New computer problems

[markzs2002]

ok i got a computer a few days ago i would say it crashed 15 or so times already
im running xp home and when it crashed theres no blue or nother it locks up solid
im not even doing anything that requires a lot of power
for example i ran virus scan it crashed
another i go to bed wake up and its froze again cant leave the dam thing for a second.
someone help please i think its hardware not sure
check my specs
INTEL PENTIUM 4 2.8C GHZ S478 512KB 800MHZ RETAIL
MSI neo 865 motherboard
DDR400 MEMORY 512MB PC3200 DUAL CHANNEL PACKAGE
ANTEC PERFORMANCE II SX1040B W/400W PS
LG 52X24X52X CD-RW
LG CD/DVD BURNER GMA-4020B
160 gb WD harddrive 7200RPM 8MB CACHE HARD DRIVE
PANASONIC 198P BLACK FLOPPY DRIVE
ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB
VIEWSONIC E90FB 19IN 1600X1200
HEWLETT PACKARD PSC 1210 all in one
LOGITECH Z-640 - MULTIMEDIA SPEAKERS
LOGITECH CORDLESS FREEDOM OPTICAL KEYBOARD

what are you temps?

[VERT]

Did you build this system up yourself or did you buy it prebuilt from a shop? You could inform the shop as it could well be a hardware problem. What temps is your cpu getting?

[markzs2002]

i checked it with CoreCenter
cpu 30 C
sys 28 C
NB temp is 52C

[markzs2002]

Originally posted by VERT
Did you build this system up yourself or did you buy it prebuilt from a shop? You could inform the shop as it could well be a hardware problem. What temps is your cpu getting?

i got the parts from different stores but i did get them to put it together
i got my video card and harddrive at future
got mother board at a local store
and i got cpu ram and the rest of the stuff at another local store
and got them to assemble it
i think they do offer assistance

[markzs2002]

could the problem be that my ram isnt good enough
what would u guys suggest i get

[The Real Bingo]

I had XP Home and it crashed on me frequently, but not as frequent as yours. After I had Pro installed I havent had a problem. Maybe you can try XP Pro?

[poopeyhed2]

Originally posted by markzs2002
DDR400 MEMORY 512MB PC3200 DUAL CHANNEL PACKAGE

What kind of ram is it? Maybe adding .1v to the ram might help.

[markzs2002]

i dont think its the software but the computer
it dosnt give any warning it just locks
you have to be doing hardly anything
it freezes every few hours
last nite i left it on and when i got up it was just about froze i mananged to get windows shut down

im starting to think its time to get better ram even though i haave it less then a week

[poopeyhed2]

You're avoiding my question. Who manufactures your ram? My friend's box used some generic TCWO ram and it locked up similiarily like yours, and adding the .1 to the VDIMM cured everything.