking up, sometimes only 5 or 10 minutes. It seems fine, then just locks. No mouse, no keyboard, no ctrl/alt/del function, I have to do a reset to get it going again. I've pulled the HDD & re-installed the OS on a spare 160 gig IDE drive I have, same behavior, so it's not the HDD. What components are the most likely culprits here? Any suggestions anyone might have on this situation would be greatly appreciated!
I should add that I installed about 55 updates from MS to the Win 7 installation (all available), after which it still locked.
Haven't had an OS lock up since Windows ME. I'm already missing XP! ;-(
Dan