Which diagnostic apps to run after my first build, E6600

Hi Guys,

I'm in the process of finishing my first build ever (YAY!), and wanted to ask what applications I should run to see if the hardware I bought is running at full capacity. I'm not sure what programs are out there and how they work, but could you guys help with the list and I will take care of the rest. I just want to make sure that I am getting everything I can out the my hardware, and that I havent missed something or installed something incorrectly giving me less performance. I suppose every component has some kind of diagnostic tool right?

The list of apps:
1) CPU = (heat sensor SW, speed, etc)

2) Video = 3DMark

3) Memory =

4) Hard drive = (random access time, transfer rates etc)

5) All other important ones.

Thanks again! I couldn't have done this without your help.

How will I interpret the results of the 3DMark and PCMark tests using overall scores? Is there something I can benchmark it against? (ie. I read something earlier about a guy who setup his new E6600 and got a score of 11000+ on 3DMark and said he nearly pooped his pants. How will I even know if this is good or not? How will I know when it is ok to poop)

When you reformatted your hard-drive, as long as you did a full reformat (as opposed to 'Quick'), it scanned your hard-drive for bad sectors and all that already.

http://www.bleedinedge.com/forum/a [...] 12477.html
That's a thread of PCmark05 scores. Yours seems pretty low.

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Here's some advice:
Do some research on your own -- asking to be spoon fed can come off as annoying. List your system specs when asking performance-related questions.