Strange problem with new build

[Pugsicle]

So I recently built my brother a new computer and it worked fine for a few days but then it would take forever to boot up then would be a half black screen where I could see and move the mouse but I could not click on anything. If I unplugged the monitor and plugged it back in the result of my clicking would come up on the screen but the windows would be black boxes. So after contemplating for a while I wiped the hard drive and reinstalled windows. Worked fine for a few days and now it will act like its loading up fine, then after it gets past the windows loading screen it will flash the screen and never boot up fully. Monitor is fine as I am testing it on mine which works perfectly as well as the GPU is fine as the old one I gave him turned out to have bit the dust so I am using mine to test. It has been suggested that it could be a windows bug or maybe even the hard drive. What do you guys think?

[ApolloX75]

System specs would be a good start.

But sounds like hard drive errors or a failing SATA controller on the motherboard.

[Pugsicle]

Here is a link to the PcPartPicker list http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NgJdWZ 

So if it was a failing SATA controller would I just plug it into another SATA port?

[MooCow]

Here is a link to the PcPartPicker list http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NgJdWZ 

So if it was a failing SATA controller would I just plug it into another SATA port?

Your Link doesn't work. If it's the SATA controller then you probably need to replace the motherboard. If the power supply is bad it can give you crazy problems like that too.

[Pugsicle]

Your Link doesn't work. If it's the SATA controller then you probably need to replace the motherboard. If the power supply is bad it can give you crazy problems like that too.

Couldn't get the link to work so here is the list, sorry its a bit late.

[PCPartPicker part list]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NgJdWZ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NgJdWZ/by_merchant/)(

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $99.99 @ Amazon 

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $31.24 @ Amazon 

**Motherboard** | [ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-960gmu3s3fx) |-

**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit4g3d1609ds1s00) | $54.99 @ Newegg 

**Storage** | [Western Digital RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1003fbyx) |-

**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx960dc2oc2gd5) | $201.99 @ Amazon 

**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r) | $55.98 @ Newegg 

**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430) | $19.99 @ Newegg 

**Optical Drive** | [samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224bb) |-

 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

 | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $494.18

 | Mail-in rebates | -$30.00

 | **Total** | **$464.18**

 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-06-11 19:13 EDT-0400 |