CPU redlight even after new CPU

Tom_241

Prominent
Jun 14, 2017
2
0
510
Hi all,
Recently my pc froze while gaming, apon restarting it wouldnt boot and had a redlight on the mobo for CPU. i've since replaced the cpu with a brand new one and the redlight is still there?
Any info would be amazing
 
Solution


First of all, that CPU isnt on the list of supported CPUs for that board, so thats problem number 1, its a 220watt CPU and only a very small handful of boards support it. https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/M5A99X_EVO_R20/HelpDesk_CPU/

Your motherboard specs are:
AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™...

Seanie280672

Estimable
Mar 19, 2017
1,958
1
2,960


Specs please ?
 

Tom_241

Prominent
Jun 14, 2017
2
0
510


AMD fx 8320/ new cpu is 9590
ASUS AMD AM3+ 990X EVO R2.0 4 ATX MOTHERBOARD
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler "RR-212E-16PK-R1
MSI GTX 970
EVGA 750 GQ gold rated
500GB SSD
1tb SSHD
 

Seanie280672

Estimable
Mar 19, 2017
1,958
1
2,960


First of all, that CPU isnt on the list of supported CPUs for that board, so thats problem number 1, its a 220watt CPU and only a very small handful of boards support it. https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/M5A99X_EVO_R20/HelpDesk_CPU/

Your motherboard specs are:
AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors
Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU
Supports CPU up to 8 cores
Supports CPU up to 140 W
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
 
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