Could this be a power supply problem?

[sdub86]

Just built my new system:

CASECOOLERMAS|CAC-T05-UW BLK RT
MB DFI UltraII-M2 NF4 ULTRA AM2
VGA EVGA N 7900GTO 512-P2-N573-AR
PSU XION | XON-600F14T-201 600W RT
CPU AMD|A64 X2 4800+ AM2 2x1M
CPU COOLER THERMALTAKE|CL-P0268 RTL
MEM 1G|G.SK 240 F2-6400PHU1-1GBNR R
HD 250G|ST 7K 16M SATA2 ST3250620AS
DVD_BURN SAMSUNG|SH-S182D RAM BK

When I turn on the computer, it goes to the windows loading screen and just sits there for a while, then restarts. I hit "Start Windows Normally" at the error screen that comes up, and windows starts fine. Why is it messing up the first time? Could it be a power issue? I'm pretty sure 600W is PLENTY for what I've got here. I have a 120mm case fan, an 80mm case fan and of course the big ass heatsink fan is working too. Do I need more fans? The current temperature (while just sitting in windows and typing this post) is as follows, according to Smartguardian:

CPU: 68 F / 2689 RPM fan speed
CHIPSET: 126 F (seems high) / 5973 RPM fan speed
SYSTEM: 92 F / 0000 RPM fan speed (this fan is actually going full speed, the system just doesn't detect it because I hooked up the system fan's power straight to the power supply instead of going through the motherboard (I figured that would lighten the load on the mobo).

Current Voltage:
CPU = 1.31V
HT+1.2V = 1.21V
ATX+5.0V = 5.05V
DRAM = 1.9V
ATX+12V = 11.96V
CHIP+1.5V = 1.5V
ATX+3.3V = 3.34V
VBAT+3.0V = 3.08V

Not sure what the current voltage settings should be, but I figured it might help people diagnose my problem.

Also, I just noticed something else. About 5% of my CPU chip is sticking out from underneath one side of my heatsink. Apparently I didn't get it on there just perfect, and didn't notice it until now. Would that cause some issues? Since there's already a coating of thermal compound between them, there's nothing I can do to change that, is there?

Thanks for whatever you guys can enlighten me with.

 

[sluzbenik]

Well, have it restart in safe mode, but shut it down so it's a cold boot. If that works then it's a driver problem and you are going to have to go into msconfig and turn stuff off until you find the problem..

Your temps are bizarre. You can't have 68F on a CPU and 126F on a motherboard.

Motherboard shouldn't go much above 80F...

 

[doolittle]

you can try to enable boot logging, just hit "F8" before the windows splash (or immediately after POST) and select "enable boot logging" and it will create a c:\windows\ntbtlog.txt file that can be helpful, it *shoud* log everything until the reboot and may give some clues what driver is giving you headaches.

 

[sdub86]

ok guys... thanks for the advice, i'll report back soon

 

[sdub86]

I successfully moved the heatsink into the proper position over the CPU chip. I haven't had any problems since. Thanks ppl.

 

[fainis]

I successfully moved the heatsink into the proper position over the CPU chip. I haven't had any problems since. Thanks ppl.

also i was about to suggest memtest..i see sameone has already suggested it.....also i`m glad you fixed your problem..the cooler thing ... it won`t hurt running memtest just to make sure the mem is ok....many problems may occur just from bad memory ...

 

[sdub86]

Your temps are bizarre. You can't have 68F on a CPU and 126F on a motherboard.

Motherboard shouldn't go much above 80F...

Any suggestions or ideas as to why my MB temp is so high? Just more fans? I've also got one side of the case off and a 10" wide fan blowing into it a few feet away...