Turns on then off about a minute later.

[Thanty]

First things first

HD 750G|WD 7K 16M SATA2 WD7500AAKS - OEM
S/W MS WIN VISTA 64BT HMPRE 1P DVD% - OEM
CASE ANTEC|P180B BLACK RT - Retail
VGA EVGA 512-P3-N802-A3 8800GT 512M - Retail
MEM 1Gx2|CRUCIA BL2KIT12864AA1065 R - Retail
DVD_BURN SONY NEC|7170A-0S RAM SV % - OEM
MB ASUS|MAXIMUS FORMULA/SE <GREEN> - Retail
PSU CM|RS-750-ACAA-A1 750W RT - Retail
CPU INTEL|C2Q Q6600 2.40G 775 8M R - Retail

When I turn the computer on it turns off about a minute later. The fans all turn on. The monitor works and everything and has a signal. I can see that blue screen list with all the selections and all. I don't hear any sounds. So how can I find out what the problem is?

[The Wise Monkey]

Sounds like your CPU might be overheating. Try booting into the BIOS and monitoring the temperatures until it turns off.

[Thanty]

Yeah, it is overheating and fast. What should I do?

[Jamie Nixx]

Checking the cooler is on properly i.e all the pins pushed in would be a good idea.

What are your temps?

[Thanty]

Well it is fixed. I took the motherboard out and ended up finding that a small wire was under the heatsink. I moved the wire away and put it back on and it stays on fine now with temperatures in the 20s. Before it reached 90 before the safety shut it down.

I found another problem though and that is one of the pins is stuck where I cannot take the heatsink out if I want too. I guess I will deal with that when I need to upgrade.

[The Wise Monkey]

To remove the intel heatsink, you need to twist the pins around, and they should pop out.