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The 12V line might be pushed to its limits. If you think the high load may be the issue, try a systematic troubleshooting approach:
1) unplug your PSU from the AC
2) remove all peripherals except what you absolutely need -- like just 1 stick of RAM, 1 VGA, min # of HDDs.
3) boot the system
4) If it boots with this min load, then turn off, plug PSU again, and add a component.
5) Reboot. If successful, repeat, adding one item at a time.
Chances are a couple fewer devices will ensure consistent start every time. My guess is you are borderline on the current surge at startup. You might have to move to a PSU with higher 12V current capacity.
PS -- high 12V readings often happen when the 3.3V + 5V lines are drawing very little current. You probably should check this voltage at a 4-pin molex output with a multimeter.
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