[Novalug] Bad component

[John Franklin]

I have a gigabyte 970a-ud3 with an AMD FX-4100. It boots but cannot complete an OS install without blue screening or segfaulting/panicing. (Tried both Ubunu and Windows). 

I've tried two different sets of memory, so I doubt it's the memory. I've also tried gobs of BIOS settings. 

Which component do you think is more likely to be bad: the CPU or the motherboard?

Vote!

jf