i just built a new computer and so far nothing but problems but i cant figure out what is cuasing it. these are the symtoms:
my motherboard (kt400 dragon ultra) wasn't detecting the memory stick so i pushed it down as hard as i could and the sytem ran ok. i definately had to use excessive force to push one side down. my system ran ok for a few hours and while doing nothing CPU intensive (installing some programs) the sysem suddenly shut down with a single continueous beep telling me that the cpu must have overheated. after my CPU overheated the system automatically shut down and when i rebooted this is when the memory seemed to have "wriggled" free. it seems to be either a bad fitting stick or bad memory.
the CPU i ordered was supposed to be XP2600+ but winxp system information, microsoft direct X 9, and even AMD's CPU information utility reported it as being XP2000+ at 1666mhz. it is either newegg.com sent me the wrong CPU or there is something extremely wrong with it. the strangest thing is that after a few hours the CPU overheated at 65 degrees celcius (which is about 140 or 145 degrees farenheit?). I do not have it overclocked and i wouldnt know how to do that anyways. i left everything default on the CMOS setup, actually i think i cleared the CMOS using the JP5 jumper set at pin 2+3 for 15 seconds trying to fix the memory problem. the CPU cooler seems to be running fine and yes their is thermal paste on the CPU die.
i am thinking ALL of the problems are being caused by the faulty memory, or the CPU, or maybe even the motherboard is the problem. I don't know what to do. I am sending an RMA request back to newegg.com, but what should i send back for replacements?
-update
I narrowed down the problem to the memory corsair XMS extreme series ddr400 PC3200c 256MB. i tried the memory module in another memory slot and still get problems. I matched the numbers on the CPU from the amd website and the chip is XP2600+, exactly what it should be. can bad memory cause the cpu speed to change?
my motherboard (kt400 dragon ultra) wasn't detecting the memory stick so i pushed it down as hard as i could and the sytem ran ok. i definately had to use excessive force to push one side down. my system ran ok for a few hours and while doing nothing CPU intensive (installing some programs) the sysem suddenly shut down with a single continueous beep telling me that the cpu must have overheated. after my CPU overheated the system automatically shut down and when i rebooted this is when the memory seemed to have "wriggled" free. it seems to be either a bad fitting stick or bad memory.
the CPU i ordered was supposed to be XP2600+ but winxp system information, microsoft direct X 9, and even AMD's CPU information utility reported it as being XP2000+ at 1666mhz. it is either newegg.com sent me the wrong CPU or there is something extremely wrong with it. the strangest thing is that after a few hours the CPU overheated at 65 degrees celcius (which is about 140 or 145 degrees farenheit?). I do not have it overclocked and i wouldnt know how to do that anyways. i left everything default on the CMOS setup, actually i think i cleared the CMOS using the JP5 jumper set at pin 2+3 for 15 seconds trying to fix the memory problem. the CPU cooler seems to be running fine and yes their is thermal paste on the CPU die.
i am thinking ALL of the problems are being caused by the faulty memory, or the CPU, or maybe even the motherboard is the problem. I don't know what to do. I am sending an RMA request back to newegg.com, but what should i send back for replacements?
-update
I narrowed down the problem to the memory corsair XMS extreme series ddr400 PC3200c 256MB. i tried the memory module in another memory slot and still get problems. I matched the numbers on the CPU from the amd website and the chip is XP2600+, exactly what it should be. can bad memory cause the cpu speed to change?
