Doubt if your problems are from your computer being "overwhelmed". Rather more likely an OS/software problem or some piece of hardware not working properly.... regardless of how hard it's pushed. Hopefully in replacing all you have you've caught it...
Something just popped up a little while ago differently than has been the issue. Picked up a blue screen that said something about a memory issue, although it did say there is enough memory. I made sure to click the new memory in place when I installed them to avoid this very thing. Message appeared so quickly I really didn't get to read it entirely before it disappeared. Nothing froze at all and computer restarted on its own. This is the first time this has happened, but I was able to completely use the mouse and keyboard so that is good news compared to what has been happening with the complete freezing issue. Looked at the event viewer but did not see the blue screen message listed.
It sounds like you have memory has issues or maybe the motherboard is going bad. Have you run run a virus scan and a registry clean?
I think you are right. I am starting to lean towards a failing motherboard. I have gone over thoroughly each step. *Newer Hard drive and installed w764 * just reinstalled the OS W7 64 *checked temps wirh asus probe ll and also internal case temps * ativirus *defrag *ran memtest *completely took apart computer and cleaned extensively *re-seated everything *cleaned old paste and applied new thermal paste for cpu fan *installed new patriot ddr2 800-6400 ram ( 4x 2gb) If I replace anything else I will be building new at this point so feel it is time for a new build. I will still look around for a comparable MB to the asus p5n esli and install it just to keep this running. They should be inexpensive on the web to pick up. I will be looking to a new build with possibly an Asus p8p67 pro r3 with an Intel i7 2600k. Microcenter has some nice bundles on MB and cpu I will wach for good sales. Also wiill go for an SSD 120gb sata3 6gb/s and already have extra hd for storage. http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f90cd6eb#/f90cd6eb/28 ( store sales flyer pdf opened to bundles page) http://www.microcenter.com/index.html There is a location close to my home so it is easy to stop in a Microcenter and see what is on sale.
If you're not looking in Event Viewer, all of your efforts are for naught. Go into Control Panel and find Event Viewer and see what errors are being logged when your problems arise.
"Very competitive prices"?.. Hardly. Actually, they are #1 or at least close to the top of "avoids".. if you care about the price you pay.
I have 10+ years of experience with my trading computers. The number 1 culprit of the problems I have experienced in all these years is the Power Supply (PSU). The number 2 culprit is a bad motherboard. The number 3 is bad RAM memory. Memory can be easily tested with memtest86 but I had an occasion where a bad power supply was the cause of memory problems. I am surprised you didn't listen to the user that suggested that your power supply may be the problem and I am also surprised why no one else pointed to the power supply. A bad power supply (like a bad motherboard) will give random errors that are very difficult to track down. If you still don't believe that power supplies are the major culprit of PC problems here are my statistics: * 4 power supplies replaced in the last 11 years (one every 3 years - one blew up, the other had problems in the 12 Volts, the other gave blue screens and memory problems and another one I suspected of stability problems also). Everytime I replaced the bad power supply I could solve all the strange problems for the next 3 years. The brand of the power supply is not as important as who manufactured it in China/Taiwan. I have a Corsair CX400 now manufactured by Seasonic. * 1 bad (no-brand) motherboard - I moved to Asus and been running the same PC for 8+ years now. * a few bad (no-brand) RAM sticks - I only buy Crucial now. Some important links regarding power supplies: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913.html http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDArticles&op=Story&ndar_id=24 http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/370 A good rating in the Newegg reviews for a power supply should give you a good idea of the quality of the PSU. Yes, you may have a problem with your motherboard but the odds are that the culprit is the power supply. Just because you can turn on your PC doesn't mean your PSU is good.
All I can say is that I am happy with what I got. I cant nickle and dime everything....I am a day trader so this is my main tool!
Not saying their machines are bad. The build with "off the shelf" parts just like everybody else... they just hose traders (mostly new ones) who are noobs about hardware prices. (One of my trading rigs is a Dell Precision T3400 which I got for $339. Been using it daily for 3+ years.)