So... The system turns on, everything works fine, except for the cooler on the processor (testing was carried out on an open stand, no other coolers were connected). The motherboard periodically spins the cooler up to high RPM (significant noise),...
wait until after all the lights on the MOBO have gone off and then plug the PSU back in and turn the PSU on. At this point the board should light up but again the LED next to the 8 pin connector should not be lit. If not lit power on the MOBO and see if the CPU light ...
Can you tell me where this blinking led is configured, it is now shining through the case and I do not like keeping anything that blinks in the house. I have not been able to crash my box at 1.3ghz and performance governor with fan cooling. Might give a whirl to overclocking with volt...