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First SFF build. Cannot power on. Please assist.

Steedsofwar

Chassis Packer
Original poster
Oct 14, 2018
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With no ventilation above the cpu cooler it is to be expected. Maybe try without the top lid and see the difference, if not much then double check thermal paste and cooler contact.

Thanks I will try that next. I just tested exporting a short 720p video in Shotcut and it took the temps to 90c!

This pc isn't meant for any of those tasks, primarily a HTPC but I wanted to know what its limits are. In case I wanted to do some casual gaming or similar. 90°c is insane!
 

Damascus

Master of Cramming
Feb 27, 2018
553
395
Should be fine up to 95c, though it's not ideal. I accidentally ran my 6950x af 105c for 2 minutes once, still works like a charm. As has already been mentioned, check your ventilation + paste application
 
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