Did i build my pc wrong?

[MUDDEE4377]

hey, i keep getting the feeling i build my rig wrong or something. windows has asked me 3-4 times if i want to change my color scheme because my computer is running slow. and ive had it crash 2 times over a 2 month period.

this is what im working with:

- AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3.3GHz, 3.7GHz Turbo Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor

- XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler bracket included LGA 2011 i7 i5 775 1155 AMD and dual fan push pull compatible

- ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

- SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

- CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply

- OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

- Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory


can any give me any advice?

 

[joecarver]

Use a website or a program to detect all parts of your system, check that everything is recognised.

What kind of cooling do you have? It could be that your components are getting very hot and are not able to perform right if you don't have any/enough/big enough fans in there.

 

[Outlander_04]

it should work fine

 

[danny2000]

http://superuser.com/questions/314570/disable-do-you-want-to-change-the-color-scheme-to-improve-performance-warning

 

[danny2000]

•You can try and keep this setting just as it is and switch to Basic desktop mode before launching the applications that usually fire up this Action Center notification. Or,
•You can right click the icons you use to fire up these full screen applications, clicking properties and under the Compatibility tab tick Disable desktop composition. This will disable the Desktop Window Manager Session Manager service during execution of this application which will increase system and video memory and avoid some application incompatibilities. A likely cause for your Action Center message if you have enough system and video memory but are stuill getting this message with certain games or full screen applications.

 

[whiteodian]

Looks fine. Windows 7 I take it? By crash, do you mean BSOD. Have you made sure Windows is up to date? Update your BIOS? You might also make sure the firmware in your SSD is up to date. When do you get the crash? When I built my system, I was running a traditional 3.5' WD Caviar drive. All was well. I later upgraded to an SSD and was getting an occasional crash when trying to shut down. I think a Windows update resolved the issue.

 

[MUDDEE4377]

this is the case i have, its got good air flow and i also have the heat sink for my cpu that i mentioned above. do i need more fans?

-COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0, Black Interior and Four Fans-1x 230mm front RED LED fan, 1x 140mm rear fan, 1x 230mm top fan, and 1x 230mm side fan

 

[MUDDEE4377]

•You can try and keep this setting just as it is and switch to Basic desktop mode before launching the applications that usually fire up this Action Center notification. Or,
•You can right click the icons you use to fire up these full screen applications, clicking properties and under the Compatibility tab tick Disable desktop composition. This will disable the Desktop Window Manager Session Manager service during execution of this application which will increase system and video memory and avoid some application incompatibilities. A likely cause for your Action Center message if you have enough system and video memory but are stuill getting this message with certain games or full screen applications.

if its a memory issue it could have to do with Skyrim, i heard the game was programmed to limit memory usage to 2 Gigs of memory.

 

[MUDDEE4377]

Looks fine. Windows 7 I take it? By crash, do you mean BSOD. Have you made sure Windows is up to date? Update your BIOS? You might also make sure the firmware in your SSD is up to date. When do you get the crash? When I built my system, I was running a traditional 3.5' WD Caviar drive. All was well. I later upgraded to an SSD and was getting an occasional crash when trying to shut down. I think a Windows update resolved the issue.

you are correct i am running windows 7. and yes when i say crash i do mean blue screen of death. ill make sure to check everything im running is up to date.

 

[madchemist83]

My first guess is ssd.
Check in something like pc wizard if all of your components display correctly