Ok,, here we go i had a post on a while back about my computer crashing during gaming. I figured out it was a psu proublem and a overheating proublem.. i got those taken care of... NOW my computer just randomly crashes while on-line downloading music with lime-wire or when ever i try to do more than one thing at a time. My computer has hyperthredding on it that should help right??? pleases some one help... is there a software i can download that will check out my hardware and os and make sure everything is working together??? ty so much..

Overheating? How so?? The Prescott is known to run very hot without problems...many people get scared when they see their temps in the 60s & sometimes 70s. Believe it or not, it's not uncommon & is almost considered "normal" Hopefully you got a quality name-brand PSU, at least 400 watts with a lot of amperage on the +12v rail, & not some $20-25 cheapie Have you ever tested your RAM? Try running memtest86 & see if you get any errors, if you do, identify with stick is bad (test one at a time if necessary) & replace it http://www.memtest86.com Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz 512MB PC3200 Asus Ti4800SE 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro

ok i downloaded memtest,, unzipped it and burned it to a cd now how do i run it??? P.S. i got a thermalake 480 psu it's not a cheap one If u build it ,,, that does'nt mean it will work.... :7

Have you checked for viruses or spyware, it does that sometimes i had that once, and a new psu maybee that also happened to me... Mod it till it bleeds

"ok i downloaded memtest,, unzipped it and burned it to a cd now how do i run it???" I never used the CD version, I've only used the floppy version. You download, unzip, then double click on INSTALL.BAT, you'll be prompted to insert a floppy & the memory diagnostics will be copied & the disk will be made bootable...then you just boot off the floppy & let it do it's thing. Let it run for at least one complete test series. Some people let it run for hours, even overnite. But if the RAM is bad, the errors usually turn up right away. If your RAM has errors, write down the info. If it has a lifetime warranty, write an e-mail to the manufacturer explaining your problem & your memtest results...that's usually enough to get an RMA number for a replacement module Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz 512MB PC3200 Asus Ti4800SE 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro

Is there another program that will test my ram other than memtest??? i think my ram is the proublem i only paid about $129 for 1.0gig of it.... i should of know better than to go with the cheap stuff.... pleases help If u build it ,,, that does'nt mean it will work.... :7