I just Built my PC and it turns on and then after a couple secs it turns off

Athiy_18

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I have just built my pc and it turns on and turns off and repeats this i have checked the wiring everything is where it should be i have changed the ram slot to see if that need to be changed so what could be wrong please help!
 
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Check the thermal shutdown temp in the BIOS. It might be set too low. Adjust it to match your processors max temp - 5 Celsius (or similar). Check the CPU fan and make sure it turns. Check the heatsink and make sure it's flat against the CPU. A CPU heats up quickly.

DeadRam

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Check the thermal shutdown temp in the BIOS. It might be set too low. Adjust it to match your processors max temp - 5 Celsius (or similar). Check the CPU fan and make sure it turns. Check the heatsink and make sure it's flat against the CPU. A CPU heats up quickly.
 
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