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SUCCESS! Thanks again! The only issue I'm having now is if I set the XMP to 'Auto' and then 3600Mhz which is what his new memory is it doesn't want to post and gives me a blue screen (can't recall what it said). It then booted into BIOS where I changed it to 3200MHz and the PC booted into...

Thanks. Picked up the Corsair XTM50 kit from Best Buy today. Just cleaned off the CPU and Cooler and will be doing the BIOS update in about 30 minutes. I assume it's pretty common for the color of the stock cooler to not be the same color as the rest of the unit? Some dark areas mixed in...

YOU are my HERO! Thank you so much! This might save the day and save me $130 on a new board. I just put that on the thumb drive and it does indeed recognize it. I'll install it tomorrow and re-install the new CPU for a 3rd time. Hopefully 3rd time's the charm and it works. Anything else...

Here's how the machine looks now. I gave him the new CPU and RAM for his Birthday today. I already installed the RAM but the CPU is obviously not installed yet because it won't work with that existing MOBO due to the BIOS issue. Motherboard: ASROCK B450M Pro4-CB Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600...

It was a computer he bought with his own money 2 years ago (when he was 11). He got it from a local computer shop. I knew it was a prebuilt but assumed (incorrectly) that the MOBO was an off the shelf one so this would be a good starter system. My fault there. He's loved it for 2 years...

NEED EXPERT BIOS ADVICE My son’s CyberPower PC has an SI specific ASROCK B450M Pro4 mobo labeled “B450M Pro4-CB” It’s the same exact board as the ASROCK one that you can buy at retail just without the “CB”. The pictures, specs, etc are all the same. My guess is some bios settings are...