Validating a DIY system

[Guest]

Are there any standard test suites out there that I can use to validate all the components in my system? I just managed to get the new system working and the OS(windows 2000) loaded but I want to be sure everything is functioning as it should.
I have the following:

1ghz tbird
abit KT7-RAID board
2x128MB HighPerf 1.5 Munshkin PC133 cas2
ASUS 7700 Pure 32MB(Geforce2 GTS)
IBM Deskstar 30GB 75GXP
Pioneer 105S
SBLive Value
2 Linksys 10/100 Etherfast cards(for DSL & LAN)

This is the first time I've put together my own system so I'm a bit of a newbie at this. So any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[oldschool]

It looks good. You might have some fooling to do with the net cards, but I wouldn't worry about it.

I'm putting together a new system right after new years, and it's going to look alot alike.

1 Ghz T-bird
Abit kt7-Raid
256 Mb PC-133 CL2 SDRAM
30Gb IBM Deskstar ATA100 7200ms HDD
Creative 32/8/4 CDRW
Creative Live! Value
Creative Annhiliator Pro GeForce video
Hauppage WinTv Card
D-link 10/100 Network card

Plus all my normal crap like 3 Logitech joysticks, mouse keyboard, etc.

If it comes out less than expected (which might happen if the proces drop after christmas) I might double the ram and add a second hard drive and set up a RAID 0 array.

 

[Guest]

Well the problem is right now I am experiencing some stability issues and some odd behaviour. Transferring large files through the LAN seems to crash the new system. I get blue screened with a variety of error messages. I tried swapping the LAN card but I still have the same problems. Does anyone have any idea what might be wrong?

 

[Guest]

You can start by looking at the KT7 FAQ at <A HREF="http://go.to/kt7faq" target="_new">http://go.to/kt7faq</A>.

I found a URL to a burn-in utility and pointed it out to someone once, who said it was great. I've never used it. Find it at <A HREF="http://www.passmark.com/download/index.htm" target="_new">http://www.passmark.com/download/index.htm</A>.

Mike