Reinstalling the OS - needs advice..

I got an unstable nforce system..
the temperatures are in the normal zone (40c-50c)
and the only thing I can think of are the PSU (generic 300w) or the hard drive. (a bit worn 40gig maxtor)
so, I'll reinstall xp.
got no cards installed, all relying on the onboard stuff.
got bios 2.5 installed at the moment.
should I flash back to 2.4?
or just format and install from scratch with 1.12 drivers?
any help would be greatly appreciated..
thanks!

Mulder,
What CPU do you have?
Edit: I just saw after posting..... strange I didn't see your .sig b4..... ?(
this page here says it's only recommended up to Athlon 950 MHz.....
Switch it out for a high-quality 350W or 400W if you can stretch to it.... Enermax or HEC are relatively good choices.
HTH
BIM2k
BTW: I'd also test your RAM if I were you....

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