The first thing I would do in a situation like this is remove and reinstall EVERYTHING. [Don't pass out, I'm talking hardware, not software. It will take 10 minutes.] Turn the machine off, UNPLUG IT (or turn the power supply rear master off), and begin unplugging and replugging in all cards (PCI, AGP, whatever), the memory modules, all cables. The object here is not to change anything, but merely to insure that all of the connections are good. This is the most likely thing to have been impacted by shipping. [I probably would not initially mess with the CPU and heatsink, unless the problem persists after reseating everything else.]
If this doesn't fix it, the next step is to begin examining the usual suspects for unstable systems, and that starts with memory, so run Memtest or Memtest86 and see that your memory is error-free. The next most common problem is the power supply, but that seems unlikely here (although not impossible). Also, pick up the computer, turn it "motherboard up" and just shake it laterally, the object being that if there are any loose metal pieces, screws, pieces of wire or solder, whatever, causing a momentary short, you want them to simply fall out of the computer.
Also, on the ultra X-connect PS, I think that you have plugs for the cables on the power supply, so each power cable will need to be reseated at both ends.
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by: puter_geekPosted on 2006-06-22 at 20:09:58ID: 16965672
What kind of a case is it in? What is the CPU Temp when it is stalling. Do the hard drives have enough ventilation to keep cool? Sounds like a heat issue to me, and with all of that in one case, it is definitely going to get warm.
jolly good
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