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I had a very similar problem. As noted in my first post I thought my problem was the power supply I was wrong. My problem ended up being a motherboard short due to incorrect install.

If the case...

After doing some research I found that some cheaper cases are built with machined in "standoffs". This appear as raised screw holes, hence only being supplied 3 standoffs.

It's worth noting for...

The case I have is Xion AXP 100 case. The case supplied 3 stand-offs which I had originally put in 3 bottom holes.

After moving the standoffs to one top left, one middle, one bottom right, i...

ARchamps you are brilliant! It seems to be a short in the case.

So what do I do to correct this, should i space out my extenders more?

At the moment of the boot, the back case fan spins, and the cpu fan spins.

The cpu fan is a cooler master stock fan that came with the chip, and upon boot up it spins momentarily then the computer...

Although I know you do not have another power supply problem to use, it seems like that is the most likely culprit. If it is still with warranty, try going to the manufacturer's website and...

I think I have already found the problem, but I just want to check my reasoning, before I send back my PSU.

Build:
Asus M488TM
Phenom II x4 955
Corsair XMS3 4gb 1066
EVGA Geforce 440 1024 MB...