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Starts up not all the way then shuts down thermal shutdown put in new power surply

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You didn't give us much detail but is the CPU fan running at all? This can also be caused by the lack of silicone heat-sink compound between heat-sink and cooling assembly. Over-clocking can also cause thermal problems.

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