Forget about trying anything else.
Take the motherboard out of the case.
Set the board on the table / floor on top of the electrostatic bag it came with.
Take the power supply out from the case and plug it into board.
Leave everything else unplugged.
I guarantee that it will power up...
Back to my original question for starting this thread.
I checked the temperature at stock speed with Intel Burn Test running at maximum.
The highest core temperature was 61C from HwInfo64. That's HOT!!! Crappy CoolMaster Hyper212+ cooler. :mad:
Well, just for fun I tried going up in multiplier with leaving all other bios settings in auto.
I got to 4.9GHz and posted into windows and ran intel burn test for a few seconds to confirm it is indeed at that speed. VCore never went over 1.31 at full load but temp continues to climb so I cut...
I don't know how else to make certain that it is making good contact. I install the 4 screws 1/4 of the way on each corner and repeat until all 4 sides are tight. That's to make sure I didn't torque down one corner too much before I start on the other corners.
I just reseated the 212+ cooler and temperature dropped 1C on two cores...
Why???
I used a moderate amount thermal paste that came with the cooler. Just a small drop on the heat sink and a drop on the CPU. Thinned it out with a credit card so it has a even and flat layer across both...
Well I reset the BIOS back to default and removed the windows o/c software and now all is good. I am 4.6GHZ and stable so far. Just a little warm (86 max). I'm contemplating if I should go higher.
77
86
86
81
Those are the 2500K CPU max. temp running at 4.6GHz going full out on Intel Burn Test. Vcore @ 1.320V
Do you think those numbers are unacceptable? It passed the test but should I continue to push for higher numbers?
I have CoolMaster 212+ in a Antec Sonata IV case. Is it the CPU...
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