ok got the cpu in the mobo, plugged in the 24 pin and the 8 pin. Flick the psu on and it clicks, like a breaker is tripping. Ive tried re plugging in the psu connectors and re seating the cpu. Any Ideas?
Edit the psu wont trip if I disconnect the 8 pin and the cpu fan will spin up, no display or post or debug code
Dawn of War 2 doesn't exactly stress the CPU to its fullest. With the stock cooler you should see about 80C in Prime95, LinX or any other application that fully stresses the CPU.
I would recommend against overclocking with the stock cooler. If you're just looking for a no hassle OC that stays cool, I'd recommend a hyper 212 or equivalent 120mm tower cooler, then set the multiplier to 42 and leave pretty much everything else to defaults. If you want to optimize it you can try stress testing with a negative offset voltage, I'm running mine at -0.05V or somewhere around there.
Also im running windows 8, Should I download the Ati drivers or just use the win8 default ones? (4890)
Agree.
You should definitely install the latest Catalyst drivers for best performance. The ones that come with Windows are chosen because they will remain the same for a long amount of time, not for performance and compatibility in games.