just built. boot problem. power?HELP!

80 is too hot

assuming you are usign the stock heatsink
turn off the pc, try pullign the heatsink off with very little force. does it move?

if it does tehn its not on correctly
 
that voltage seems too low for a q6600, i think its about 1.2 which is the standard but wait for someone to confirm that before changing it
 
my_computer said:
still around 78-80 shuts off at 80


how about the

1.09 v
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Check the heat sink again. If you've used paste (which you should have) the print left on the heast sink/CPU should be even when you take it off. If you've used screws to attached the heat sink to the motherboard make sure they're tightened evenly.

Switch the machine back on and set the motherboard back to it's factory settings, the voltages etc should be auto detected.

There's no way you should be getting temps that high at idle if the heat sink is on correctly.

Oh and take your time and be careful. Is easy to break stuff when you're frustrated :)
 
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my_computer said:
didn't use paste. but the heatsink had three grey strips . the back of the cpu is all greasy.. so some paste stuff was already on it
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Did you remove the plastic that protects the three gray strips before you mounted the heat sink? Is the impression left on the three gray strips by the CPU even all the way round?
 
unless your temps have fallen to about 30 when idle, increasign the voltages will most likely increase your chances of killing the cpu, i would be patient and wait for someone with more knowledge before tryign anything else.
 
heres some picures of what my paste looks like





does the paste look ok?..

shall i go and buy some and apply more?
my temp is 80. does paste bring it down to normal temperatures? or could it be something else?
 
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The purpose of the paste is to allow heat to transfer from the cpu to the heatsink as easily as possible. It does this by making sure that the cpu and the heatsink have a good contact.

The paste should ideally be as thin as possible with the heatsink and cpu being in close contact.

What I tend to do is to use something like a stanley blade to spread the paste onto the cpu really thinly before making sure the the heatsink then sits firmly on top.

From you photo it looks like the heatsink is not locating properly onto the cpu. Make sure that there are no washers or obstructions in the way.

I'm pretty certain that this is your issue so at least if you get this sorted then you should be good to go....

Good luck.
 
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