I just received all of my parts today and put everything together.
I decided to overclock a bit and was able to boot into windows @ all stock voltages at 3.5 GHz (on my X4 640 and a MSI 785GM-P45 AM3 board). Everything seemed fine as I ran Prime95, but after 30 minutes the system abruptly shut down. No matter what I did, I could not get it to turn back on. I have a Corsair 450VX, which is a reputable power supply. Tried a different power supply (Corsair 400w) to no avail. Tried clearing CMOS. Tried removing all peripherals such as hard drives, etc. The LEDs on the front fan would flash for a fraction of a second, and then everything would go back off.
With that in mind, what could cause the board to suddenly die during Prime95, especially at stock voltages? The CPU load temp during prime95 was only 44C. The case had 120mm intake + exhaust fans, plus a Hyper 212 Plus CPU cooler.
I decided to overclock a bit and was able to boot into windows @ all stock voltages at 3.5 GHz (on my X4 640 and a MSI 785GM-P45 AM3 board). Everything seemed fine as I ran Prime95, but after 30 minutes the system abruptly shut down. No matter what I did, I could not get it to turn back on. I have a Corsair 450VX, which is a reputable power supply. Tried a different power supply (Corsair 400w) to no avail. Tried clearing CMOS. Tried removing all peripherals such as hard drives, etc. The LEDs on the front fan would flash for a fraction of a second, and then everything would go back off.
With that in mind, what could cause the board to suddenly die during Prime95, especially at stock voltages? The CPU load temp during prime95 was only 44C. The case had 120mm intake + exhaust fans, plus a Hyper 212 Plus CPU cooler.
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