Processor Question

[tonara]

I have been having problems install Linux, Windows, or any Cd with a kernel on my new machine everyone time it would start to load the system would hang. So i decided to get UBCD to run some diagnostics. My Memory and Video came back fine but when i tried the cpu tests it failed on all three of them. I then did a Cpu identification and i got a weird cache error but it was able to find out that it was a e2160. I updated my motherboard so that i could use the processor and made sure it was on the compatibility list. Does this mean i have a bad processor? Thanks in advance!
System:
Motherboard:Asus P5ld2
Memory:1Gb gskill667
Video card:8600gts
Procceesor: e2160
Power:500w rosewill