Troubleshooting software

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For monitoring CPU temps but it overclocks too, stay away from overclocking untill your system is rock solid stock.
http://game.amd.com/it-it/drivers_overdrive.aspx 
[Download AMD OverDrive™ 3.2.1]
http://thehiddenguide.com/how-to-analysis-crash-dump/
analyzing-windows-crash-dump-or-minidump-with-whocrashed
Use Speedfan to interrogate the motherboard sensors. Check the temperatures and clean out all your fans. There is also voltage sensors which will tell you if there is a power supply fault
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install HWMonitor
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Stell mal unter WIN "Energiesparmodus" auf "Höchstleistung"
evtl. im BIOS C & Q auf disabled -
 Auf dem NT stehen die Amperewerte (A) vom NT für die +12V-Leitung(en)
Wechsel das Datenkabel der Festplatte / LW
run  "dxdiag"
SATA-Port der Festplatte kontrollieren ( AHCI-Modus ?)
"C1E" Support im BIOS auf disabled ?
ASUS Core Unlocker = disabled ?
Ist ein "HUB" angeschlossen - wenn JA, ziehe den mal ab -
"CPU Load Line Calibration" = disabled 

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Seatools  a diagnostic tool by Seagate. Download Seatools for DOS and run it from a bootable CD.
And there is a Windows version of Seatools. Try it!
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DPC Latency Checker (http://www.thesycon.de/deu/latency_check.shtml) , if you are running Nvidia Forceware those can cause a latency issue and mess up the audio.

Don't frorget (as administrator) you should install:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x64)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x64)