Installed New CPU - "Process Failure"?

[DF Lutefisk]

CPU: AMD FX-8350 BE
Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Plus
Mobo: ASRock 970 Extreme3
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4)
GPU: Radeon R9 270X Dual-X (4GB)
PSU: Corsair CX600 (600W)
HDD: x1 500GB, x1 250GB

Here's what I've done so far:

1. Bought the new CPU to replace my Phenom II X4 965 BE, as well as the new GPU to replace my HD 6870.
2. Flashed the BIOS, as recommended by the manufacturer (here). No problems. (However, I noticed I get no beep during POST but the machine continues to boot just fine)
3. Installed GPU separately, without issues.
4. Removed the old CPU after cleaning up old TIM from the heatshield and the cooler.
5. Installed new CPU and cooler with AS5. I made sure the arrows lined up properly and the chip was locked into the socket.
6. Fans spin up and lights illuminate upon startup, but the system does not POST, provide any beep codes, or recognize my monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc.
7. Went through this checklist to no avail.
8. Reset CMOS--Now I get 5 beeps on startup, indicating a CPU, RAM or mobo issue.
9. Reseated RAM and GPU again. No change.
10. Removed the cooler and checked the chip. There doesn't seem to be any excess TIM smeared anywhere or any bent/damaged pins.

Now, since I reset the CMOS I'm assuming I'll need to reinstall the old CPU so I can reflash my BIOS again and go from there. Is this correct? Otherwise, I'm at a loss here.

Thanks for reading.

 

[coolcole01]

no the bios does not reset with the cmos take the motherboard out and try to get it to start outside the case

 

[scout_03]

do you have anything on the screen and what happens if you try only with 1 ram module the other thing could you acces bios settings to see how it detect new hardware .

 

[DF Lutefisk]

do you have anything on the screen and what happens if you try only with 1 ram module the other thing could you acces bios settings to see how it detect new hardware .

I tried one stick of RAM at a time, no dice. The monitor doesn't seemed to be recognized so nothing there, either.

 

[scout_03]

did you test the monitor to gpu cable on another system do the same with the gpu .

 

[DF Lutefisk]

did you test the monitor to gpu cable on another system do the same with the gpu .

Actually, I swapped the new CPU for the old CPU and everything works fine. Any ideas what the deal is with the new one? Should I reflash my BIOS, send for an RMA?

 

[scout_03]

you have the latest version of bios in and your motherboard could handle that cpu i would rma it .

 

[DF Lutefisk]

you have the latest version of bios in and your motherboard could handle that cpu i would rma it .

Alrighty! Thanks for your help