I have a few used motherboards I've bought and I'd like to test them to see if they are fully functional. I have all the parts to build a system: CPU, PSU, GPU, Memory, HDD.
I'm more curious as to what regimen to put each through to test for full functionality. I was thinking I could do a fresh install of Windows 7 on each one to at least ensure minimal functionality but I'm not sure what else to do.
Is there software that tests different parts of the motherboard?
Should I test every memory bank with MemTest+ or does just being able to boot with all banks full mean they work?
Should I put in a graphics card to test the PCI Express (x16) slot or do those usually not break?
Any help, suggestions, advice would be greatly appreciated and may save me a lot of time.
I'm more curious as to what regimen to put each through to test for full functionality. I was thinking I could do a fresh install of Windows 7 on each one to at least ensure minimal functionality but I'm not sure what else to do.
Is there software that tests different parts of the motherboard?
Should I test every memory bank with MemTest+ or does just being able to boot with all banks full mean they work?
Should I put in a graphics card to test the PCI Express (x16) slot or do those usually not break?
Any help, suggestions, advice would be greatly appreciated and may save me a lot of time.